Annual Report 2009: East Meets West

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east meets west foundation

The East Meets West Foundation creates catalytic solutions to

difficult development problems.

For 22 years, we have been working in Vietnam and

Southeast Asia on innovative, low-cost, sustainable solutions

to challenging development problems that disproportionately

affect people living in poverty.

As the Foundation for Learning, Healing and Health, our core

programs are in education, medical and health care, clean

water and the environment, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

at the heart of our work, we connect people with opportunities and create

opportunities where we find existing connections.

We are pleased to present our 2009 Annual Report. In the pages

that follow, you’ll meet many of the people we work with and read

about some of the opportunities for a brighter future developed in

partnership with them.

in tHis report

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE .............................. 5

WHO WE ARE ............................................... 6

EXPENDITURES AT-A-GLANCE ................. 7

EXPENSES: HEALTH & MEDICAL CARE .... 8

EXPENSES: EDUCATION ............................. 12

EXPENSES: WATER & ENVIRONMENT ..... 16

EXPENSES: INFRASTRUCTURE .................. 20

MESSAGE FROM THE CFO ......................... 24

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........................... 26

REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS .............................. 28

MAJOR DONORS ......................................... 29

DONOR LIST ................................................. 30

EMW BOARD................................................. 34

EMW STAFF ................................................... 35

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creating opportunities

THE REMOTE AREAS OF QUANG NAM PROVINCE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM are as beautiful and as poor as

anywhere in the country. The rice fields can be so green it almost hurts your eyes to look at them. Small villages

are tucked amidst the stands of bamboo and tropical trees.

It’s a vista of astonishing loveliness, and first-time visitors are unfailingly beguiled. Years ago, I was traveling in

Quang Nam with a potential East Meets West supporter and we were walking along a path through the trees,

on our way to visit a household that was participating in an EMW program. One of the family’s young daughters

– she couldn’t have been more than eight or nine, though she was small enough to be a five-year-old – came

out to lead us to the right house, a traditional hand-made dwelling with split bamboo walls and a palm-

thatched roof.

Guiding us along the path, she reached up and took the large hand of my friend, and held it as we walked.

Following just behind them, I witnessed this simple act and knew that once again, as happens so often, a con-

nection had been made. From that point on, we had many discussions about the merits of one program versus

another—the state of education and rural water supply, implementation costs and timing—but these were all

details. The big picture was this: One person had reached out across the vast divide of culture, language and

distance, and a bond had been formed.

at the heart of east meets west, it is connections between people that drive our organization forward. we are a mission-driven organization, and that mission centers on serving people.

What keeps the EMW staff, board members, partners and supporters engaged and motivated is the desire to help

and the profound connection they feel with the people of Vietnam. Every one of the staff at EMW

is working first and foremost from the heart. It’s their determination to do a better job of

serving people that inspires them to seek out new solutions, come up with better ways

of implementing our programs and find more cost-effective methods of delivering

our services. What could be more gratifying than to visit the new home of a family

whose old house was destroyed in a typhoon, and see the joy in their faces as they

take up residence in a safe new living space? Or to participate in a graduation cere-

mony for a young student who, without EMW’s support, would not have had access

to an education? Or to see a little boy playing soccer with his friends, unconcerned

about the long scar bisecting his chest, the beneficiary of an open-heart surgery for

a cardiac defect that would have killed him, were it not for EMW’s intervention?

These are the kinds of experiences EMW staff have every day, and that you can

have too. If you’ve already visited Vietnam or one of the other countries where we

work, then you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, then what are you wait-

ing for? Come with us to Southeast Asia and experience it yourself. You will connect

with people that you will never forget.

Best regards,

John Anner

President

East Meets West Foundation

president’s message

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OUR MISSION

The East Meets West Foundation transforms the health, education

and communities of disadvantaged people in Southeast Asia by

building partnerships, developing opportunities and creating

sustainable solutions.

OUR FOCUS

Since 1988, the East Meets West Foundation has been working in

Vietnam to design and deliver innovative solutions to difficult problems

faced by the country’s most vulnerable people.

We have served millions of people in Vietnam, from providing rural

villagers with clean water, to saving newborns by modernizing

neonatal wards, to constructing large medical and educational

facilities that serve tens of thousands of people every day.

OUR GUIdING PRINCIPLES

EMW ensures that the following principles are met before we begin any

project or initiative.

• Theprojectcanbescaledtoreachmanymorepeopleasfunding

becomes available.

• Theprogramorprojectisacreativesolutiontoadifficultproblem.

• Thereisasignificant,measurableimpactonthebeneficiaries.

• Weareinvolvedlongterm;wemaintainanactivepresenceafterthe

project is complete.

• Thecommunityisinvolvedineverystage,fromplanningto

implementation to maintenance.

• Wedevelopstrongpartnershipswithlocalagencies.

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water & environment

infrastructure

health & medical care

education

total

$3.2 MILLION

$1.5 MILLION

$10.9 MILLION

$16.8 MILLION

INVESTED IN 2009

$1.2 MILLION

EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM AREA

2009 at-a-glance

“It’s been a great honor for me to work with the children who live at the Village of Hope. I have seen the way they blossom in response to the nurturing they receive here. What EMW gives these children is more than an education and a roof over their heads. It’s the opportunity to build a productive future for themselves, and by extension for their families and communities.”

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Phan Thanh VinhDirector, EMW’s Village of Hope Center for Disadvantaged Children

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In the developing countries that EMW serves, those living in poverty often cannot afford even the most basic health care, while many medical facilities lack the technologies

necessary to provide treatment. East Meets West’s health and medical programs address the problem of access to treatment on several levels, providing direct assistance to individuals, supporting their families, training medical staff and improving systemic

capacity. Our health programs include supporting lifesaving surgery for children with heart defects, equipping hospitals with the necessary medical technologies and training to save

and treat sick infants and providing comprehensive treatment to people with disabilities.

health & medical care

$3.2 million

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2009 program expenditures

PROGRAM AREA

TOTAL 2009 EXPENDITURES

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bREATH OF LIFE

EXPENDITURES .............................$679,072 BABIES TREATED ............................... 44,512

Breath of Life is EMW’s innovative neonatal program aimed at substan-tially reducing infant mortality and morbidity in Southeast Asia.

Breath of Life provides low-cost, locally designed and manufactured medical equipment to hospitals and trains medical staff in how to use it. The equipment is designed to treat and save newborns suffering from respiratory distress and other critical neonatal conditions.

In 2009, BOL continued working at the national-level hospitals in Cam-bodia, Laos, and East Timor. In Viet-nam, 45 district-level hospitals were added to the program. In these four countries, a total of 166 machines were distributed in 2009 and over 100 doctors and nurses received BOL training in newborn care.

BOL technologies are now treating almost 45,000 babies a year. This figure includes all BOL technologies that EMW has in operation, which by the end of 2009 totaled 557 CPAP machines, 190 phototherapy ma-chines, 192 warmers and 30 bilibeds.

BOL is a partnership between EMW, MTTS Asia and the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi.

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SUPPORT NETwORk FOR PEOPLE wITH dISAbILITIES

EXPENDITURES .............................$579,530 PEOPLE SERVED ..................................8,339

The Support Network for People with Disabilities provides comprehensive support for disabled people by creat-ing channels of medical, educa-tional and vocational assistance. The program operates in Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Thai Binh Provinces.

In 2009, disabled individuals were given the following forms of as-

sistance from SN-PWD: 602 received corrective surgeries, including 43 heartsurgeries;1,500wereprovidedwithrehabilitationtreatment;319receivedassistivedevices;600stu-dents received educational assistance through scholarships and private tutoring;30disabledadultswereprovided with vocational training and jobplacements;142medicalstaffattended trainings on physiotherapy and rehabilitation and 700 commu-nity volunteers were trained in care for people with disabilities.

Capacity building programs pro-vided training to 24 provincial staff on managing development projects, 12 businesses with disabled workers on management and development skills, and 20 key local managers on strategic planning. The program also helped six small businesses establish a supportive work environment for their disabled employees, including providing them with health insurance.

Expenditures in 2009 also include funds to begin a media and fundraising campaign to raise awareness of dis-ability issues related to Agent Orange/dioxin contamination in Vietnam.

