CREATING CONNECTIONS BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES t h e f o u n d at i o n for learning, healing and h e a lt h i n southeast asia
2009 annual report
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The East Meets West Foundation creates catalytic solutions to difficult development problems.
IN THIS REPORT
For 22 years, we have been working in Vietnam and Southeast Asia on innovative, low-cost, sustainable solutions to challenging development problems that disproportionately affect people living in poverty.
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As the Foundation for Learning, Healing and Health, our core programs are in education, medical and health care, clean water and the environment, and large-scale infrastructure projects. At the heart of our work, we connect people with opportunities and create opportunities where we find existing connections. We are pleased to present our 2009 Annual Report. In the pages that follow, you’ll meet many of the people we work with and read about some of the opportunities for a brighter future developed in partnership with them.
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EXPENSES: HEALTH & MEDICAL CARE..... 8 EXPENSES: EDUCATION.............................. 12 EXPENSES: WATER & ENVIRONMENT...... 16 EXPENSES: INFRASTRUCTURE................... 20 MESSAGE FROM THE CFO.......................... 24 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS............................ 26 REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS............................... 28 MAJOR DONORS.......................................... 29 DONOR LIST.................................................. 30 EMW BOARD................................................. 34 EMW STAFF.................................................... 35
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THE REMOTE AREAS OF QUANG NAM PROVINCE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM are as beautiful and as poor as anywhere in the country. The rice fields can be so green it almost hurts your eyes to look at them. Small villages are tucked amidst the stands of bamboo and tropical trees. It’s a vista of astonishing loveliness, and first-time visitors are unfailingly beguiled. Years ago, I was traveling in Quang Nam with a potential East Meets West supporter and we were walking along a path through the trees, on our way to visit a household that was participating in an EMW program. One of the family’s young daughters – she couldn’t have been more than eight or nine, though she was small enough to be a five-year-old – came out to lead us to the right house, a traditional hand-made dwelling with split bamboo walls and a palmthatched roof. Guiding us along the path, she reached up and took the large hand of my friend, and held it as we walked. Following just behind them, I witnessed this simple act and knew that once again, as happens so often, a connection had been made. From that point on, we had many discussions about the merits of one program versus another—the state of education and rural water supply, implementation costs and timing—but these were all details. The big picture was this: One person had reached out across the vast divide of culture, language and distance, and a bond had been formed.
At the heart of East Meets West, it is connections between people that drive our organization forward. We are a mission-driven organization, and that mission centers on serving people. What keeps the EMW staff, board members, partners and supporters engaged and motivated is the desire to help and the profound connection they feel with the people of Vietnam. Every one of the staff at EMW is working first and foremost from the heart. It’s their determination to do a better job of serving people that inspires them to seek out new solutions, come up with better ways of implementing our programs and find more cost-effective methods of delivering our services. What could be more gratifying than to visit the new home of a family whose old house was destroyed in a typhoon, and see the joy in their faces as they take up residence in a safe new living space? Or to participate in a graduation ceremony for a young student who, without EMW’s support, would not have had access to an education? Or to see a little boy playing soccer with his friends, unconcerned about the long scar bisecting his chest, the beneficiary of an open-heart surgery for a cardiac defect that would have killed him, were it not for EMW’s intervention? These are the kinds of experiences EMW staff have every day, and that you can have too. If you’ve already visited Vietnam or one of the other countries where we work, then you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, then what are you waiting for? Come with us to Southeast Asia and experience it yourself. You will connect with people that you will never forget.
Best regards,
John Anner President East Meets West Foundation
wh o w e a r e
g Our Mission
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The East Meets West Foundation transforms the health, education and communities of disadvantaged people in Southeast Asia by building partnerships, developing opportunities and creating sustainable solutions.
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Our Focus
Since 1988, the East Meets West Foundation has been working in Vietnam to design and deliver innovative solutions to difficult problems faced by the country’s most vulnerable people. We have served millions of people in Vietnam, from providing rural villagers with clean water, to saving newborns by modernizing neonatal wards, to constructing large medical and educational facilities that serve tens of thousands of people every day. Our Guiding Principles
EMW ensures that the following principles are met before we begin any project or initiative. • The project can be scaled to reach many more people as funding becomes available. • The program or project is a creative solution to a difficult problem. • There is a significant, measurable impact on the beneficiaries. • We are involved long term; we maintain an active presence after the project is complete. • The community is involved in every stage, from planning to implementation to maintenance. • We develop strong partnerships with local agencies.
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“It’s been a great honor for me to work with the children who live at the Village of Hope. I have seen the way they blossom in response to the nurturing they receive here. What EMW gives these children is more than an education and a roof over their heads. It’s the opportunity to build a productive future for themselves, and by extension for their families and communities.” Phan Thanh Vinh Director, EMW’s Village of Hope Center for Disadvantaged Children
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health & medical care TOTAL 2009 EXPENDITURES
$3.2 million In the developing countries that EMW serves, those living in poverty often cannot afford even the most basic health care, while many medical facilities lack the technologies necessary to provide treatment. East Meets West’s health and medical programs address the problem of access to treatment on several levels, providing direct assistance to individuals, supporting their families, training medical staff and improving systemic capacity. Our health programs include supporting lifesaving surgery for children with heart defects, equipping hospitals with the necessary medical technologies and training to save and treat sick infants and providing comprehensive treatment to people with disabilities.
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breath of life expenditures..............................$679,072 babies treated................................ 44,512
Breath of Life is EMW’s innovative neonatal program aimed at substantially reducing infant mortality and morbidity in Southeast Asia.
Stephen Ringer, MD, PhD Neonatologist Brigham Young Hospital & Harvard Medical School and advisor to EMW’s Breath of Life program
In 2009, BOL continued working at the national-level hospitals in Cambodia, Laos, and East Timor. In Vietnam, 45 district-level hospitals were added to the program. In these four countries, a total of 166 machines were distributed in 2009 and over 100 doctors and nurses received BOL training in newborn care. BOL technologies are now treating almost 45,000 babies a year. This figure includes all BOL technologies that EMW has in operation, which by the end of 2009 totaled 557 CPAP machines, 190 phototherapy machines, 192 warmers and 30 bilibeds. BOL is a partnership between EMW, MTTS Asia and the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi.
g support network for people with disabilities expenditures..............................$579,530 people served................................... 8,339
The Support Network for People with Disabilities provides comprehensive support for disabled people by creating channels of medical, educational and vocational assistance. The program operates in Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Thai Binh Provinces. Pictured at left: A young boy undergoing heart surgery supported by EMW’s Operation Healthy Heart/Trai Tim Cho Em program
In 2009, disabled individuals were given the following forms of as-
Capacity building programs provided training to 24 provincial staff on managing development projects, 12 businesses with disabled workers on management and development skills, and 20 key local managers on strategic planning. The program also helped six small businesses establish a supportive work environment for their disabled employees, including providing them with health insurance. Expenditures in 2009 also include funds to begin a media and fundraising campaign to raise awareness of disability issues related to Agent Orange/ dioxin contamination in Vietnam.
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“If I added up all the babies I’ve been able to save at my hospital in Boston, it wouldn’t come close to the difference we could make in a few months through this program in Vietnam... The impact is just staggering.”
