I’m currently a 3rd-year university student studying pharmacy. Time has passed so quickly! Last school year, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a lot of disruption to my studies. During the outbreaks, my university friends and I volunteered to support the quarantine centers. We helped take people’s temperature and updated their case files. Sometimes, I was on the night shift because of the large number of people in quarantine. This volunteer experience helped me understand how meaningful and sacred my white coat is.
Currently, I am a part of my school’s volunteer club to help take temperature checks for patients at two hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. Now, I am even more motivated to become a doctor!
Thank you very much to Pacific Links Foundation for being my rock and giving me more motivation to work hard every day. I know Pacific Links will always be by my side and support me on my journey.
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Sao is a courageous and bright young woman. A friend tricked and sold her as a bride into China when she was 15. In China, Sao gave birth to a baby girl and was sold onwards to work in a factory. When she escaped back to Vietnam, she made the agonizing choice to leave her newborn behind and rescued a neighbor who was in a similar situation.
Sao lived at our Compassion House for three years. She was the top science and math student in her high school. We are continuing to support her education. We couldn’t be more proud of how far she has come!
Trafficking Survivor