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OPERATION HEALTHy HEART/ TRAI TIM CHO EM

EXPENDITURES ......................... $1,048,491 LESS IN-kIND DONATIONS:....... -870,321

PROGRAM COSTS ......................... $178,170 CHILDREN SERVED ................................489

Operation Healthy Heart/Trai Tim Cho Em raises funds to provide treatment and surgery for poor Vietnamese children with congenital heart defects and to improve the country’s cardiac care capacity.

In 2009, OHH/TTCE delivered life-saving surgeries and other medical interventions to 489 desperately ill children, partnering with 11 cardiac hospital and local partners, such as

“if i added up all the babies i’ve been

able to save at my hospital in Boston, it wouldn’t come close to the difference we could make in a few months through this

program in Vietnam... the impact is just

staggering.”

Stephen Ringer, MD, PhD

Neonatologist Brigham Young Hospital &

Harvard Medical School and advisor to EMW’s

Breath of Life program

Pictured at left: a young boy undergoing heart surgery supported by eMW’s operation healthy heart/trai tim Cho em program


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Phan Thi Van (pictured above

and at right) was born with

cerebral palsy and, as she

grew, developed the disease’s

characteristic mobility and

speech difficulties. With four

other children to support, her

parents—impoverished rural

farmers—could not afford treat-

ment for Van, and her prospects

for an independent, productive

future seemed dim.

That changed when East Meets

West’s Support Network for People with disabilities

(SN-PWD) referred Van for free

home-based rehabilitation

services through a local ortho-

pedic center that EMW supports

through the program. Two years

of physical and speech therapy

improved her mobility and her

ability to communicate and she

began to dream of getting a job

and earning her own living.

To help Van build on her

progress, SN-PWD provided her

with vocational training and job

placement at a local tailoring

shop, where she now works

as a seamstress. Thanks to the

opportunities provided by EMW,

and her own determination to

make the most of them, Van can

support herself, help her family,

and has the independence she

once only dreamed of.

the Sponsoring Associations for Poor Patients, to select the children from over 950 applications received.

Expenditures for 2009 also include the OHH/TTCE Capacity Building Project which distributes key medical equipment and provides training to increase the ability of hospitals to treat pediatric cardiac patients. Four hospitals—Bach Mai, Viet Duc, Hanoi Heart and HCMC Medical Universi-ty—received investment funds from OHH/TTCE in order to strengthen their cardiology capacity by up to 70% a year.

OHH/TTCE is a partnership between EMW, Vietnam Television (VTV) and Vietnam Telecommunications Corporation (Viettel).

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dENTAL PROGRAM

EXPENDITURES ............................$422,436 LESS IN-kIND DONATIONS ........ -285,740

PROGRAM COSTS ........................ $136,696 CHILDREN SERVED ........................... 10,647

The Dental Program provides free, modern dental care to poor children in Vietnam, most of whom have never seen a dentist in their lives. Lack of dental treatment can lead to long-term, serious health consequences.

The Dental Program treats children through three services: at the EMW Dental Clinic in Da Nang, through a mobile dental trailer that provides care at primary schools, and on several dental outreach trips that set up in remote areas using mobile dental equipment and are staffed by international volunteers and the EMW dental team.

In 2009, the Dental Program treated 10,647 patients with 48,295 dental services. The dental trailer pro-vided treatment at five schools. Eight five-day dental outreach trips were made to poor areas in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Tri and

Kon Tum Provinces. A total of 114 international volunteers contributed 5,840 working hours with an in-kind service value of $221,850. Addi-tional in-kind donations of dental supplies and equipment—valued at $60,759—were made by individuals and organizations around the world.

In addition, 12 local dental students completed training at EMW’s Dental Clinic and over 50 school nurses received continuing training provided by EMW staff and volunteers.

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IRELANd-VIETNAM bLOOd-bORNE VIRUS INITIATIVE

EXPENDITURES .............................$456,715

The Ireland-Vietnam Blood-borne Virus Initiative is a partnership be-tween the University College Dublin and Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), which has a strategic role in national disease surveillance and control. As part of the initiative, EMW completed the construction of, and handed over, a large new virology laboratory to serve the project’s goals of bring-ing expertise on blood-borne viral disease prevention and control to Vietnam. The facility will help reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses, including HIV, AIDS and hepatitis, which are most prevalent among the poorest segments of society.

The IVVI project is funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies.


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“the services emw helped establish in my community opened up new opportunities for me. therapy at a local rehabilitation center increased my mobility, and vocational training gave me skills i'm using to earn my living. it feels so good to be more independent.”

profile: HealtH & medical care

Pham Thi VanEMW’s Support Network for People with Disabilities

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EMW’s education programs provide opportunities to children from impoverished families in rural areas, as well as enhancing Vietnam’s capacity to provide schooling in underserved

areas. Children living in rural poverty lag far behind their urban counterparts in access to education and the chance to pursue improved life opportunities. EMW takes a comprehen-sive approach to the problem, making supportive, multiyear scholarships available to these

students, building new schools, and supporting early childhood education programs.

education

$1.5 million

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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ENHANCE LITERACy & LEARNING

EXPENDITURES ............................. $471,831 STUDENTS SERVED .............................4,617

The Scholarship Program to En-hance Literacy and Learning (SPELL) provides funding for school fees, supplies, uniforms, books and tutor-ing to children in the poorest 10% of families in Vietnam. Students who stay in school are guaranteed support through high school graduation.

In 2009, SPELL provided scholarships to 4,617 students in 193 schools and tutoring to 4,019 of those students. As the oldest of the SPELL students reached high school—many of whom have been part of the program since third grade—SPELL extended its support to keep them on track in pursuing their academic goals Of SPELL students who took the high school entrance exam in 2009, over 80% were accepted into public high school, with several entering special gifted programs.

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kON TUM EARLy CHILdHOOd CARE & EdUCATION PROGRAM

EXPENDITURES ............................ $457,702 LESS IN-kIND SUPPORT ..............-199,661

PROGRAM COSTS ........................ $258,041 STUDENTS SERVED ............................... 184

In 2009, EMW received a new grant to build a province-wide early child-hood education program in Kon Tum, an area in Vietnam’s central highlands region heavily populated by ethnic minority groups, histori-cally an underserved population.The program’s goal is to help ethnic minority children prepare for suc-cess in primary school and improve overall school performance in the province. Through the program, several dozen educational facilities will be built or refurbished, and hun-dreds of teachers will be trained.

This new program builds off the Kon Ray Ethnic Minority Boarding School, which was built by EMW and funded by USAID. In 2009, the school provided housing and edu-cation to 184 ethnic minority and disabled children, who benefit from the facility’s accessible design.

The Kon Ray school program also supports the local community through loan programs, agricultural extension, and teacher training. Vol-unteers organized by EMW partner Roadmonkey Travel contributed over 250 hours of labor to build a 400 m2

organic farm, which now produces about 20 kgs of vegetables daily, used for students’ meals and sold to provide income for the school.

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AN GIANG / dONG THAP ALLIANCE TO PREVENT TRAFFICkING

EXPENDITURES .............................$292,251 GIRLS SERVED ..................................... 5,381

The An Giang/Dong Thap Alliance to Prevent Trafficking (ADAPT) aims to prevent the trafficking of young women by providing educational opportunities and expanding their vo-cational choices through community support and a network of services.

The year 2009 marked the fifth year of ADAPT. The program expanded into neighboring Kien Giang Prov-ince, and supported 463 scholarship students from 20 schools.

Since the start of the program, 825 young at-risk women have received vocational training to increase economic stability and offer another safeguard against trafficking risks.

In 2009, the program’s Awareness Raising and Capacity Building compo-nent provided information and train-ing about trafficking risks to 4,900 people. In addition, ADAPT assisted 18 trafficking returnees with healthcare

“east meets west is a powerful force for

positive and sustainable change. emw has enabled our small

charity to build schools in Vietnam, handling

construction and financial affairs with professionalism and

a true passion for the people of the country.

the world needs more organizations

like east meets west—compassionate, proactive, practical and committed

to making the world a better, more equitable and promising place.”