Breath of Life provides low-cost, locally designed and manufactured medical equipment to hospitals and trains medical staff in how to use it. The equipment is designed to treat and save newborns suffering from respiratory distress and other critical neonatal conditions.
sistance from SN-PWD: 602 received corrective surgeries, including 43 heart surgeries; 1,500 were provided with rehabilitation treatment; 319 received assistive devices; 600 students received educational assistance through scholarships and private tutoring; 30 disabled adults were provided with vocational training and job placements; 142 medical staff attended trainings on physiotherapy and rehabilitation and 700 community volunteers were trained in care for people with disabilities.
operation healthy heart/ trai tim cho em expenditures.......................... $1,048,491 less in-kind donations:....... -870,321 program costs.......................... $178,170 children served................................. 489
Operation Healthy Heart/Trai Tim Cho Em raises funds to provide treatment and surgery for poor Vietnamese children with congenital heart defects and to improve the country’s cardiac care capacity. In 2009, OHH/TTCE delivered lifesaving surgeries and other medical interventions to 489 desperately ill children, partnering with 11 cardiac hospital and local partners, such as
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the Sponsoring Associations for Poor Patients, to select the children from over 950 applications received.
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Expenditures for 2009 also include the OHH/TTCE Capacity Building Project which distributes key medical equipment and provides training to increase the ability of hospitals to treat pediatric cardiac patients. Four hospitals—Bach Mai, Viet Duc, Hanoi Heart and HCMC Medical University—received investment funds from OHH/TTCE in order to strengthen their cardiology capacity by up to 70% a year.
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OHH/TTCE is a partnership between EMW, Vietnam Television (VTV) and Vietnam Telecommunications Corporation (Viettel).
g dental program expenditures.............................$422,436 less in-kind donations......... -285,740 program costs......................... $136,696 children served............................ 10,647
The Dental Program provides free, modern dental care to poor children in Vietnam, most of whom have never seen a dentist in their lives. Lack of dental treatment can lead to long-term, serious health consequences. The Dental Program treats children through three services: at the EMW Dental Clinic in Da Nang, through a mobile dental trailer that provides care at primary schools, and on several dental outreach trips that set up in remote areas using mobile dental equipment and are staffed by international volunteers and the EMW dental team. In 2009, the Dental Program treated 10,647 patients with 48,295 dental services. The dental trailer provided treatment at five schools. Eight five-day dental outreach trips were made to poor areas in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Tri and
Kon Tum Provinces. A total of 114 international volunteers contributed 5,840 working hours with an in-kind service value of $221,850. Additional in-kind donations of dental supplies and equipment—valued at $60,759—were made by individuals and organizations around the world. In addition, 12 local dental students completed training at EMW’s Dental Clinic and over 50 school nurses received continuing training provided by EMW staff and volunteers.
g ireland-vietnam blood-borne virus initiative expenditures..............................$456,715
The Ireland-Vietnam Blood-borne Virus Initiative is a partnership between the University College Dublin and Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), which has a strategic role in national disease surveillance and control. As part of the initiative, EMW completed the construction of, and handed over, a large new virology laboratory to serve the project’s goals of bringing expertise on blood-borne viral disease prevention and control to Vietnam. The facility will help reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses, including HIV, AIDS and hepatitis, which are most prevalent among the poorest segments of society. The IVVI project is funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies.
Phan Thi Van (pictured above and at right) was born with cerebral palsy and, as she grew, developed the disease’s characteristic mobility and speech difficulties. With four other children to support, her parents—impoverished rural farmers—could not afford treatment for Van, and her prospects for an independent, productive future seemed dim. That changed when East Meets West’s Support Network for People with Disabilities (SN-PWD) referred Van for free home-based rehabilitation services through a local orthopedic center that EMW supports through the program. Two years of physical and speech therapy improved her mobility and her ability to communicate and she began to dream of getting a job and earning her own living. To help Van build on her progress, SN-PWD provided her with vocational training and job placement at a local tailoring shop, where she now works as a seamstress. Thanks to the opportunities provided by EMW, and her own determination to make the most of them, Van can support herself, help her family, and has the independence she once only dreamed of.
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helped establish in my community opened up new opportunities for me. Therapy at a local rehabilitation center increased my mobility, and vocational training gave me skills I'm using to earn my living. It feels so good to be more independent.”
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Pham Thi Van EMW’s Support Network for People with Disabilities
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education TOTAL 2009 EXPENDITURES
$1.5 million EMW’s education programs provide opportunities to children from impoverished families in rural areas, as well as enhancing Vietnam’s capacity to provide schooling in underserved areas. Children living in rural poverty lag far behind their urban counterparts in access to education and the chance to pursue improved life opportunities. EMW takes a comprehensive approach to the problem, making supportive, multiyear scholarships available to these students, building new schools, and supporting early childhood education programs.
2009 progr a m expenditures: educ at ion
scholarship program to enhance literacy & learning expenditures.............................. $471,831 students served..............................4,617
The Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy and Learning (SPELL) provides funding for school fees, supplies, uniforms, books and tutoring to children in the poorest 10% of families in Vietnam. Students who stay in school are guaranteed support through high school graduation.
Carin Holroyd President Vietnam Education Society
Pictured at left: A primary school student supported through EMW’s SPELL scholarship program
g kon tum early childhood care & Education program expenditures............................. $457,702 less in-kind support...............-199,661 program costs......................... $258,041 students served................................ 184
In 2009, EMW received a new grant to build a province-wide early childhood education program in Kon Tum, an area in Vietnam’s central highlands region heavily populated by ethnic minority groups, historically an underserved population.The program’s goal is to help ethnic minority children prepare for success in primary school and improve overall school performance in the province. Through the program, several dozen educational facilities will be built or refurbished, and hundreds of teachers will be trained.
The Kon Ray school program also supports the local community through loan programs, agricultural extension, and teacher training. Volunteers organized by EMW partner Roadmonkey Travel contributed over 250 hours of labor to build a 400 m2 organic farm, which now produces about 20 kgs of vegetables daily, used for students’ meals and sold to provide income for the school.
g an giang / dong thap alliance to prevent trafficking expenditures..............................$292,251 girls served...................................... 5,381
The An Giang/Dong Thap Alliance to Prevent Trafficking (ADAPT) aims to prevent the trafficking of young women by providing educational opportunities and expanding their vocational choices through community support and a network of services. The year 2009 marked the fifth year of ADAPT. The program expanded into neighboring Kien Giang Province, and supported 463 scholarship students from 20 schools. Since the start of the program, 825 young at-risk women have received vocational training to increase economic stability and offer another safeguard against trafficking risks. In 2009, the program’s Awareness Raising and Capacity Building component provided information and training about trafficking risks to 4,900 people. In addition, ADAPT assisted 18 trafficking returnees with healthcare
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“East Meets West is a powerful force for positive and sustainable change. EMW has enabled our small charity to build schools in Vietnam, handling construction and financial affairs with professionalism and a true passion for the people of the country. The world needs more organizations like East Meets West— compassionate, proactive, practical and committed to making the world a better, more equitable and promising place.”
In 2009, SPELL provided scholarships to 4,617 students in 193 schools and tutoring to 4,019 of those students. As the oldest of the SPELL students reached high school—many of whom have been part of the program since third grade—SPELL extended its support to keep them on track in pursuing their academic goals Of SPELL students who took the high school entrance exam in 2009, over 80% were accepted into public high school, with several entering special gifted programs.
This new program builds off the Kon Ray Ethnic Minority Boarding School, which was built by EMW and funded by USAID. In 2009, the school provided housing and education to 184 ethnic minority and disabled children, who benefit from the facility’s accessible design.
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“If a student is motivated and willing to go to school, East Meets West is going to do everything possible to remove every barrier that would prohibit that child from getting an education. Our SPELL program is designed to give students everything they need to prevent drop out—bicycles for transportation, tutoring, insurance and regular family check-ins.” Hoang Ngoc Tung EMW SPELL Program Coordinator
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coverage, vocational training and placement, emotional support, and life skills building.
