During 2 days on the weekend, VHV’s organization board receive a ton of registration forms and positive feedbacks from North and South. Here is the specific itinerary, trip to Bu Dang District, Binh Phuoc province of the HCMC team:

Saturday (14/11/2015)
+ Moved to Commune school at Street 10. They organized game and gave 50 scholarships for poor students having good and 100 necessaries gifts for highland citizens.
+ Came back to People Committee. Each team was given one hundred thousand dong with a mysterious thing. They had to sell that things and used the money they earned to buy something at a local bazaar for dinner. Note: Each team must use wood and fire which were provided by organization board. Leaves also were used for cooking and storing meals.
+ In the evening : built a cam-fire, enjoyed music, danced, played dynamic games with locals .

– Sunday, November 15, 2015
+ 4:00 AM woke up, did exercise and play cryptogram game.
(An attractive prize would be awarded to the team that finished in the first place)

+ Took part in social activities like mowing grass, fertilizing, planting trees and picking up litter in the commune.

+ Met the village headman and some ethnic households.

+ visited Soc Bombo.

+ Had lunch, took a rest,  and then returned to HCMC.

With the agreement of the organization board, Mr. Manh – a VHV’s member proceeded a haircuts program for poor children in this trip. This practical program needed the craftsmanship of volunteers in using scissors. The idea had been received many possessive comments from others. Some of them had taken responsibilities for “golden scissors”

It was not only a volunteer trip to a remote area . The recruitment process was also special such as eating rice balls, sleeping in local clinic or People Committee office, using only VND 100,000 to buy food for 10 members, cooking with wood prepared by organization board or selling “a specific item”, etc…

This diverse and varied trip not only helps volunteers learn how to accomodate themselves to locals’ lives and also acquire useful knowledge like survival and adaptability skills in any conditions. Such an interesting and meaningful trip.

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