Carin Holroyd President

Vietnam Education Society

Pictured at left: a primary school student supported through eMW’s sPell scholarship program


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existing school, providing teaching staff a comfortable and safe area for working.

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VILLAGE OF HOPE

EXPENDITURES ............................... $87,748 CHILDREN SERVED .................................150

The Village of Hope (VOH) provides shelter and education for disabled, orphaned and abandoned children. The children receive both regular academic instruction and voca-tional training classes like tailoring, computers and carpentry. In 2009, 150 children lived at VOH, including 114 orphans and 36 with hearing and speech impairments. An additional 17 students received support from the VOH Graduate Program to pur-sue higher education at vocational schools and colleges/universities.

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TIEN PHUOC ORPHANAGE

EXPENDITURES ............................... $25,571 CHILDREN SERVED ...................................27

Located in a rural mountainous re-gion, Tien Phuoc Orphanage provides housing, education, and health care to orphaned children from 6-18 years old. In 2009, the facility housed and caredfor27children;fourgraduatingstudents were accepted into the high-er education sponsorship program.

coverage, vocational training and placement, emotional support, and life skills building.

ADAPT is a partnership between East Meets West, Pacific Links Foundation and International Children Assistance Network. The program is implemented in Vietnam by Pacific Links.

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SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION & EARLy CHILdHOOd CARE ANd EdUCATION

EXPENDITURES ..............................$147,917 CHILDREN SERVED ................................ 529

EMW’s School Construction team replaces run-down primary schools and kindergartens with new, venti-lated, sanitary and well-lit facilities that provide a safe environment, conducive to learning, for children in impoverished rural areas.

The Early Childhood Care and Education program focuses on the critical preschool age. EMW builds kindergartens while also providing teacher training and age-appropriate learning materials to help prepare Vietnam’s youngest students for primary school.

In 2009, EMW built one five-class-room primary school and one two-classroom kindergarten. All are the first schools in those communi-ties with the capacity to provide students with a full-day school ses-sion. In addition, an administration building was added to an already

In 2009, tenth grader Huynh Thi Ngoc Tien (pictured

above, at right and on the

cover) passed a challenging

entry exam to become a stu-

dent at Tieu La High School,

an outcome that would have

seemed unlikely just five

years before. Tien was born

into rural poverty and might,

like her older sister, have left

school after fifth grade to earn

money for the family. But

Tien had something her sister

didn’t: support from EMW’s

Scholarship Program to En-hance Literacy & Learning (SPELL) program. With tuition

paid, school supplies pro-

vided, and free tutoring, Tien

stayed in school and excelled

in her studies.

As Tien has grown, so has the

SPELL program, with a new

secondary level scholarship

program introduced in time

to help Tien and hundreds of

other SPELL children transition

to high school. With the sup-

port of SPELL, Tien is confident

she can handle the rigors

of high school and already

looks forward to college and a

career as a journalist.

“If a student is motivated and willing to go to school, East Meets West is going to do everything possible to remove every barrier that would prohibit that child from getting an education. Our SPELL program is designed to give students everything they need to prevent drop out—bicycles for transportation, tutoring, insurance and regular family check-ins.”

Hoang Ngoc Tung EMW SPELL Program Coordinator


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“the scholarship i receive through east meets west has given me the opportunity to continue going to school. i feel i can now realistically pursue my dream of becoming a reporter.”

profile: education

Huynh Thi Ngoc TienTenth grade student EMW’s Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy & Learning

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EMW provides clean water and improved sanitation in the poorest rural communities in Vietnam through the construction of water systems that deliver piped water directly to

households. Local communities help fund and maintain the systems. EMW promotes hy-giene education and offers incentives to upgrade sanitation facilities. EMW’s water systems are constructed to withstand the effects of global environmental change and EMW is work-

ing in climate change adaptation through the construction of storm-proof homes for vul-nerable families and repairing dwellings and community facilities damaged by typhoons.

water & environment

$1.2 million

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CLEAN wATER

EXPENDITURES ......................... $1,045,438 PEOPLE SERVED ................................55,286

The EMW Clean Water Team achieved their 2009 goals through the following program activities:

Building community water systems in rural areas of central Vietnam. Clean water piped directly to homes improves health conditions, reduces child mortality and relieves people from the heavy burden of obtaining water from distant or poor qual-ity water sources. In 2009, 20 clean water systems were built and four systems were upgraded to serve more than 43,000 people.

Providing free household connections to the water system for the poorest residents. Through the Poorest of the Poor program, 1,126 poor households received connections free of charge, primarily funded by VNHelp.

Equipping schools with UV water treatment systems. In 2009, 30 schools were provided with UV water systems, giving 10,660 students easy access to clean water during the school day.

In addition to the above activities, EMW made an exploratory trip with the World Bank to investigate the development of the Output Based Aid (OBA) approach for privately funded piped water and sanitation systems in the south of Vietnam and signed a Memorandum of Under-standing in Tien Giang Province to support private sector investments in clean piped water systems there.

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SANITATION

HOUSEHOLDS SERVED ...................... 1,296

EMW maximizes the community health benefits of the piped water systems by building latrines and providing Hygiene and Sanitation

Behavioral Change (HSBC) training. The program uses social market-ing and training to educate people about the benefits of sanitation, and provides incentives to encourage families to build latrines. In 2009, 1,296 households were supported in building sanitary latrines with as-sistance from Watershed ASIA, a re-gional initiative supported by USAID. The program encourages people to adopt more effective hygiene behaviors that could significantly re-duce the incidence of water-related diseases such as diarrhea, especially in children.

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CLIMATE CHANGE AdAPTATION

EXPENDITURES ...............................$65,032

East Meets West is working with local communities on preven-tion and adaptation techniques to protect them from the effects of global climate change, particu-larly the rural poor. EMW uses its longstanding experience working with local people on improving their community infrastructure to prepare cost-effective and efficiently man-aged responses, such as building storm-resistant homes for impover-ished families and repairing storm-damaged buildings.

Typhoon Relief. In response to the devastation wrought in central Vietnam by Typhoon Ketsana in September 2009, EMW worked with AkzoNobel Paints Vietnam, Ltd., to repair the damage to several institu-tions serving vulnerable populations (seniors, disabled, orphans) in Da Nang, including EMW’s Village of Hope children’s center. Funds from EMW’s Typhoon Ketsana Relief Fund also supported 69 families with chil-dren in the SPELL Program in Quang Nam Province to repair or rebuild their storm-damaged houses.

“the cost to connect a water system to an

individual house is less than $20, but that’s a

huge sum for someone who is old, disabled

or living on a minimal income. our poorest of the poor program

mobilizes donor funds to subsidize connection costs for a village’s most impoverished residents.”

Minh Chau Nguyen EMW Vietnam Country Director


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John Anner EMW President

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NEw MOON ECOLOGICAL GARdEN

EXPENDITURES ...............................$65,970

The New Moon Ecological Garden is an integrated development project that aims to demonstrate the eco-nomic value of ecological restoration and organically grown produce. In 2009, the organic vegetable growing and fruit tree cultivation planting and education components were com-pleted. Local private sector com-panies took on the task of branding and marketing the produce and are working with local farmers to extend the pilot program locally.

Compassion Homes. EMW builds storm-resistant dwellings for poor families living in flood- and typhoon-prone areas. In 2009, EMW built new homes for two vulnerable families in Quang Nam Province, re-placing flimsy, dilapidated structures with new houses that have solid metal roofs, elevated concrete foun-dations, and a half-story for storage during flooding.

In 2001, Pham Van Thanh (pictured above and at right) built a clean water system that serves 300 families in the remote, poor com-munity where he lives in southern Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province. Since then, the enterprising Mr. Pham has dreamed of expanding the system to provide safe, accessible water to more local households, but lacked the resources.

Now, with technical and financial support from East Meets West’s Clean water and Sanitation program, Mr. Pham will have that opportunity: his company, Quoc An Enterprise, is now on track to run pipes to another 100 households.

Through this type of in-novative private/public parternship, East Meets West leverages its resources and expertise to bring the ben-efits of clean water to even greater numbers of people.

the le family (also pictured on the back cover) at the Compassion home eMW built for them after their old home was destroyed in typhoon Ketsana; their oldest son is sponsored by eMW’s sPell program.