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ADAPT is a partnership between East Meets West, Pacific Links Foundation and International Children Assistance Network. The program is implemented in Vietnam by Pacific Links.
g school construction & early childhood care and education expenditures...............................$147,917 children served................................. 529
EMW’s School Construction team replaces run-down primary schools and kindergartens with new, ventilated, sanitary and well-lit facilities that provide a safe environment, conducive to learning, for children in impoverished rural areas. The Early Childhood Care and Education program focuses on the critical preschool age. EMW builds kindergartens while also providing teacher training and age-appropriate learning materials to help prepare Vietnam’s youngest students for primary school. In 2009, EMW built one five-classroom primary school and one twoclassroom kindergarten. All are the first schools in those communities with the capacity to provide students with a full-day school session. In addition, an administration building was added to an already
existing school, providing teaching staff a comfortable and safe area for working.
g village of hope expenditures................................ $87,748 children served..................................150
The Village of Hope (VOH) provides shelter and education for disabled, orphaned and abandoned children. The children receive both regular academic instruction and vocational training classes like tailoring, computers and carpentry. In 2009, 150 children lived at VOH, including 114 orphans and 36 with hearing and speech impairments. An additional 17 students received support from the VOH Graduate Program to pursue higher education at vocational schools and colleges/universities.
g tien phuoc orphanage expenditures................................ $25,571 children served....................................27
Located in a rural mountainous region, Tien Phuoc Orphanage provides housing, education, and health care to orphaned children from 6-18 years old. In 2009, the facility housed and cared for 27 children; four graduating students were accepted into the higher education sponsorship program.
In 2009, tenth grader Huynh Thi Ngoc Tien (pictured above, at right and on the cover) passed a challenging entry exam to become a student at Tieu La High School, an outcome that would have seemed unlikely just five years before. Tien was born into rural poverty and might, like her older sister, have left school after fifth grade to earn money for the family. But Tien had something her sister didn’t: support from EMW’s Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy & Learning (SPELL) program. With tuition paid, school supplies provided, and free tutoring, Tien stayed in school and excelled in her studies. As Tien has grown, so has the SPELL program, with a new secondary level scholarship program introduced in time to help Tien and hundreds of other SPELL children transition to high school. With the support of SPELL, Tien is confident she can handle the rigors of high school and already looks forward to college and a career as a journalist.
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“The scholarship I receive through East Meets West has given me the opportunity to continue going to school. I feel I can now realistically pursue my dream of becoming a reporter.” 20 0 9 annual report • www.eastmeetswest.org
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Huynh Thi Ngoc Tien Tenth grade student EMW’s Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy & Learning
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water & environment TOTAL 2009 EXPENDITURES
$1.2 million EMW provides clean water and improved sanitation in the poorest rural communities in Vietnam through the construction of water systems that deliver piped water directly to households. Local communities help fund and maintain the systems. EMW promotes hygiene education and offers incentives to upgrade sanitation facilities. EMW’s water systems are constructed to withstand the effects of global environmental change and EMW is working in climate change adaptation through the construction of storm-proof homes for vulnerable families and repairing dwellings and community facilities damaged by typhoons.
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clean water expenditures.......................... $1,045,438 people served.................................55,286
The EMW Clean Water Team achieved their 2009 goals through the following program activities:
“The cost to connect a water system to an individual house is less than $20, but that’s a huge sum for someone who is old, disabled or living on a minimal income. Our Poorest of the Poor program mobilizes donor funds to subsidize connection costs for a village’s most impoverished residents.” Minh Chau Nguyen EMW Vietnam Country Director
Providing free household connections to the water system for the poorest residents. Through the Poorest of the Poor program, 1,126 poor households received connections free of charge, primarily funded by VNHelp. Equipping schools with UV water treatment systems. In 2009, 30 schools were provided with UV water systems, giving 10,660 students easy access to clean water during the school day. In addition to the above activities, EMW made an exploratory trip with the World Bank to investigate the development of the Output Based Aid (OBA) approach for privately funded piped water and sanitation systems in the south of Vietnam and signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Tien Giang Province to support private sector investments in clean piped water systems there.
g sanitation households served....................... 1,296
EMW maximizes the community health benefits of the piped water systems by building latrines and providing Hygiene and Sanitation
g Climate Change Adaptation expenditures................................$65,032
East Meets West is working with local communities on prevention and adaptation techniques to protect them from the effects of global climate change, particularly the rural poor. EMW uses its longstanding experience working with local people on improving their community infrastructure to prepare cost-effective and efficiently managed responses, such as building storm-resistant homes for impoverished families and repairing stormdamaged buildings. Typhoon Relief. In response to the devastation wrought in central Vietnam by Typhoon Ketsana in September 2009, EMW worked with AkzoNobel Paints Vietnam, Ltd., to repair the damage to several institutions serving vulnerable populations (seniors, disabled, orphans) in Da Nang, including EMW’s Village of Hope children’s center. Funds from EMW’s Typhoon Ketsana Relief Fund also supported 69 families with children in the SPELL Program in Quang Nam Province to repair or rebuild their storm-damaged houses.
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Building community water systems in rural areas of central Vietnam. Clean water piped directly to homes improves health conditions, reduces child mortality and relieves people from the heavy burden of obtaining water from distant or poor quality water sources. In 2009, 20 clean water systems were built and four systems were upgraded to serve more than 43,000 people.
Behavioral Change (HSBC) training. The program uses social marketing and training to educate people about the benefits of sanitation, and provides incentives to encourage families to build latrines. In 2009, 1,296 households were supported in building sanitary latrines with assistance from Watershed ASIA, a regional initiative supported by USAID. The program encourages people to adopt more effective hygiene behaviors that could significantly reduce the incidence of water-related diseases such as diarrhea, especially in children.
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Compassion Homes. EMW builds storm-resistant dwellings for poor families living in flood- and typhoon-prone areas. In 2009, EMW built new homes for two vulnerable families in Quang Nam Province, replacing flimsy, dilapidated structures with new houses that have solid metal roofs, elevated concrete foundations, and a half-story for storage during flooding.
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g New Moon Ecological Garden expenditures................................$65,970
The New Moon Ecological Garden is an integrated development project that aims to demonstrate the economic value of ecological restoration and organically grown produce. In 2009, the organic vegetable growing and fruit tree cultivation planting and education components were completed. Local private sector companies took on the task of branding and marketing the produce and are working with local farmers to extend the pilot program locally.
The Le family (also pictured on the back cover) at the Compassion Home EMW built for them after their old home was destroyed in Typhoon Ketsana; their oldest son is sponsored by EMW’s SPELL program.
“Climate change in Vietnam is a fact of everyday life. We have to help vulnerable communities adapt and become more resilient to the inevitable effects, including severe weather events, changes in agricultural and fishing systems and increased flooding from more frequent storms and rising sea levels. One important aspect of this work is improved community facilities such as storm-proof housing, better school buildings, protected water and electrical systems and community safe houses above flood levels. EMW is working on all of these.” John Anner EMW President
In 2001, Pham Van Thanh (pictured above and at right) built a clean water system that serves 300 families in the remote, poor community where he lives in southern Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province. Since then, the enterprising Mr. Pham has dreamed of expanding the system to provide safe, accessible water to more local households, but lacked the resources. Now, with technical and financial support from East Meets West’s Clean Water and Sanitation program, Mr. Pham will have that opportunity: his company, Quoc An Enterprise, is now on track to run pipes to another 100 households. Through this type of innovative private/public parternship, East Meets West leverages its resources and expertise to bring the benefits of clean water to even greater numbers of people.
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“Poor people in remote areas need clean water. By partnering with East Meets West, I have the opportunity to bring more people in my community a safe, accessible and affordable water supply.”
