Bloom bags: Camboida. A social enterprise

Bloom Cambodia is a 'Social Enterprise' . Founded by Diana Saw, the concept was, from the start not to be dependent on 'aid / donations / handouts' etc but to create a business which would be self sustaining, provide employment for Cambodians and help reconstruct Cambodia, ravaged relatively recently by war and social unrest. The organizers of Rose Charities very much agree with Diana's concept. In Sri Lanka several hundred small businesses to date have been created the Rose Charities Sri Lanka, micro-credit program in the Kalmunai, Batticaloa, Area for the same purpose. Microcredit is a great concept but it cannot cover every person; there are many who simply are unable to start their own businesses. For those, there is need for fair jobs and employment. Thus Dianas wonderful 'Bloom' project is a model of what can be done to assist in this area. Dianas talent, drive and compassion are both successful and impressive..

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See also: www.BloomCambodia.com
For NY Connection see www.Surfkini.com

Dr Collin Yong (Canada) awarded ASEAN-Canada Association 'Asian Hero' Award

Rose Charities Canada Director Collin Yong has been awaded the ASEAN-Canada Society ' Hero' award for 2009. Collin, a Consultant Pediatrician at Vancouver Children's Hospital, has carried out many humanitarian and teaching visits overseas including to the Philippines, China, Ethiopia, Peru, Malaysia and Vietnam. Collin lead the third Rose Charities Emergency Child relief Team to S.E. Sri Lanka in early 2005. See also www.RoseCharitiesPeople.blogspot.com
Apart from being a Rose Charities Canada Director, Collin is current Chair of Vancouver Chinatown Rotary Club, and an active field participator in many Rotaplast missions
In his spare time (not much of this !) Collin is a professional standard jazz guitarist, well known around Vancouver for his musical abilities. See www.collinyong.com

A sad-happy farewell. Consul General family hold barbecue for orphans

Jan and Bill Johnton left Vietnam in June 2009 after three years. Jan Johnston was winner of the Charity Rose Award 2008 and co-founder of Rose Charities Vietnam. As part of their farewell they invited kids from an orphanage sponsored by Rose Charities Vietnam to a barbecue party. Band and 'bouncy castle' were kindly donated by supporters



Jan writes..."Quynh & Yen and Thao & Danh (Rose Board members) came to the event and
Quynh presented an official cheque to Sister Vinh for funds raised by
HMS Regina and Albetta, as well as the wife of Consul General of Singapore
and the lady who first introduced me to Be Tho. Mr. Tuan from DAN
Jewelry very generously sponsored the food and we had drinks donated
by Coke . Santa Fe sponsored the very
popular bouncy castle. Bill helped in the pool as you can see,
and while it was not captured on film Sister Vinh and I
also ended up in the pool, both of us fully clothed! . The
press members put on a puppet show for the kids! The children
put on a presentation of their own and when the rains came we all
gathered inside. A well known singer was there, I
think he came with the tv crew, so he sang to them in Vietnamese and
then I taught them the Hokey Pokey and Skinymarink, with Bill on
guitar. It was a fabulous day, bitter sweet because it was the last
day I spent with this wonderful group of children, all of whom have
taken up residence in my heart!

Over 700 microcredit businesses from Rose Charities Sri Lanka

Rose Charities Sri Lanka recently passed the 700 small businesses mark on it s microcredit program. These range from breeding budgerigars to repairing bicycles. The microcredit progam has been running for three years and continues to expand. Rose Charities Sri Lanka is an Sri Lankan Government registered NGO assisitng where it can, all Sri Lanka citizens in need. Programs include youth sports, education support, college scholarships, counseling for at risk children, and microcredit / microfinance. It also runs a community center and vocational training activities