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“poor people in remote areas need clean water. By partnering with east meets west, i have the opportunity to bring more people in my community a safe, accessible and affordable water supply.”

Pham Van ThanhOwner, Private Water System Partner with EMW

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EMW’s Infrastructure Division builds major health care and education facilities to enhance Vietnam’s capacity in higher education and medical technology and treatment. In major

cities like Da Nang, Hue and Hanoi, EMW has constructed university dorms, resource cen-ters, and sports facilities, as well as hospitals, laboratories, and research and training cen-

ters. EMW’s infrastructure division is primarily funded by Atlantic Philanthropies.

infrastructurePROGRAM AREA


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MEdICAL FACILITIES

NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF PEdIATRICS

EXPENDITURES ..........................$3,067,447

The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) in Hanoi is northern Viet-nam’s largest and most important pediatric facility. EMW is currently rebuilding the hospital, which is dilapidated and chronically over-crowded. After a feasibility study and design work, construction began in 2008.

In 2009, EMW completed and handed over NHP’s new infec-tious diseases building, a morgue with a pathology laboratory, and an engineering services plant, fully equipped with mechanical and electrical equipment. Construction began on inpatient and outpatient wards, a guest house, kitchens and laundry room and a Neonatal Inten-sive Care Unit.

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HUE CENTRAL HOSPITAL: OPHTHALMOLOGy dEPT & TRAINING CENTER

EXPENDITURES ......................... $1,999,838

The Hue Central Hospital Ophthal-mology Department and Training Center opened in 2009. This four-story building, fully furnished with modern ophthalmology equipment and housing a spacious auditorium, conference rooms and laboratories, will serve as a training center for health care professionals.

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dA NANG EyE HOSPITAL

EXPENDITURES ..........................$1,888,412

The Da Nang Eye Hospital will pro-vide state-of-the-art services in oph-thalmology to the people of central

Vietnam. The project began in 2006 with the construction of a 75-bed in-patient unit. The new six-story, 5,500 m2 facility was completed in 2009.

The center is fully equipped with modern ophthalmology equipment and houses an outpatient clinic and diagnostic laboratory, surgical unit, and 150 inpatient beds, enabling the Da Nang Eye Hospital to provide services and treatment at a level of care equal to the best facilities in Southeast Asia.

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dA NANG HOSPITAL: TROPICAL dISEASE ANd ONCOLOGy dEPARTMENT

EXPENDITURES ..........................$1,508,215

Construction is ongoing for the Da Nang Oncology and Tropical Disease Department, a $3.5 mil-lion medical facility, which when completed will house high-tech medical equipment, deliver chemo-therapy and radiotherapy services and treat patients infected by avian influenza and other diseases such as SARS, viral hepatitis, and AIDS. The four-story facility will also have modern radiology equipment to aid in the early detection and treatment of cancers.

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HUE CENTRAL HOSPITAL: wASTEwATER TREATMENT

EXPENDITURES ............................. $170,312

EMW upgraded the existing water collection system and wastewater treatment plant at the Hue Central Hospital to improve the quality of discharged water.

Pictured at left: ongoing construction at the national hospital of Pediatrics in hanoi


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OTHER MEdICAL PROjECTS

EXPENDITURES ......................... $1,651,086

In 2009, EMW made additional pay-ments on several recently completed projects in central Vietnam, including: the Hue Heart Center, Hue Pediat-ric Hospital, Da Nang Multi Func-tion Hospital and Da Nang Hospital. Expenses included the purchase of additional medical equipment, waste water treatment and ongoing mainte-nance. Together, these facilities serve close to 150,000 patients each year.

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EdUCATIONAL FACILITIES

THAI NGUyEN UNIVERSITy INTERNATIONAL CENTER

EXPENDITURES ............................$499,802 PEOPLE SERVED yEARLy ................ 30,000

In 2009, EMW completed construc-tion of a new International Center at Thai Nguyen University in northern Vietnam. The two-story center houses reception rooms, lecture halls, and seminar rooms, and provides accom-modations for visiting international scholars. Together with the other projects EMW has completed at Thai Nguyen—the Learning Resource Center and medical student dorms—the center will benefit over 30,000 students attending the university.

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UNIVERSITy OF dA NANG

EXPENDITURES ............................... $96,712 PEOPLE SERVED yEARLy .............. 132,000

The University of Da Nang is one of the leading regional and national universities in Vietnam, with over 35,000 enrolled students. Expenses in 2009 were for additional work on

projects EMW has previosuly built at the university, including the English Language Institute, the Learning Resource Center and the Sports Complex. These large facilities serve about 132,000 students, faculty and guests every year.

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OTHER EdUCATION PROjECTS

EXPENDITURES ...............................$25,037

Other payments made in 2009 for previously completed construction projects included the Hue Medical University and the Hue University Learning and Resource Center, which serve over 23,000 students.

thai nguyen university international Center

da nang hospital

“EMW’s Infrastructure Division helps fill in the gaps in Vietnam by building state-of-the-art medical and educational facilities that serve tens of thousands of students, patients and medical staff every day.”

Mark Conroy EMW Senior Advisor and Da Nang Representative


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The newly completed Da Nang Eye Hospital in central Vietnam

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on BeHalf of tHe Board of directors and staff of the East Meets

West Foundation, it is my pleasure to share with you EMW’s 2009 financial results. I’m

proud to report that in 2009, we provided our services more efficiently than ever, with

93% of expenses going directly to program work. We value the generosity of all our

supporters—individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations—and are commit-

ted to being responsible, effective stewards of your contributions.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are derived from au-

dited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted

accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. East Meets West’s management

maintains internal controls that ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records,

compliance with funder instructions, and protection of foundation assets.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were audited by PMB Helin Don-

ovan, LLP, independent auditors, in accordance with United States GAAP. PMB Helin

Donovan, LLP reported that the statements are fairly presented, in all material respects,

in conformity with US GAAP. Their reports and copies of the complete audited financial

statements are available on our website at www.eastmeetswest.org. In Vietnam, East

Meets West was audited by Ernst & Young.

In 2009, EMW received more than $500,000 in federal funds, and

therefore underwent an additional audit, carried out by PMB

Helin Donovan, LLP.

The members of EMW’s Audit Committee, a subcom-

mittee of the Board of Directors, are responsible for

appointing PMB Helin Donovan, LLP and Ernst &

Young and for overseeing their work.

Best regards,

Ann Ngoc Tuyet Truong

Chief Financial Officer

AUDIT COMMITTEE 2009

Ly-Huong Pham, Chair

Brian Dolan

Steve Gunther

Linda Meier

cHief financial officer’s message

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financial HigHligHts

Foundations: 60%

Institutional: 14%

Individual: 13%

In-kind: 10%

Corporate: 3%

Management & General: 4%

Programs: 93%

Fundraising: 3%

* foundations include atlantic Philanthropies, the ford foundation and other grantmaking foundations. institutional donors include usaid, the World Bank and irish aid.

REVENUE SOURCES*

EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTIONAL AREA (CONSOLIDATED)

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UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY TOTAL 2009 TOTAL 2008 RESTRICTEDSUPPORT & REVENUE

Donations $ 126,451 $1,790,406 $1,916,857 $1,496,504

Grants 4,157,625 6,430,904 10,588,529 13,024,715

Special events 1,626 - 1,626 47,676

Investment income 309,427 - 309,427 554,922

In-kind donations 1,384,891 - 1,384,891 371,876

Net assets released from restrictions 15,257,847 (15,257,847) - -

Total support & revenue $21,237,867 $(7,036,537) $14,201,330 $15,495,693

ExPENSES

Program services: Grassroots $5,845,704 - $5,845,704 $5,343,783 Infrastructure 10,906,861 - 10,906,861 7,804,051

Total program services 16,752,565 - 16,752,565 13,147,834

Support services: Management and general 683,101 - 683,101 913,873

Fundraising 578,538 - 578,538 1,094,096

Total support services 1,261,639 - $1,261,639 2,007,969

Total expenses 18,014,204 - 18,014,204 15,155,803

Change in net assets 3,223,663 (7,036,537) (3,812,874) 339,890

Net assets at beginning of year 2,353,436 33,231,574 35,585,010 35,245,120

Net assets at end of year $ 5,577,099 $26,195,037 $31,772,136 $35,585,010

20082009

income and expenses are for both the east Meets West foundation and its subsidiary reach Vietnam. “restricted” funds are designated for specific programs or projects, “unrestricted” funds can be used for any purpose.