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Pham Van Thanh Owner, Private Water System Partner with EMW
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2009 pro gr a m e x pe n d i tur es : INFRASTRUCTURE
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infrastructure TOTAL 2009 EXPENDITURES
$10.9 million EMW’s Infrastructure division builds major health care and education facilities to enhance Vietnam’s capacity in higher education and medical technology and treatment. In major cities like Da Nang, Hue and Hanoi, EMW has constructed university dorms, resource centers, and sports facilities, as well as hospitals, laboratories, and research and training centers. EMW’s Infrastructure division is primarily funded by Atlantic Philanthropies.
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MEDICAL FACILITIES
National Hospital of Pediatrics expenditures...........................$3,067,447
The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) in Hanoi is northern Vietnam’s largest and most important pediatric facility. EMW is currently rebuilding the hospital, which is dilapidated and chronically overcrowded. After a feasibility study and design work, construction began in 2008.
g Hue Central Hospital: Ophthalmology DepT & Training Center expenditures.......................... $1,999,838
The Hue Central Hospital Ophthalmology Department and Training Center opened in 2009. This fourstory building, fully furnished with modern ophthalmology equipment and housing a spacious auditorium, conference rooms and laboratories, will serve as a training center for health care professionals.
g da nang eye hospital expenditures...........................$1,888,412
Pictured at left: Ongoing construction at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi
The Da Nang Eye Hospital will provide state-of-the-art services in ophthalmology to the people of central
The center is fully equipped with modern ophthalmology equipment and houses an outpatient clinic and diagnostic laboratory, surgical unit, and 150 inpatient beds, enabling the Da Nang Eye Hospital to provide services and treatment at a level of care equal to the best facilities in Southeast Asia.
g da nang hospital: tropical disease and oncology department expenditures...........................$1,508,215
Construction is ongoing for the Da Nang Oncology and Tropical Disease Department, a $3.5 million medical facility, which when completed will house high-tech medical equipment, deliver chemotherapy and radiotherapy services and treat patients infected by avian influenza and other diseases such as SARS, viral hepatitis, and AIDS. The four-story facility will also have modern radiology equipment to aid in the early detection and treatment of cancers.
g Hue Central Hospital: WasteWater Treatment expenditures.............................. $170,312
EMW upgraded the existing water collection system and wastewater treatment plant at the Hue Central Hospital to improve the quality of discharged water.
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In 2009, EMW completed and handed over NHP’s new infectious diseases building, a morgue with a pathology laboratory, and an engineering services plant, fully equipped with mechanical and electrical equipment. Construction began on inpatient and outpatient wards, a guest house, kitchens and laundry room and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Vietnam. The project began in 2006 with the construction of a 75-bed inpatient unit. The new six-story, 5,500 m2 facility was completed in 2009.
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g other medical projects expenditures.......................... $1,651,086
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In 2009, EMW made additional payments on several recently completed projects in central Vietnam, including: the Hue Heart Center, Hue Pediatric Hospital, Da Nang Multi Function Hospital and Da Nang Hospital. Expenses included the purchase of additional medical equipment, waste water treatment and ongoing maintenance. Together, these facilities serve close to 150,000 patients each year.
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projects EMW has previously built at the university, including the English Language Institute, the Learning Resource Center and the Sports Complex. These large facilities serve about 132,000 students, faculty and guests every year.
g Other Education Projects expenditures................................$25,037
Other payments made in 2009 for previously completed construction projects included the Hue Medical University and the Hue University Learning and Resource Center, which serve over 23,000 students.
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Thai Nguyen University International Center expenditures............................. $499,802 people served yearly................. 30,000
In 2009, EMW completed construction of a new International Center at Thai Nguyen University in northern Vietnam. The two-story center houses reception rooms, lecture halls, and seminar rooms, and provides accommodations for visiting international scholars. Together with the other projects EMW has completed at Thai Nguyen—the Learning Resource Center and medical student dorms— the center will benefit over 30,000 students attending the university.
g University of Da Nang expenditures................................ $96,712 people served yearly............... 132,000
Thai Nguyen University International Center
Da Nang Hospital
“EMW’s Infrastructure division helps fill in the gaps in Vietnam by building state-of-the-art medical and educational facilities that serve tens of thousands of students, patients and medical staff every day.” Mark Conroy EMW Senior Advisor and Da Nang Representative
The University of Da Nang is one of the leading regional and national universities in Vietnam, with over 35,000 enrolled students. Expenses in 2009 were for additional work on Pictured at right: The newly completed Da Nang Eye Hospital in central Vietnam
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ON B E H ALF OF T H E B OARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF of the East Meets West Foundation, it is my pleasure to share with you EMW’s 2009 financial results. I’m proud to report that in 2009, we provided our services more efficiently than ever, with 93% of expenses going directly to program work. We value the generosity of all our supporters—individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations—and are committed to being responsible, effective stewards of your contributions.
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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are derived from audited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. East Meets West’s management maintains internal controls that ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records, compliance with funder instructions, and protection of foundation assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were audited by PMB Helin Donovan, LLP, independent auditors, in accordance with United States GAAP. PMB Helin Donovan, LLP reported that the statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with US GAAP. Their reports and copies of the complete audited financial statements are available on our website at www.eastmeetswest.org. In Vietnam, East Meets West was audited by Ernst & Young. In 2009, EMW received more than $500,000 in federal funds, and therefore underwent an additional audit, carried out by PMB Helin Donovan, LLP. The members of EMW’s Audit Committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Directors, are responsible for appointing PMB Helin Donovan, LLP and Ernst & Young and for overseeing their work. Best regards,
Ann Ngoc Tuyet Truong Chief Financial Officer AUDIT COMMIT TEE 2009
Ly-Huong Pham, Chair Brian Dolan Steve Gunther Linda Meier
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EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTIONAL AREA (CONSOLIDATED)
Programs: 93%
Fundraising: 3%
REVENUE SOURCES*
Foundations: 60% Institutional: 14% Individual: 13% In-Kind: 10% Corporate: 3%
* Foundations include Atlantic Philanthropies, the Ford Foundation and other grantmaking foundations. Institutional donors include USAID, the World Bank and Irish Aid.
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Management & General: 4%
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fin anc i a l s tat e m e nts
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR EAST MEETS WEST AND REACH VIETNAM* FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
2009 UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
2008 TOTAL 2009
TOTAL 2008
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$ 126,451
$1,790,406
$1,916,857
$1,496,504
Grants 4,157,625
6,430,904
10,588,529
13,024,715
Special events
1,626
-
1,626
47,676
309,427
-
309,427
554,922
In-kind donations 1,384,891
-
1,384,891
371,876
(15,257,847)
-
-
Total support & revenue $21,237,867 $(7,036,537)
$14,201,330
$15,495,693
Investment income Net assets released from restrictions
15,257,847
expenses
Program services: Grassroots $5,845,704 Infrastructure 10,906,861
- -
$5,845,704 10,906,861
$5,343,783 7,804,051
Total program services 16,752,565
-
16,752,565
13,147,834
Support services: Management and general
683,101
-
683,101
913,873
Fundraising
578,538
-
578,538
1,094,096
Total support services 1,261,639
-
$1,261,639
2,007,969
Total expenses 18,014,204
-
18,014,204
15,155,803
Change in net assets 3,223,663 Net assets at beginning of year 2,353,436
(7,036,537)
(3,812,874)
339,890
33,231,574
35,585,010
35,245,120
Net assets at end of year $ 5,577,099 $26,195,037
$31,772,136
$35,585,010
Income and expenses are for both the East Meets West Foundation and its subsidiary Reach Vietnam. “Restricted” funds are designated for specific programs or projects, “unrestricted” funds can be used for any purpose. * Reach Vietnam is a subsidiary of East Meets West primarily responsible for managing infrastructure projects.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FOR EAST MEETS WEST AND REACH VIETNAM* FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
assets
2008
Cash and cash equivalents
$9,331,603
$11,964,088
Grants and accounts receivable (net)
13,056,286
11,344,393
9,699,070
12,832,434
75,625
141,675
Investments at fair value Other current assets Property and equipment (net) Total assets
33,769 $32,196,353
25,864 $36,308,454
liabilities and net assets liabilities
2009
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $136,139 Accrued payroll and other benefits Total liabilities net assets
2008
$469,832
288,078
253,612
$424,217
$723,444
2009
2008
Unrestricted net assets
$5,577,099
Temporarily restricted net assets
26,195,037
33,231,574
Total net assets
31,772,136
35,585,010
$32,196,353
$36,308,454
Total liabilities and net assets
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$2,353,436
* Reach Vietnam is a subsidiary of East Meets West primarily responsible for managing infrastructure projects.
