CONVENT ST. PAUL OF CHARTRES DANANG
47 Yen
Bai St., Danang, VIETNAM
Tel:
(84.511) 382 47 35 * Fax:
(84.511) 389 30 58
E-mail :
phaolodn@dng.vnn.vn
Convent St Paul of Chartres Danang
INTRODUCTION:
A convent maintained by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in the Danang diocese covers 13 civilian provinces including cities in the northern and central regions of the country. The 55 communities of Sisters (convents) comprise 455 professed nuns (118 elderly retired Sisters: 70-93 years old) along the coastline and in the highlands. Their aim is to provide education, nutrition, hygiene, health care and social care in a number of self-sufficient welfare establishments.
Children in Maternal School
APPROACH:
1. Helping orphanages and children's homes meet minimum standards and becoming sustainable
2. Sponsoring education for children in need
3. Improving health care in surrounding villages
4. Providing nutritional support for patients
5. Participating in HIV prevention programmes
6. Empowering women through skills acquisition
7. Building strong families through empowerment of rural communities
Sister Theresia and an orphan
As a result of the long war and turbulent history, countless children and adolescents have fallen through the safety net and are suffering in poverty, hunger and despair. The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in Danang are bringing hope to such children and adolescents who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves living at the edge.
Group of Editors: Kazue Aikawa, David Gregoire, , Ly Lan, Gerhard Möller, Seng Thong Ratsamy, Pascal Spagnoli, Carmen Wosinski, Eric and Patricia Zahra.
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