* reach Vietnam is a subsidiary of east Meets West primarily responsible for managing infrastructure projects.

consolidated statement of actiVitiesF O R E A S T M E E T S W E S T A N D R E A C H V I E T N A M * F O R T H E Y E A R E N D E D D E C E M B E R 3 1 , 2 0 0 9

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consolidated statement of net assetsF O R E A S T M E E T S W E S T A N D R E A C H V I E T N A M * F O R T H E Y E A R E N D E D D E C E M B E R 3 1 , 2 0 0 9

* reach Vietnam is a subsidiary of east Meets West primarily responsible for managing infrastructure projects.

ASSETS 2009 2008

Cash and cash equivalents $9,331,603 $11,964,088

Grants and accounts receivable (net) 13,056,286 11,344,393

Investments at fair value 9,699,070 12,832,434

Other current assets 75,625 141,675

Property and equipment (net) 33,769 25,864

Total assets $32,196,353 $36,308,454

LIAbILITIES ANd NET ASSETS

LIAbILITIES 2009 2008

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $136,139 $469,832

Accrued payroll and other benefits 288,078 253,612

Total liabilities $424,217 $723,444

NET ASSETS 2009 2008

Unrestricted net assets $5,577,099 $2,353,436

Temporarily restricted net assets 26,195,037 33,231,574

Total net assets 31,772,136 35,585,010

Total liabilities and net assets $32,196,353 $36,308,454

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us agency for international development (usaid)

Barbara & gil Kemp

the ford foundation

eric Hemel & Barbara morgen

the Boeing company

VnHelp

irish aid

university of north carolina at chapel Hill

atlantic philanthropies

$441,380

$387,600

$307,335

$286,650

$225,000

$178,360

$148,730

EMW’s Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy and Learning, Breath of Life and the Dental Program

Advocacy campaign to provide support to Vietnamese with Agent Orange-related disabilities and to the programs that assist them

Breath of Life and SPELL, enabling the scholarship program to provide educational support to high school students for the first time

Construction of three primary schools and one kindergarten to serve children in rural Vietnam

School refurbishment and teacher training through the Kon Tum Early Childhood Care and Education Program and water connections for the poorest households through the Clean Water & Sanitation program

Funding for the Support Network for People with Disabilities in Da Nang to create sustainable channels of medical, educational and job training services for the disabled

Evaluation of the effect of clean water on health and promotion of hygienic behavioral change including sanitation and hand washing

Large-scale medical construction projects and support for EMW’s operating and fundraising expenses

ADAPT anti-trafficking program, the Kon Ray Ethnic Minority Boarding School, and the Support Network for People with Disabilities

$7.6 million

DONOR AMOUNT PROJECTS

the global partnership on output-Based aid (administered by the World Bank)

Construction and maintenance of clean water systems that provide access to safe water for poor rural communities in Vietnam

$1.1 million

$580,390

reVenue HigHligHts

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$100,000 AND ABOVE

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Boeing Company

The Ford Foundation

Eric Hemel and Barbara Morgen

Irish Aid

Barbara and Gil Kemp

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

USAID

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The World Bank

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Akzo Nobel Coatings

Albatros Foundation

Jack and Rose-Marie Anderson

Arcanum Foundation

Neil Barsky and Joan Davidson

Dorrance Family Foundation

Greenfield Foundation

Henry E. Niles Foundation

International Children Assistance Network

MiVAC

Pacific Links Foundation

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Smart Tulip Foundation

The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation

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$24,999 TO $10,000Blue Planet Run

Coca-Cola Southeast Asia, Inc.

Jerome and Nancy Falk

Homeland Housewares

Paul Huddleston and Dori Boudreau

Frederick Khedouri and Sarah Glazer

Daniel Knox

KPMG International

George Miller and Janet McKinley

Newman’s Own Foundation

Piedmont Community Church

Dan and Paula Reingold

Peter Singer and Marjorie Kagawa-Singer

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$9,999 TO $5,000

Amanjaya Foundation

Burness Communications

Mark Conroy and Tam Hoang

William and Phyllis Draper

Simon Franks

Friends of Danang

Thuy and Michael Fujimoto

Charles Gilreath

Robert and Glee Greenwood

Stephen Gunther

Koret Foundation

Priscilla Joe and Thomas Low

METRO Cash and Carry Vietnam, Ltd.

New Moon Foundation

Jeffrey Newman and Mary Montella

Pacific Angel Mission

Saigon South International School

Semiahmoo Dental Outreach

Shinoda Junko Femin Group

Terrabridge International

Wallis Foundation

Westox Vietnam

2009 east meets west major donors

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OrgANizATiONs $4,999- $1,000

ABC International School

The Anderson Fund Foundation

Bank of America Matching Gifts Program

The Bowman Family Foundation

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam

Draeger Medical Company Co., Ltd.

Friends of the Central Highlands

Friends of the Vihn Son Montagnard Catholic Orphanage

Global Volunteer Network

GlobalGiving Foundation

Heins Global Foundation

ICI Vietnam, Ltd.

International School of Ho Chi Minh City

Judith Carey Zesiger Family Foundation

The Kevin G. Schoeler Foundation

Kilvine Parish

The Lemelson Foundation

Mendocino Rotary Club, CA

Mercer Island Presbyterian Church

Mitsui Co.

Network for Good

New Horizon Construction Company

Nikko Hotel, Hanoi

Osprey Packs-USA

Promotex International Group

Rotary Club of the Valley of the Moon, CA

Service Interact Club of Galileo Academy

The Tietz Family Foundation

United Nations International School

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iNDiViDuAls $4,999- $1,000

Robert Allen

Brantly Baynes

Peter & Alice Broner

William & Debby Brown

Rupert Chamberlain

Katherine Chlumsky

Warrick Cleine

Mary Jo Cook

Charles Cooper

Charles Craft

Elizabeth Currie

James Dietzenbach

George & Dale Druger

Duyen Faria

Michael & Verra French

Rob Gertler

Gary & Virginia Godley

Molly Godley

Maureen & Stephen Goldsmith

Amanda Hamilton & Tim Hemmeter

Chuck Hazen

Blaine Honda

Chelsey Ingenito Fields & Ian Fields

Daniel Kaplan & Kay Richman

G. Marcus & Pamela Knight

Luis & Lee Lainer

Tom Lockard & Alix Marduel

Jorge Mestman

Peter Murad

Peter & Suzanne Nelson

Erik & Jennifer Niemann

Gary & Carolyn Park

Lorraine Parmer

Melvin & Susan Potter

Charles Rice

Robert Riordan & Spring Hill

Dana Sachs

Stanley & Paulette Shulman

Keith Soukkala

Geoffrey & Nancy Stack

Mark & Margaret Stewart

Merna & Don Villarejo

Thomas Walczyk

Townsend Walker & Beverly Mills

M A Walsh

Franz & Pat Wartenweiler

Putney & Anne Westerfield

Richard Wilkerson

Miriam Wosk

Roger Young

Mimi Yu

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Ai Bo Fine Asian Art, LLC

Ana Mandara Villas

Australian International School

Ben Daviscourt Memorial Fund

BMS Vietnam Co.

Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Caravelle Hotel

Cornell University Vietnamese Student Group

Cosomos

Electronic Arts

Furama Resort, Da Nang

Hoa Nghiem Vietnamese Buddhist Temple

Gerald & Corinne Adler

Donald Adsit

Brian Aggeler

Lars Agren

Nikolas Ajagu

Paul Albergo

Harrison Albert

Ruby Alfonso

Jolie Altman

Sally Alwan

Linda & Robert Ambrose

Richard & Heather Ames

Jennifer Anderson

Lilli Anderson

John & Devora Anner

John & Rosemarie Anner

Kathryn Anner

Jubert Aranas

Joseph Archie

James Arneson

David Artindale

Robert & Jennifer Ashbrook

John Ashe

Atiqa Ashraf

Nicholas Auffrey

Albert Axe

David Axelrad & Liza Bercovici

Jerald & Virginia Bachman

Kevaljit Bajwa

V. David Baker

Louise Barr

Gordon Barron

Gaylen Baxter

Lenore Beaky

Groucho Beckenhaupt

Suzanne Beers

John & Mary Louise Beltrani

James & Carol Benham

Andreas Bergkvist

Albion Bergstrom

PA Bergstrom

Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl

Hokkaido Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse

IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign

John E. Baker Revocable Trust of 2000

Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign

Lotus Bleu

Medtronic Foundation Time-n-Talent Program

Melia Hotel

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Nike Employee Matching Gift Program

Pandanus Resort

Price Waterhouse Coopers

Renaissance International School, Saigon

Soledad Investment Management, LLC

Sony Pictures Entertainment Matching Gift Program

St. Michael’s International School

Sun Microsystems Foundation Matching Gift Program

Talisman Co., Ltd.

The Congregational Charity Committee

The Thorne Foundation

Trigger, LLC

TTF Foundation

Tu van thiet ke Xay dung DN

Universal Giving

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iNDiViDuAls uNDEr $1,000

Judith Abeles

Allan & Helga Abramson

Joseph Acanfora

2009 east meets west donors

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Robert & Diane Douglass

John & Lois Dreelan

Caro Dubois

Patrick Duffy

Maureen Dumser

Frances Dunwell & Wesley Natzle

Peter & Sylvia Dworkin

Natalie Dyen

Douglas & Barb Edema

Mina Egan

Albert Eisenberg

Susan Eisner & Joseph Lee

Neil Elliott

Phillip Elrod

Richard & Sharon Erickson

Alex & Gloria Espinoza

Kit Everts

Robert Faine

Katherine Falk

Richard Falk & Francine Falk-Allen

Susanna Falk & Ashley Kennedy

Elaine Farge

Annette Federline

Alexander Feldman

Andrew & Betsy Fenzel

Charles & Nancy Finch

Linda Fisher

Spencer & Calla Fleischer

Jennifer Fleming-Harvey

Jean Fleschute

Martin Florentino

Adrienne Fly

Ethan & Sari Fogel

Derek Fong & Catherine Wang

Lawrence & Elizabeth Forte

George Fraise

Robert Frank

Anna Fravel

Linda Fredericks

Mattie & Warren French

Robert French

Peter Galbraith

Bob & Eunice Galloway

Daisy Garcia

Kaye Gardner

Richard & Kathy Gariepy

Sigmund & Carol Gast

Maria Gauthier

Jennifer Gerson

Robert Gesdorf

Kalidas Ghose

George Gibson

Charles Ginsberg

Isabelle Girardot-Berg

Lawrence & Judith Glendinning

Lance Godley

Shannon Goldberg

Micah Goldfus

Elaine Goldman

Judy & Dane Gordon

Dennis Gorman

Kathleen Gorman

Riona Gorman

Peter Gottwik

Chantal & Brett Graffigna

Richard Graham & Jackie Reynolds

James Grant

Amy Green

Donald Grevengood

Clint Grimberg

Judith Guffey

Gary & Lilly Gwilliam

Kim Haapala

Nancy Hammett

Marc Hamud

J.R. & Joanne Hankamer

Kim Hanna

E.V. & Joe Hanson

Pamela Harned

Erin Hartigan

Richard Hastie

Les Hausrath

Dan & Van Haynes

John & Mary Alice Heaney

Roslyn Hees

Albert & Hertha Hemel

Ray Henderson

Michael Herrera

David Herschfeld

Barbara Herter

Ellen Hertzmark and S. Gedwiser

Kerry Hill

Roger & Barbara Hill

Huong Ho

Luan Ho

Nick Ho

Vivian Ho

Stephan Hohertz

Andrea Hoinacki

Larre & Suzanne Hoke

Joseph Holewa

Brian Hollander

Corinne Hollar

Larry & Sandra Honomichl

Richard Horvitz

David Hotchkiss

Doug Howard

Elna Hubbell

Alayna & Mark Hubner

Mr. Hugh

Wang Hui

Christine Ingle

Jack & Harriet Izower

Theresa Jachetta

Marlene Jacome

Mark Jeschke

Lars Jeurling

Miki Johnson

Gary & Shirley Johnston

James Jubak & Marie D’Amico

Barbara Kafka

John & Deralyn Kaheny

Nicholas Kallan

Victoria Kallan

Sharon Karr

Natalie Karthik

Raymond Keeling

Stewart Kemp

John & Nancy Kempton

Arthur Clancy

Terry Collington

Stephen & Valerie Colwell

Noga Confino

Laurence Corash

Robert Cotgrove

Robert Cotter

John Cotterman

Keith Courtney

Betty Craft

Stephen Craxton

Wendy Crisafulli & Steve Calhoun

Elise Croasdale

Darin Crofton

Francis Currie

Katherine Currie

Zaby Currie

James Curtin

Huong Dang & Robert Pecci

George D’Angelo

Albert Dao

Mark Dauner

Stuart & Sharon Davidson

Laura Davis

Nolan Davis

Didier Davy

J.A. & Karen Del Sole

Holly Devaul

Rebecca Dickinson

Bruce & Bernice Dinner

Charles DiSogra & Susan Duffey

Laureen Distefano

Eric Dixon

Cam Thuy Do

Tuan Do

Kathy Doan

Patricia & Doug Donaldson

Lawrence & Kim Dong

Linda Dong

Aisling Donnelly

Thomas Doran

Yvette Dotson

Jack Bernard & Marilyn Westerman

George & Jean Bernstein

Ronald & Gailmarie Berquist

Jack Bills

Cathyann Bixby

Richard & Marjory Blacher

Kathleen Blackburn

Michael Blacklidge

Robert Blobaum

Daniel J Block

Amanda Bloom

Rossana & Peter Bohl

Kathryn Boogaard

Raymond & Verena Borton

Noella Boudart

Rebecca Boulton

Thomas Brandi

Alexandra Braun

Richard Bready

Francine Brevetti

John Curtis & Nancy Brewer

Joseph & Judith Brill

Milissa Brockish & Martine Brousse

George Brogdon

Richard & Bich Brogdon

Timothy Brown

William Buchanan

William Bucholtz

Ngan Bui & Lam Tran

Bruce & Julie Bullard

Robert & Joan Bundtzen

Katie Burke

Don & Jill Calvert

Donald & Sondra Caplin

Christine Cerri

Vernon Chaplin

Caroline Chee

Eugene Cheung

Wayne Cheung

David Christopher

Gregory Chun


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Kenneth Kendler & Susan Miller