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rev e n ue h i gh l i gh t s
DONOR
Atlantic Philanthropies
AMOUNT
$7.6 million
The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid
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(administered by the World Bank)
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$1.1 million
PROJECTS Large-scale medical construction projects and support for EMW’s operating and fundraising expenses Construction and maintenance of clean water systems that provide access to safe water for poor rural communities in Vietnam
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
$580,390
ADAPT anti-trafficking program, the Kon Ray Ethnic Minority Boarding School, and the Support Network for People with Disabilities
Barbara & Gil Kemp
$441,380
EMW’s Scholarship Program to Enhance Literacy and Learning, Breath of Life and the Dental Program
The Ford Foundation
$387,600
Advocacy campaign to provide support to Vietnamese with Agent Orange-related disabilities and to the programs that assist them
Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen
$307,335
Breath of Life and SPELL, enabling the scholarship program to provide educational support to high school students for the first time
The Boeing Company
$286,650
Construction of three primary schools and one kindergarten to serve children in rural Vietnam
VNHelp
$225,000
School refurbishment and teacher training through the Kon Tum Early Childhood Care and Education Program and water connections for the poorest households through the Clean Water & Sanitation program
Irish Aid
$178,360
Funding for the Support Network for People with Disabilities in Da Nang to create sustainable channels of medical, educational and job training services for the disabled
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$148,730
Evaluation of the effect of clean water on health and promotion of hygienic behavioral change including sanitation and hand washing
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$100,000 AND ABOVE
g
$99,999 TO $25,000
Akzo Nobel Coatings Albatros Foundation Jack and Rose-Marie Anderson Arcanum Foundation Neil Barsky and Joan Davidson Dorrance Family Foundation Greenfield Foundation Henry E. Niles Foundation International Children Assistance Network MiVAC Pacific Links Foundation Ronald McDonald House Charities Smart Tulip Foundation The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
$24,999 TO $10,000
$9,999 TO $5,000
Blue Planet Run
Amanjaya Foundation
Coca-Cola Southeast Asia, Inc. Jerome and Nancy Falk Homeland Housewares Paul Huddleston and Dori Boudreau Frederick Khedouri and Sarah Glazer
Burness Communications Mark Conroy and Tam Hoang William and Phyllis Draper Simon Franks Friends of Danang
Daniel Knox
Thuy and Michael Fujimoto
KPMG International
Charles Gilreath
George Miller and Janet McKinley Newman’s Own Foundation Piedmont Community Church Dan and Paula Reingold Peter Singer and Marjorie KagawaSinger
Robert and Glee Greenwood Stephen Gunther Koret Foundation Priscilla Joe and Thomas Low METRO Cash and Carry Vietnam, Ltd. New Moon Foundation Jeffrey Newman and Mary Montella Pacific Angel Mission Saigon South International School Semiahmoo Dental Outreach Shinoda Junko Femin Group Terrabridge International Wallis Foundation Westox Vietnam
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The Atlantic Philanthropies The Boeing Company The Ford Foundation Eric Hemel and Barbara Morgen Irish Aid Barbara and Gil Kemp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USAID VNHelp The World Bank
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ABC International School The Anderson Fund Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Program The Bowman Family Foundation Canadian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam Draeger Medical Company Co., Ltd. Friends of the Central Highlands Friends of the Vihn Son Montagnard Catholic Orphanage Global Volunteer Network GlobalGiving Foundation Heins Global Foundation ICI Vietnam, Ltd. International School of Ho Chi Minh City Judith Carey Zesiger Family Foundation The Kevin G. Schoeler Foundation Kilvine Parish The Lemelson Foundation Mendocino Rotary Club, CA Mercer Island Presbyterian Church Mitsui Co. Network for Good New Horizon Construction Company Nikko Hotel, Hanoi Osprey Packs-USA Promotex International Group Rotary Club of the Valley of the Moon, CA Service Interact Club of Galileo Academy
The Tietz Family Foundation United Nations International School
g individuals $4,999- $1,000 Robert Allen Brantly Baynes Peter & Alice Broner William & Debby Brown Rupert Chamberlain Katherine Chlumsky Warrick Cleine Mary Jo Cook Charles Cooper Charles Craft Elizabeth Currie James Dietzenbach George & Dale Druger Duyen Faria Michael & Verra French Rob Gertler Gary & Virginia Godley Molly Godley Maureen & Stephen Goldsmith Amanda Hamilton & Tim Hemmeter Chuck Hazen Blaine Honda Chelsey Ingenito Fields & Ian Fields Daniel Kaplan & Kay Richman G. Marcus & Pamela Knight Luis & Lee Lainer Tom Lockard & Alix Marduel Jorge Mestman Peter Murad Peter & Suzanne Nelson Erik & Jennifer Niemann Gary & Carolyn Park Lorraine Parmer
Melvin & Susan Potter Charles Rice Robert Riordan & Spring Hill Dana Sachs Stanley & Paulette Shulman Keith Soukkala Geoffrey & Nancy Stack Mark & Margaret Stewart Merna & Don Villarejo Thomas Walczyk Townsend Walker & Beverly Mills M A Walsh Franz & Pat Wartenweiler Putney & Anne Westerfield Richard Wilkerson Miriam Wosk Roger Young Mimi Yu
g Organizations Under $1,000 Ai Bo Fine Asian Art, LLC Ana Mandara Villas Australian International School Ben Daviscourt Memorial Fund BMS Vietnam Co. Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Caravelle Hotel Cornell University Vietnamese Student Group Cosomos Electronic Arts Furama Resort, Da Nang Hoa Nghiem Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
Hokkaido Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign John E. Baker Revocable Trust of 2000 Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign Lotus Bleu Medtronic Foundation Time-n-Talent Program Melia Hotel Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Nike Employee Matching Gift Program Pandanus Resort Price Waterhouse Coopers Renaissance International School, Saigon Soledad Investment Management, LLC Sony Pictures Entertainment Matching Gift Program St. Michael’s International School Sun Microsystems Foundation Matching Gift Program Talisman Co., Ltd. The Congregational Charity Committee The Thorne Foundation Trigger, LLC TTF Foundation Tu van thiet ke Xay dung DN Universal Giving
