2010 Charity Rose Award recipient: Mr Nguyen Chi Phuoc

Mr Nguyen Chi Phuoc of Rose Charities Vietnam is the recipient of the 2010 Charity-Rose Award

Mr Phuoc has been committed to Rose Vietnam form the very beginning. He was responsible for identifying and addressing the need in Hue for adult blind people to have an education and was instrumental in getting the (blind) school built, the Braille computers and locating a teacher. He led the charge in establishing the Laundromat and acupressure clinic which are operated by the blind students, thus enabling them to earn money and for the first time in their lives enjoy a measure of independence, and is presently negotiaing the construction of homes for ten of the students who currently live in shacks.

Mr Nguyen responded immediately when the typhoon hit Hue (see film clip below) by providing disaster relief for the students in the school as well as for other poor members of the community. He has provided wheelchairs for disabled adults, canes for the blind, scholarships, food and gifts for the children in a number of of orphanages, support for disabled children and street children, and organizes an annual mobile clinic to deliver cataract surgery for 200 patients.



For the last year he has maintained contact with and provided support for Be Tho orphanage and Sister Vinh during the construction of Be Tho 2, which is now complete and houses 100 orphans..

All of these projects were established and supported by Mr Nguyen Chi Phuoc, both physically and financially in a true Spirit of Charity, and in the name of Rose Charities Vietnam

Mr Nguyen Chi Phuoc is relentless in his aim to help the less fortunate; he is diligent about identifying the most needy and ensuring that they get the help they need, he is conscientious about how the funds are spent and seems to stretch a dollar a huge distance. He charitable spirit is remarkable and without him many poor Vietnamese have benefited hugely


Sadly, Mr Nguyen Chi Phuoc was unable to attend the 3rd Rose Charities International Meeting in Phnom Penh , but Ms Hanh Thuc Nguyen represented Rose Charities Vietnam and was able to collect the award on his behalf (see photo below) from the Secretary General of Rose Charities International