Eileen Kenney

Lee Ketelsen & Adam Parker

Faisal Khan

Caitriona Kieran

Lee & Helen Kitchell

Lucy Knutson

Linda Koffman

Jacqueline Koh

Charles Koski

Tom & Royann Kovaleski

Vicki & Donald Kramer

Vivian & James Kromer

Johan Kulo

Abigail Kweskin

David & Lorraine Kweskin

Edward Kweskin

James Kweskin

Brian Kwong

Jason Lahmani & Rotem Moran

Suzanna Lam

James Lampert

William & Barbara Larsen

Martie Lathrop

Stephen Lavine

Huong & Chi Le

Jennifer Le

Loc Le

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Tuan Le & Huong Nguyen

Van Le

Yannick & Deborah Leboulch

Nancy & Craig Leman

Thomas Lenk & Yen Hai Nguyen-Lenk

Jeremy Levenson

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Mari Lineberry

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Anna Liu

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Elaine Mu

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Karim Naraghi

Nina Naruszewicz

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Amy Jo Neill

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Khoi Nguyen

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Tami Nguyen

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Ronald & Rosalie Nicholson

Sara Nicklos

Theresa & Bruce Nidetz

David Nolan

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Rosalind Ong & John Tran

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Darren Ovitsky

Elizabeth Pan

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Joseph Perry

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Jennifer Peterson

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Anne Pham

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Mary Pham

Thai Pham

Theresa Pham

Thu Pham & Charles Jefferson

John Phan

Kathie & Mike Phillips

Loi Boi Phuong & Xuong Luu

Elisabeth Piedmont-Martin

Joseph Pierre

Barbara Podell

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Tony Pohl

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Arthur Ramos

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Bruce & Wendy Reed

Elsbeth Reisen & Mark Dyen

Mike & Peggy Restivo

Fariborz Rezakhanlou & Armineh Terpanchian

Carol & Rollie Rice

Morris Richter

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Richard Rodgers

Suzanne Rodgers

Trevor Rogers

Andrew Rogoff & Amy Ginensky

Kristin Rolla

Robert Roth & Judith Lerner

Karen Rowan

Pamela Russo

Janet Russo-Jacklin & William Jacklin

Katherine Ryan

Peter Ryder & Natalie Fox

Victor & Angie Sanchez

Tiffany Sanders

Juliet Sarkessian

Teresita Schaffer

Erich Franz Schimps

Nathaniel & Henny Schneider

Klaus & Ilse Schreiber

Colin Schroeder

Barbara Schwarz

Ivan Shulman

George Si

Sandra Sims

Tamara Sinats

Jonathan Singer

Martha Siv

Jerry Smith

Shirley Smith

James & Bette Snowden

Patrick So

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Monique Sondheim

Donnie Statom

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Lynn & Bertram Strieb

Suzanne Summer

Thomas Suriano

Robert & Karen Swierczewski

James & Pamela Talone

Russell Taylor

Tamanique & Hugo Teran

Ariane Terlet

James Terrill

Lynn Thai

Mindi Thai & Ryan Do

Loc Thien

Chau Thi-Lyons

Craig Tippins

Spencer Ton

Sylvia Townsend & Charles Cowens

Hieu Tran

Phuc Tran

Shirley Tran & Sam Liu

Thuy Tran

Tracy Tran

Donna Trinh & Wayne Gulian

Malcolm Tronic

Ann Truong & Terry Hall

Anthony Truong

Chad & Aleli Truong

Bhuchung Tsering

Frederick & Jean Tuemmler

James & Rosemary Turner

William Turner

Don Unrau

Paul Van

Jack & Linda VanLoan

Moina Varkie-Toft

Joe Vassallo

Gray Velasquez

Michelle Vigilia

Odette Villeneuve Hyde

Phuong Vy

Miriam Wachsman

Gary & Janet Wager

John Wagers

Calvin Wagner

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Dorrie Wallis

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Charles & Chau Walters

Mathew Wambua

Nancy Wang

Thomas & Joni Wannamaker

Sarah Watkins

J. Dix & Barbara Wayman

John Weaver

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Edo Weits

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Paula Wilkes

Ruby Willems

Heidi Willis

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Roy & Judy Wolff

Chic Wolk

Prudence Wong Vun Yen

Gail Woods

Alice Wooster

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Linda Worthington

Donald & Norma Wright

Janette Yamamoto

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Janet Yen Hsin-I

Robert & Chiu-Lin Yenney

William Young

Geanne & Hyman Zelkowitz

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Lars Agren

Robert Allen

Sally Alwan

Jubert Aranas

Atiqa Ashraf

Patricia Balazs

Ms. Banh

Louise Barr

Leon Bass

Andreas Bergkvist

Ronald & Gailmarie Berquist

Joan & Larry Blume

Murray Bohn

Timothy Brown

Diane Buettner

Katie Burke

Caroline Chee

Eugene Cheung

Mackenzie Chiu

City of Da Nang

Colgate Vietnam

Mark Conroy & Tam Hoang

Charles Craft

Wendy Crisafulli & Steve Calhoun

Beth & Ralph Davis

Helen Davison

Laureen Distefano

Dang Do

Aisling Donnelly

Leah Donovan

Steven Duong

Tai Duong

Leslie Ennis

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Mieke Glinthuis

Gary & Virginia Godley

Riona Gorman

Daniel & Maureen Green

Hannah Green

Sidharath Gupta

Nguyen Hai

Jeremy Hamal

Allen & Susan Hasse

Huong Ho

Luan Ho

Stephan Hohertz

Alayna & Mark Hubner

Wang Hui

Vo Hung

Emma Hunter

Viet Huynh

Gloria Hwang

Steve Kenmore

Kerr Total Care Company

Caitriona Kieran

Kon Ray District Community, Kon Tum

Johan Kulo

Mara Laffitte

Lisa Lam

Diep Le

Jennifer Le

Van Le

Howard Lemke

Elin Lindberg

Thomas Low & Priscilla Joe

Nathan & Cary Lukes

Jeremy Lung

Jeanie Luong

Michael & Page Maher

Sara Mahler

Sheela Maisuria

Sophia Malone

Melvyl Mccart

Deborah McDonald

MediBadge, Inc.

Melvin Miller

Lorna Mohan

Stephanie Myers

Rebecca Nelson

Hoa Nguyen

Joanne Nguyen

Le Chi Nguyen

Tam Nguyen

Pacific Angel Mission

Ly Pham

Thanh Pham

Theresa Pham

Thomas Pham

Kim Phan

Bob Potter

Melvin & Susan Potter

Dinh Quoc

Anisha Ravji

David Rawson-Cain

Bertram & Sheilah Rechtschaffer

Katrin Schulze

Semiahmoo Dental Outreach

Stanley & Paulette Shulman

George Si

Judith Simonson

Eric Snyder

Lange Soo

Dharshan Sritharan

Mandrea Stebbins

Laura Stewart

Ken Stones & Diana Wegner

Pankaj Taneja

Kathleen Tarafas

Thieu Thanh

Loc Thien

Ta Thuy

Hang Tran

Tracy Tran

Kim Trang

Phan Thi Quynh Trang

Kimberly & Jeremy Troggio

G Van Pelt

Tran Vien

Thomas Walczyk

Claire Walker

Janet Yen Hsin-I


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peter a. singer, m.d.

CHAIRMAN

Peter Singer is Chairman of East Meets West’s Board of Directors, and has been an active member since 1990. Peter’s in-terest in EMW grew out of his experience as a battalion doctor with the US Army

in Vietnam from 1966-1967. A native San Franciscan, he is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and received his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. Peter is Profes-sor of Medicine at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, active in clinical practice, teaching and research.

stepHen guntHerVICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARy

A co-founder of New Urban West Inc., a residential and commercial develop-ment company, Stephen Gunther served as its president for over 20 years and maintains an active leadership role. Steve

is a former deputy attorney general of California, and a father, traveler, collector of vintage posters and member of several charitable foundations.

eric Hemel, pH.d.

TREASURER

Over the past decade, Eric Hemel has served as President of Alson Capital and Co-Head of US equity research at Merrill Lynch. An analyst at First Boston, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch for 13 years, he

was ranked #1 in his sector nine times by the Institutional Investor poll in the Financials and REIT categories. Eric served in the Reagan Administration as staff director of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. He gradu-ated from Stanford University, earning a BA, MBA and PhD.

BOARD MEMBERS

jerome falKJerry Falk is a senior member of Howard Rice Law firm, active in civil trial and ap-pellate litigation. Jerry clerked for Justice William O. Douglas of the US Supreme Court and has taught constitutional law at UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law.

Jerry has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years, was named a Top 100 Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, and received the Distinguished Jurisprudence

Award of the Anti-Defamation League. Jerry earned a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and his JD from Boalt.

ViVian HoVivian Ho is President of the Acad-emy for Global Health Philanthropy (AGHP), a nonprofit that develops and facilitates global health philanthropic ventures. At AGHP, Vivian serves as a senior advisor to governments,

foundations, philanthropists, and corporations. Prior to AGHP, Vivian was President & CEO of Queens Interna-tional, a first-tier business development subsidiary of Queens Health Systems. An alumnus of Stanford Uni-versity, University of Washington and Whitman College, Vivian holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance & International Business.

gil KempGil Kemp founded Home Decorators Collection, a leading direct seller of home furnishings and accessories, in 1991 and served as its President until his retirement in 2009, three years after its purchase by Home Depot. He

co-founded Kemp & George home products catalog and developed direct-marketing programs for sev-eral prominent publishers. A graduate of Swarthmore College, he received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Gil is co-author of Dale Carnegie: The Man Who Influenced Millions.

tom lowTom Low is a partner with Bridges SF, LLC, an executive search firm special-izing in the finance sector. Tom was the founding CFO of Restoration Hardware, which he helped expand from four stores to 100, using direct mail and

e-commerce. Tom took Restoration Hardware public in 1998, one of the year’s most successful IPOs. Tom has also served as CFO of Ask Jeeves and Safeway.com. Tom earned a BS degree from UC Davis and an MBA in Finance from UC Irvine.