g Individuals under $1,000 Judith Abeles Allan & Helga Abramson Joseph Acanfora
Gerald & Corinne Adler Donald Adsit Brian Aggeler Lars Agren Nikolas Ajagu Paul Albergo Harrison Albert Ruby Alfonso Jolie Altman Sally Alwan Linda & Robert Ambrose Richard & Heather Ames Jennifer Anderson Lilli Anderson John & Devora Anner John & Rosemarie Anner Kathryn Anner Jubert Aranas Joseph Archie James Arneson David Artindale Robert & Jennifer Ashbrook John Ashe Atiqa Ashraf Nicholas Auffrey Albert Axe David Axelrad & Liza Bercovici Jerald & Virginia Bachman Kevaljit Bajwa V. David Baker Louise Barr Gordon Barron Gaylen Baxter Lenore Beaky Groucho Beckenhaupt Suzanne Beers John & Mary Louise Beltrani James & Carol Benham Andreas Bergkvist Albion Bergstrom PA Bergstrom Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl
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Arthur Clancy Terry Collington Stephen & Valerie Colwell Noga Confino Laurence Corash Robert Cotgrove Robert Cotter John Cotterman Keith Courtney Betty Craft Stephen Craxton Wendy Crisafulli & Steve Calhoun Elise Croasdale Darin Crofton Francis Currie Katherine Currie Zaby Currie James Curtin Huong Dang & Robert Pecci George D’Angelo Albert Dao Mark Dauner Stuart & Sharon Davidson Laura Davis Nolan Davis Didier Davy J.A. & Karen Del Sole Holly Devaul Rebecca Dickinson Bruce & Bernice Dinner Charles DiSogra & Susan Duffey Laureen Distefano Eric Dixon Cam Thuy Do Tuan Do Kathy Doan Patricia & Doug Donaldson Lawrence & Kim Dong Linda Dong Aisling Donnelly Thomas Doran Yvette Dotson
Robert & Diane Douglass John & Lois Dreelan Caro Dubois Patrick Duffy Maureen Dumser Frances Dunwell & Wesley Natzle Peter & Sylvia Dworkin Natalie Dyen Douglas & Barb Edema Mina Egan Albert Eisenberg Susan Eisner & Joseph Lee Neil Elliott Phillip Elrod Richard & Sharon Erickson Alex & Gloria Espinoza Kit Everts Robert Faine Katherine Falk Richard Falk & Francine Falk-Allen Susanna Falk & Ashley Kennedy Elaine Farge Annette Federline Alexander Feldman Andrew & Betsy Fenzel Charles & Nancy Finch Linda Fisher Spencer & Calla Fleischer Jennifer Fleming-Harvey Jean Fleschute Martin Florentino Adrienne Fly Ethan & Sari Fogel Derek Fong & Catherine Wang Lawrence & Elizabeth Forte George Fraise Robert Frank Anna Fravel Linda Fredericks Mattie & Warren French Robert French
Peter Galbraith Bob & Eunice Galloway Daisy Garcia Kaye Gardner Richard & Kathy Gariepy Sigmund & Carol Gast Maria Gauthier Jennifer Gerson Robert Gesdorf Kalidas Ghose George Gibson Charles Ginsberg Isabelle Girardot-Berg Lawrence & Judith Glendinning Lance Godley Shannon Goldberg Micah Goldfus Elaine Goldman Judy & Dane Gordon Dennis Gorman Kathleen Gorman Riona Gorman Peter Gottwik Chantal & Brett Graffigna Richard Graham & Jackie Reynolds James Grant Amy Green Donald Grevengood Clint Grimberg Judith Guffey Gary & Lilly Gwilliam Kim Haapala Nancy Hammett Marc Hamud J.R. & Joanne Hankamer Kim Hanna E.V. & Joe Hanson Pamela Harned Erin Hartigan Richard Hastie Les Hausrath Dan & Van Haynes John & Mary Alice Heaney Roslyn Hees
Albert & Hertha Hemel Ray Henderson Michael Herrera David Herschfeld Barbara Herter Ellen Hertzmark and S. Gedwiser Kerry Hill Roger & Barbara Hill Huong Ho Luan Ho Nick Ho Vivian Ho Stephan Hohertz Andrea Hoinacki Larre & Suzanne Hoke Joseph Holewa Brian Hollander Corinne Hollar Larry & Sandra Honomichl Richard Horvitz David Hotchkiss Doug Howard Elna Hubbell Alayna & Mark Hubner Mr. Hugh Wang Hui Christine Ingle Jack & Harriet Izower Theresa Jachetta Marlene Jacome Mark Jeschke Lars Jeurling Miki Johnson Gary & Shirley Johnston James Jubak & Marie D’Amico Barbara Kafka John & Deralyn Kaheny Nicholas Kallan Victoria Kallan Sharon Karr Natalie Karthik Raymond Keeling Stewart Kemp John & Nancy Kempton
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Jack Bernard & Marilyn Westerman George & Jean Bernstein Ronald & Gailmarie Berquist Jack Bills Cathyann Bixby Richard & Marjory Blacher Kathleen Blackburn Michael Blacklidge Robert Blobaum Daniel J Block Amanda Bloom Rossana & Peter Bohl Kathryn Boogaard Raymond & Verena Borton Noella Boudart Rebecca Boulton Thomas Brandi Alexandra Braun Richard Bready Francine Brevetti John Curtis & Nancy Brewer Joseph & Judith Brill Milissa Brockish & Martine Brousse George Brogdon Richard & Bich Brogdon Timothy Brown William Buchanan William Bucholtz Ngan Bui & Lam Tran Bruce & Julie Bullard Robert & Joan Bundtzen Katie Burke Don & Jill Calvert Donald & Sondra Caplin Christine Cerri Vernon Chaplin Caroline Chee Eugene Cheung Wayne Cheung David Christopher Gregory Chun
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Kenneth Kendler & Susan Miller Eileen Kenney Lee Ketelsen & Adam Parker Faisal Khan Caitriona Kieran Lee & Helen Kitchell Lucy Knutson Linda Koffman Jacqueline Koh Charles Koski Tom & Royann Kovaleski Vicki & Donald Kramer Vivian & James Kromer Johan Kulo Abigail Kweskin David & Lorraine Kweskin Edward Kweskin James Kweskin Brian Kwong Jason Lahmani & Rotem Moran Suzanna Lam James Lampert William & Barbara Larsen Martie Lathrop Stephen Lavine Huong & Chi Le Jennifer Le Loc Le Mark Le Mimi Le Tuan Le & Huong Nguyen Van Le Yannick & Deborah Leboulch Nancy & Craig Leman Thomas Lenk & Yen Hai Nguyen-Lenk Jeremy Levenson Jeff Levick Leonard Leving Joe Levinger Christine Lewis John Lillicrop Martha Lincoln
Susan Lindblade & Grant Fondo Mari Lineberry Charles Lippa Anna Liu Nathan & Cary Lukes Jeanie Luong Judy Luong Tienna Luong Greg & Liz Lutz Elizabeth Luu Ly Ly & Thu Nguyen Lucinda Lyon Russell Lyons Kathryn MacDonald Patricia Maclean Wm Scott & Annette Magargee Fred & Phyllis Magaziner Christopher & Maureen Maley Sophia Malone Roxanna Martinez Molly Martyn Rachael Marusarz Sonia Mathern Marc Mauer Douglas & Elizabeth McCree James McCurrach Mark McDonald Cody Mcfadyen Tom McGillis Rick & Nancy McGowan James & Gail McIntire Linda Meier Margit Meissner & Ervin Bognar Tom Meyer Abraham & Diana Millado Terri & Craig Milbourne Barbara Miller Carol Miller Forrest & Mary Miller Fred & Betty Miller Sandra Miller Lee & Patricia Milovich
