peter singer, m.d. examining a patient at peace village. dr singer joined the emw board in 1990, and became chair in 1994.

village of hope resident

EMW creates the Family Emergency Relief Fund

(FERF) to provide assistance to families in times of

extreme hardship.

Le Ly Hayslip supervises the construction of the Mother’s

Love Clinic for homeless children in her native village of

Ky La. The clinic is still open.

The Peace Village Medical Clinic is

built on My Khe Beach in Da Nang.

A family comes to the EMW office in Da Nang seeking financial assistance for their daughter’s heart surgery to save her life. As a

result, Operation Healthy Heart (OHH) is born. By the end of 2007, OHH had provided more than 1,500 lifesaving surgeries to children

with congenital heart defects throughout Vietnam.

EMW builds new Compassion Homes for several destitute

families. Over the next 13 years, over 1,000 of these homes will be

built for families in dire need.

The School Construction program begins building its first

primary school in Da Nang. Over the next 12 years, the program will build 292 schools serving children in the

poorest communities of central Vietnam.

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A grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) enables EMW to build

the Village of Hope in Da Nang, a center to serve orphaned and

disabled children. By 2008, more than 425 children will be provided

a safe haven here.

East Meets West is founded in Quang Nam Province by Le Ly Hayslip, a Vietnam War survivor whose life was chronicled in her book When Heaven and Earth Changed Places that was later made into the Oliver Stone film Heaven and Earth. In creating EMW, Le Ly wanted to build programs that would help heal war wounds between Vietnam and the United States.

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emw’s longest serving staff member, hoang thi

hang tam, joins emw as a translator. tam

is now senior deputy director for clean

water and sanitation.

operation healthy heart patient

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program is started with the construction of three kindergartens that incorporate modern, interactive learning and teacher training.

Dr. Charles F. Craft, a dentist from Alaska, starts the EMW Dental

Program in Da Nang. By 2008, the program had treated over 50,000 poor

children and provided over 175,000 free dental services. This care, worth a humanitarian value of $8.5 million, was provided through EMW’s Dental

Clinic and outreach trips staffed with the assistance of dozens of

international volunteers.

The Scholarship Program to Enhance Learning and Literacy (SPELL) is launched with 1,500 children. SPELL, founded through

a donation by EMW Board member Eric Hemel and his wife Barbara Morgen, is an innovative dropout prevention program

providing scholarships for the poorest children. Funding begins in 3rd grade and is guaranteed through high school graduation. In

2008, more than 4,200 children are enrolled in the program.

EMW launches the Breath of Life program with partner KSE Medical

with the placement of 50 Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) machines in hospitals. By 2008, CPAP machines

will be placed in over 90% of Vietnam’s provinces and the program will begin

providing other equipment to neonatal intensive care units in the country.

Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) makes a significant investment in EMW to

begin work on its first Large Construction project at

Da Nang General Hospital. Atlantic Philanthropies

will become EMW’s largest funder and will underwrite

major infrastructure projects including the $2.75 million Da Nang Multipurpose

Hospital, $5 million Da Nang English Language Institute,

and $8.3 million Hue Cardiovascular Center.

East Meets West Foundation is the largest non-governmental organization in Vietnam. EMW’s core programs, which focus on infant and child health care,

education for the most disadvantaged, clean water and sanitation, and large infrastructure have served millions of Vietnamese people. Program expenses are

expected to be $21.3 million this year, a ten-fold increase since 1997.

The Support Network for People with Disabilities (SN-PWD) is established in Quang Ngai Province through a grant from the Ford Foundation. The program expands to Thai Binh Province in 2007.

EMW Board member Steve Reynolds and his wife, Dr. Susan Wolf, donate funds for the

construction of the Tien Phuoc Orphanage in Quang Nam Province.

EMW’s Dental Program launches its new Mobile Dental Trailer.

The van is outfitted by donors Mel Potter and Howard Lempke and

funded by Gil and Barbara Kemp.

sn-pwd child after corrective surgery

With funding from USAID, EMW breaks ground on the Kon Ray Boarding School for ethnic minorities in the

central highlands province of Kon Tum. The school will open in 2008.

john anner becomes emw’s new executive director.

under john’s leadership, the grassroots programs expand

from a budget of under $1 million to $6.5 million by 2008.

mark stewart becomes emw’s executive director. during his tenure atlantic

philanthropies will become emw’s most significant funding source.

emw’s second-longest

serving staff member,

mark conroy, joins emw

as country director.

emw founder le ly hayslip at the village of hope

peace village medical clinic

after seven years working together at emw, mark and tam

got married and now have two young boys.

emw’s mobile dental trailer

The Clean Water and Sanitation Program builds its first community well in

Quang Nam Province. By 2008, EMW has built 109 rural water

systems, bringing clean water to over 150,000 people.

spell student with emw donors barbara morgen and eric hemel

water tower built by emw

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Under the direction of Chief Strategy Officer Minh Chau Nguyen,

EMW is awarded $3 million by the World Bank-administered Global Partnership for Output-Based Aid to triple the capacity of the Clean Water and Sanitation Program.

minh chau nguyen

kindergartners at an emw early childhood center

robin king austin, an american expatriate

living in vietnam, opens the emw

fundraising office in ho chi minh city.

The An Giang / Dong Thap Alliance to Prevent Trafficking (ADAPT) is founded

with a grant from USAID. ADAPT is designed to prevent at-risk girls living near the

Cambodian border being trapped in the sex trafficking industry. ADAPT is operated by EMW, Pacific Links Foundation, and the International Children Assistance Network.

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