Board listed as of May 31, 2010. eMW Board members linda Meier, hang Bourque and ly huong-Pham served during 2009, but resigned as of publication date. for most recent eMW board members, visit our website at www.eastmeetswest.org.

emw Board of directors

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usaoaklandjohn annerpresident

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

ann ngoc tuyet truong chief financial officer

veronica tuberasenior accountant

avery hochhalterjunior accountant & administrative assistant

COMMUNICATIONS & FUNDRAISING

rachelle gallowaycommunications manager

sylvia townsendcommunications and development officer

laura ward collinsdevelopment officer

john hieu nguyendevelopment administrator

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vietnamhanoiminh chau nguyencountry director

nguyen thi minh thuprogram development director

le thi to ngaoffice manager

catherine gantleyprogram manager

ha thi thu huongprogram assistant

william akridgevolunteer & intern

stephanie wangvolunteer

COMMUNICATIONS

cao vu hoang chaupublic relations manager

ha lan anhcommunications officer

doan thi thu huongsenior pr & communications asst.

OPERATION HEALTHy HEART

nguyen thu huyenprogram officer

bui thi huyen trangprogram assistant

BREATH OF LIFE

luciano mocciainternational coordinator

tran dinh chienprogram officer

vu thuy bacprogram assistant

tran thi khanh trangprogram assistant

LARGE CONSTRUCTION- NORTHERN REGION

ronald smithdeputy director

lai hung cuongproject manager

nguyen thi thanh xuanadministrative officer

phi van duongassistant project manager

nguyen duc thangm&e assistant project manager

nguyen ky congm&e site supervisor

da nangmark conroysenior advisor & da nang representative

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

ho thi y nhideputy director

nguyen hiepassistant controller

nguyen thi kim vuisenior finance officer

phan thi hong thoihuman resources officer

dang thanh canhit administrator

vu ngoc haadministrative assistant

pham thi huongaccountant assistant

dao huyen trangreceptionist

vo thi van ninhcleaner

nguyen van tuyenwatchman

CLEAN WATER & SANITATION

hoang thi hang tamsenior deputy director

jeppe nelsoninternational advisor

nguyen quysenior program officer

ngo dinh le dungsenior program officer

nguyen manh hungconsultant

doan ngoc duongprogram officer

nguyen duy phongprogram officer

cao ngoc canhprogram officer

tran kiem huyprogram officer

cong huyen ton nu to hanhsenior admin. officer

huynh viet binhprogram officer

nguyen huu toanprogram officer

hoang ngoc datprogram assistant

le trieu duongprogram officer

pham thi dieu loanprogram officer

ngo dinh trieuprogram officer

trinh truong thaoprogram officer

nguyen thi ngoc uyenvolunteer

hoang thi kim anhprogram assistant

DENTAL PROGRAM

dr. charles f. craftdental advisor

tran thi minh huongnational coordinator

nguyen ngoc phuong hoachief dentist

mai trieu anstaff dentist

pham thi mai nguyetstaff dentist

pham minh trichief dental nurse

do thi hong thuydental nurse

nguyen thi thu hiendental nurse

truong thi thuyinfection controller

nguyen thi my huonginfection controller

tran thi tra myoffice assistant

kON TUM EARLy CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION

vo thi hienprogram manager

tran tan vinhprogram assistant

LARGE CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL REGION

nguyen huu namdeputy director

duong thi thanh thuysenior admin. officer

nguyen van quangproject manager

nguyen van tienproject manager

vo van hoangproject manager

vo le phu anassistant project manager

pham minh tanassistant project manager

nguyen van biproject manager

nguyen tan hungsite supervisor

hoang ngoc toansite supervisor

OPERATION HEALTHy HEART

luong thi khanh lyprogram officer

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

hoang ngoc anhnational coordinator

do truong thinhsite supervisor

SPELL PROGRAM

hoang ngoc tungnational coordinator

nguyen thi kim hongsenior program officer

ho quang minh tungprogram officer

le trung trucprogram officer

tran thi thanh haprogram officer

le cao dungprogram officer

nguyen thien khiemprogram assistant

anastasia buryvolunteer

SUPPORT NETWORk FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

qUANG NGAI

nguyen manh hungnational coordinator

tran van longprogram officer

nguyen thi huyenprogram assistant

DA NANG

nguyen thi mai huongproject manager

nguyen van linhproject officer

le ngoc nhanproject assistant

ho chi minh cityjack bernarddevelopment director

van tu lyprogram coordinator

vu thuy y ngaoffice assistant

CLEAN WATER & SANITATION

le thanh binhsenior program officer

tran nguyen thien anprogram officer

gary field mitchellvolunteer

bui thi ha chauprogram assistant

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laosdan fitzpatrickprogram consultant

daovy leuandruangchanprogram assistant

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cambodiaphuov narinproject manager

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staff listed as of may 31, 2010. for the most current list, visit www.eastmeetswest.org.

emw staff

ANNUAL REPORT CREDITS

managing editorrachelle galloway

lead writersylvia townsend

editorsjohn anner

rachelle gallowaysylvia townsend

art direction and design

rachelle galloway

cover photokevin german

luceoimages.com

program and profile photoskevin german

luceoimages.com

board photosmichael huynh

infrastructure photos

nam nguyen

financesann truong

veronica tuberaho thi y nhi

nguyen hiepnguyen thi kim vui

donor infosylvia townsend

john hieu nguyen

the editors would like to thank all the emw

staff in vietnam for making this publication possible— with special

thanks to the spell team in da nang, the sn-pwd

team in quang ngai, the clean water team

in ho chi minh city, and ho thi y nhi and mark

conroy—for providing the program statistics,

biographical details for the beneficiaries and for graciously taking

the photographer on numerous field trips.

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“My son has cerebral palsy. i used to feel hopeless about his condition.

now, with regular therapy at the local rehabilitation center, he can

sit up in his wheelchair. he's making progress, and i see a

brighter future for him.”

Truong Thi Hang & Nguyen Van khangEMW Clean Water & Sanitation partners in Tien Giang Province

Nguyen Thi Hong CamHead of Physiotherapy Ward Son Tinh General Hospital EMW Partner

Duong Tùng Thao, with his son Duong Tung Tinh Support Network for People with Disabilities

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east Meets West offers you a variety of ways to support our work.

donate money

three easy ways to donate: Make an instant, secure tax-deductible contribution using your credit card at www.eastmeetswest.org; send a check in the envelope enclosed with this report; or, call a local eMW office to give your donation over the phone.

create a lasting legacy

Consider including eMW in your es-tate plans. a bequest can allow you and your family to minimize estate taxes while helping you realize your philanthropic objectives. for more information, contact eMW.

give the gift of stock

a gift of publicly-traded securities can provide tax advantages for the donor as it supports eMW's mission. Please consult your tax advisor.

make a match

an easy way to add value to your gift to east Meets West is through a matching gift program. numerous organizations match their employ-ees’ charitable contributions—sometimes for double the amount of the initial gift.

$20 provides a connection to safe, piped water for the poorest of the poor.

$10 provides a child free modern dental care for one year.

$1,600provides a hospital with a neonatal machine to help reduce infant mortality.

$2,000provides a critically ill child with lifesaving heart surgery.

$82provides one impoverished child with a year’s scholarship for primary school.

$300provides one disabled person with corrective surgery and a prosthetic device.

THE POWER OF YOUR DONATION

a donation to the east Meets West foundation provides the people of Vietnam and southeast asia with powerful and life-changing support.

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USA1611 telegraph ave.suite 1420oakland, Ca 94612t: 1-800-561-3378t: 510-763-7045f: [email protected]

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DA NANG7th floor english language institute university of da nang 41 le duan street da nang, Vietnam t: +84-511-3-829-110 f: +84-511-3-821-850

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