Marek & Malgorzata Mintus Lorna Mohan Paul Moore & Dolly Lin Elisa Moreno Eleonore Joan Morgan Sandra Morgen Richard & Bettina Moss Elaine Mu George Muller Laura Murra Claire Musngi Mikael Nabati Darin Nakamura Karim Naraghi Nina Naruszewicz Stephen Neeley & Chau Nguyen Amy Jo Neill Joy & Don Nelson William Nelson Carol Ann Nestor C.T. Nguyen Diana Nguyen Hanh Nguyen Hau Nguyen Jacob Nguyen John Nguyen & Ria Fresnoza Khoi Nguyen Kim Nguyen Ly Nguyen Mai Nguyen Rosalynn Nguyen Tami Nguyen Thu Huong Nguyen Thu-Van Nguyen Tommy Nguyen Tuyet Le Nguyen Ronald & Rosalie Nicholson Sara Nicklos Theresa & Bruce Nidetz David Nolan Stephen Norcross Steve Nyirady Dan O’Connell Roberta Odell
Ryan Oldenburg Colleen O’Neill John Ong Rosalind Ong & John Tran Barbara Ormond Darren Ovitsky Elizabeth Pan Amanda Panning Grace Park Matthew Park Lorilyn & Allen Parmer Jane Patullo Ralph & Linda Pene Joseph Perry Erica Peters Jennifer Peterson Steven Petrovic Anne Pham Ly Pham Mary Pham Thai Pham Theresa Pham Thu Pham & Charles Jefferson John Phan Kathie & Mike Phillips Loi Boi Phuong & Xuong Luu Elisabeth PiedmontMartin Joseph Pierre Barbara Podell Kenneth Pohanic Tony Pohl Andrew Por Diana Price Bruce Pringle Arthur Ramos Robert Rawlins Catherine Rawson David Rawson-Cain Bruce & Wendy Reed Elsbeth Reisen & Mark Dyen Mike & Peggy Restivo Fariborz Rezakhanlou & Armineh Terpanchian Carol & Rollie Rice
Morris Richter Monica Rico Matthew Rifkin Lawrence Ring Beth Ringhofer Brenda Ringwald Althea & Melborne Roberts Samuel & Sharon Roberts Katherine Robertson Kathleen Robinson Marilyn & Don Rodgers Richard Rodgers Suzanne Rodgers Trevor Rogers Andrew Rogoff & Amy Ginensky Kristin Rolla Robert Roth & Judith Lerner Karen Rowan Pamela Russo Janet Russo-Jacklin & William Jacklin Katherine Ryan Peter Ryder & Natalie Fox Victor & Angie Sanchez Tiffany Sanders Juliet Sarkessian Teresita Schaffer Erich Franz Schimps Nathaniel & Henny Schneider Klaus & Ilse Schreiber Colin Schroeder Barbara Schwarz Ivan Shulman George Si Sandra Sims Tamara Sinats Jonathan Singer Martha Siv Jerry Smith Shirley Smith James & Bette Snowden Patrick So Harriet Soares
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Gary & Janet Wager John Wagers Calvin Wagner Charles Wagner Meredith Wagner Rebecca Wagner Murry & Marilyn Waldman Dorrie Wallis James & Mary Walsh Charles & Chau Walters Mathew Wambua Nancy Wang Thomas & Joni Wannamaker Sarah Watkins J. Dix & Barbara Wayman John Weaver Jeffrey & Lynn Marie Weil Edo Weits Carole Wells Jack & Kanitta Wells Ben Whitehair Mae Whiting Martha & Otto Wiederkehr Stewart Wiggers Paula Wilkes Ruby Willems Heidi Willis Richard & Cecile Willis Stan Wilson Anthony Winnicker Patrick Winnicker Roy & Judy Wolff Chic Wolk Prudence Wong Vun Yen Gail Woods Alice Wooster Audrey Worrell Linda Worthington Donald & Norma Wright Janette Yamamoto Robert Yates Janet Yen Hsin-I Robert & Chiu-Lin Yenney
William Young Geanne & Hyman Zelkowitz Pingying Zeng Diane Zielbauer Rick & Susan Zimmerman
g In-kind gifts AEDEA Partners, LLC Lars Agren Robert Allen Sally Alwan Jubert Aranas Atiqa Ashraf Patricia Balazs Ms. Banh Louise Barr Leon Bass Andreas Bergkvist Ronald & Gailmarie Berquist Joan & Larry Blume Murray Bohn Timothy Brown Diane Buettner Katie Burke Caroline Chee Eugene Cheung Mackenzie Chiu City of Da Nang Colgate Vietnam Mark Conroy & Tam Hoang Charles Craft Wendy Crisafulli & Steve Calhoun Beth & Ralph Davis Helen Davison Laureen Distefano Dang Do Aisling Donnelly Leah Donovan Steven Duong Tai Duong Leslie Ennis
Benjamin Feinberg Mieke Glinthuis Gary & Virginia Godley Riona Gorman Daniel & Maureen Green Hannah Green Sidharath Gupta Nguyen Hai Jeremy Hamal Allen & Susan Hasse Huong Ho Luan Ho Stephan Hohertz Alayna & Mark Hubner Wang Hui Vo Hung Emma Hunter Viet Huynh Gloria Hwang Steve Kenmore Kerr Total Care Company Caitriona Kieran Kon Ray District Community, Kon Tum Johan Kulo Mara Laffitte Lisa Lam Diep Le Jennifer Le Van Le Howard Lemke Elin Lindberg Thomas Low & Priscilla Joe Nathan & Cary Lukes Jeremy Lung Jeanie Luong Michael & Page Maher Sara Mahler Sheela Maisuria Sophia Malone Melvyl Mccart Deborah McDonald MediBadge, Inc. Melvin Miller Lorna Mohan Stephanie Myers
Rebecca Nelson Hoa Nguyen Joanne Nguyen Le Chi Nguyen Tam Nguyen Pacific Angel Mission Ly Pham Thanh Pham Theresa Pham Thomas Pham Kim Phan Bob Potter Melvin & Susan Potter Dinh Quoc Anisha Ravji David Rawson-Cain Bertram & Sheilah Rechtschaffer Katrin Schulze Semiahmoo Dental Outreach Stanley & Paulette Shulman George Si Judith Simonson Eric Snyder Lange Soo Dharshan Sritharan Mandrea Stebbins Laura Stewart Ken Stones & Diana Wegner Pankaj Taneja Kathleen Tarafas Thieu Thanh Loc Thien Ta Thuy Hang Tran Tracy Tran Kim Trang Phan Thi Quynh Trang Kimberly & Jeremy Troggio G Van Pelt Tran Vien Thomas Walczyk Claire Walker Janet Yen Hsin-I
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Monique Sondheim Donnie Statom Phil Stone Lynn & Bertram Strieb Suzanne Summer Thomas Suriano Robert & Karen Swierczewski James & Pamela Talone Russell Taylor Tamanique & Hugo Teran Ariane Terlet James Terrill Lynn Thai Mindi Thai & Ryan Do Loc Thien Chau Thi-Lyons Craig Tippins Spencer Ton Sylvia Townsend & Charles Cowens Hieu Tran Phuc Tran Shirley Tran & Sam Liu Thuy Tran Tracy Tran Donna Trinh & Wayne Gulian Malcolm Tronic Ann Truong & Terry Hall Anthony Truong Chad & Aleli Truong Bhuchung Tsering Frederick & Jean Tuemmler James & Rosemary Turner William Turner Don Unrau Paul Van Jack & Linda VanLoan Moina Varkie-Toft Joe Vassallo Gray Velasquez Michelle Vigilia Odette Villeneuve Hyde Phuong Vy Miriam Wachsman
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e mw b oa r d o f d i r e c to r s
Peter A. Singer,
M.D.
Chairman
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Peter Singer is Chairman of East Meets West’s Board of Directors, and has been an active member since 1990. Peter’s interest in EMW grew out of his experience as a battalion doctor with the US Army in Vietnam from 1966-1967. A native San Franciscan, he is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and received his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. Peter is Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, active in clinical practice, teaching and research.
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Stephen Gunther Vice Chairman/Secretary
A co-founder of New Urban West Inc., a residential and commercial development company, Stephen Gunther served as its president for over 20 years and maintains an active leadership role. Steve is a former deputy attorney general of California, and a father, traveler, collector of vintage posters and member of several charitable foundations.
Eric Hemel,
Ph.D.
Treasurer
Over the past decade, Eric Hemel has served as President of Alson Capital and Co-Head of US equity research at Merrill Lynch. An analyst at First Boston, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch for 13 years, he was ranked #1 in his sector nine times by the Institutional Investor poll in the Financials and REIT categories. Eric served in the Reagan Administration as staff director of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. He graduated from Stanford University, earning a BA, MBA and PhD. Board Members
Jerome Falk Jerry Falk is a senior member of Howard Rice Law firm, active in civil trial and appellate litigation. Jerry clerked for Justice William O. Douglas of the US Supreme Court and has taught constitutional law at UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law. Jerry has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years, was named a Top 100 Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, and received the Distinguished Jurisprudence
Award of the Anti-Defamation League. Jerry earned a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and his JD from Boalt.
Vivian Ho Vivian Ho is President of the Academy for Global Health Philanthropy (AGHP), a nonprofit that develops and facilitates global health philanthropic ventures. At AGHP, Vivian serves as a senior advisor to governments, foundations, philanthropists, and corporations. Prior to AGHP, Vivian was President & CEO of Queens International, a first-tier business development subsidiary of Queens Health Systems. An alumnus of Stanford University, University of Washington and Whitman College, Vivian holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance & International Business. Gil Kemp Gil Kemp founded Home Decorators Collection, a leading direct seller of home furnishings and accessories, in 1991 and served as its President until his retirement in 2009, three years after its purchase by Home Depot. He co-founded Kemp & George home products catalog and developed direct-marketing programs for several prominent publishers. A graduate of Swarthmore College, he received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Gil is co-author of Dale Carnegie: The Man Who Influenced Millions. Tom Low Tom Low is a partner with Bridges SF, LLC, an executive search firm specializing in the finance sector. Tom was the founding CFO of Restoration Hardware, which he helped expand from four stores to 100, using direct mail and e-commerce. Tom took Restoration Hardware public in 1998, one of the year’s most successful IPOs. Tom has also served as CFO of Ask Jeeves and Safeway.com. Tom earned a BS degree from UC Davis and an MBA in Finance from UC Irvine. Board listed as of May 31, 2010. EMW Board members Linda Meier, Hang Bourque and Ly Huong-Pham served during 2009, but resigned as of publication date. For most recent EMW board members, visit our website at www.eastmeetswest.org.
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annual report credits managing editor
usa
lead writer editors
john anner rachelle galloway sylvia townsend art direction and design
rachelle galloway
program and profile photos
kevin german luceoimages.com board photos
michael huynh
administration and finance
ann ngoc tuyet truong chief financial officer veronica tubera senior accountant avery hochhalter junior accountant & administrative assistant communications & fundraising
rachelle galloway communications manager sylvia townsend communications and development officer laura ward collins development officer john hieu nguyen development administrator
nam nguyen
vietnam
donor info
sylvia townsend john hieu nguyen the editors would like to thank all the emw staff in vietnam for making this publication possible— with special thanks to the spell team in da nang, the sn-pwd team in quang ngai, the clean water team in ho chi minh city, and ho thi y nhi and mark conroy—for providing the program statistics, biographical details for the beneficiaries and for graciously taking the photographer on numerous field trips.
duong thi thanh thuy senior admin. officer
cao ngoc canh program officer
nguyen van quang project manager
tran kiem huy program officer
nguyen van tien project manager
large constructionnorthern region
cong huyen ton nu to hanh senior admin. officer
vo van hoang project manager
ronald smith deputy director
huynh viet binh program officer
lai hung cuong project manager
nguyen huu toan program officer
nguyen thi thanh xuan administrative officer
hoang ngoc dat program assistant
phi van duong assistant project manager
le trieu duong program officer
nguyen duc thang m&e assistant project manager
pham thi dieu loan program officer
tran dinh chien program officer
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finances
nguyen duy phong program officer
john anner president
infrastructure photos
ann truong veronica tubera ho thi y nhi nguyen hiep nguyen thi kim vui
doan ngoc duong program officer
nguyen huu nam deputy director
vu thuy bac program assistant tran thi khanh trang program assistant
nguyen ky cong m&e site supervisor
da nang mark conroy senior advisor & da nang representative
hanoi
administration and finance
minh chau nguyen country director
ho thi y nhi deputy director
nguyen thi minh thu program development director
nguyen hiep assistant controller
le thi to nga office manager catherine gantley program manager ha thi thu huong program assistant william akridge volunteer & intern stephanie wang volunteer communications
cao vu hoang chau public relations manager ha lan anh communications officer
nguyen van bi project manager
luong thi khanh ly program officer
dr. charles f. craft dental advisor tran thi minh huong national coordinator
do truong thinh site supervisor spell program
hoang ngoc tung national coordinator
ho quang minh tung program officer
dang thanh canh it administrator
pham thi mai nguyet staff dentist
le trung truc program officer
vu ngoc ha administrative assistant
pham minh tri chief dental nurse
tran thi thanh ha program officer
pham thi huong accountant assistant
do thi hong thuy dental nurse
le cao dung program officer
dao huyen trang receptionist
nguyen thi thu hien dental nurse
nguyen thien khiem program assistant
vo thi van ninh cleaner
truong thi thuy infection controller
anastasia bury volunteer
nguyen van tuyen watchman
nguyen thi my huong infection controller
operation healthy heart
jeppe nelson international advisor nguyen quy senior program officer ngo dinh le dung senior program officer
kon tum early childhood care & education
vo thi hien program manager tran tan vinh program assistant
van tu ly program coordinator vu thuy y nga office assistant
tran nguyen thien an program officer gary field mitchell volunteer bui thi ha chau program assistant
hoang ngoc anh national coordinator
mai trieu an staff dentist
hoang thi hang tam senior deputy director
jack bernard development director
school construction
phan thi hong thoi human resources officer
tran thi tra my office assistant
ho chi minh city
le thanh binh senior program officer
trinh truong thao program officer
dental program
le ngoc nhan project assistant
hoang ngoc toan site supervisor operation healthy heart
hoang thi kim anh program assistant
nguyen van linh project officer
clean water & sanitation
ngo dinh trieu program officer
nguyen thi ngoc uyen volunteer
nguyen thi mai huong project manager
nguyen tan hung site supervisor
nguyen thi kim vui senior finance officer
clean water & sanitation
bui thi huyen trang program assistant
pham minh tan assistant project manager
nguyen ngoc phuong hoa chief dentist
doan thi thu huong senior pr & communications asst.
nguyen thu huyen program officer
vo le phu an assistant project manager
da nang
nguyen thi kim hong senior program officer
support network for people with disabilities quang ngai
nguyen manh hung national coordinator tran van long program officer nguyen thi huyen program assistant
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laos dan fitzpatrick program consultant daovy leuandruangchan program assistant
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luciano moccia international coordinator
rachelle galloway
sylvia townsend
nguyen manh hung consultant
breath of life
oakland
cambodia phuov narin project manager
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“My son has cerebral palsy. I used to feel hopeless about his condition. Now, with regular therapy at the local rehabilitation center, he can sit up in his wheelchair. He's making progress, and I see a brighter future for him.”
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Duong Tùng Thao, with his son Duong Tung Tinh Support Network for People with Disabilities
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provides a connection to safe, piped water for the poorest of the poor.
provides a child free modern dental care for one year.
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provides a hospital with a neonatal machine to help reduce infant mortality.
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provides a critically ill child with lifesaving heart surgery.
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provides one impoverished child with a year’s scholarship for primary school.
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provides one disabled person with corrective surgery and a prosthetic device.
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7th Floor English Language Institute University of Da Nang 41 Le Duan Street Da Nang, Vietnam T: +84-511-3-829-110 F: +84-511-3-821-850
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