11/07/2026
🩷 Dana Classroom × Theresa Boarding Home for Ethnic Minority Children 🩷
We are excited to announce a meaningful new collaboration between Dana Charity Group and the Theresa Ethnic Minority Education Program in Vietnam, led by Sister Rose—one of our long-time volunteers and a trusted partner who has worked alongside us for many years.
Together, we will establish and support a boarding home for underprivileged ethnic minority children from remote mountain villages, providing them with a safe place to live while they pursue their education.
Many of these children come from families living hours away from the nearest school. Without a boarding facility, attending school simply would not be possible. Their parents entrust them to the care of the convent, where the sisters and volunteers provide not only accommodation, but also the love, guidance, and stability every child deserves.
The boarding home currently cares for more than 230 ethnic minority children, ranging from Grade 6 to high school. Because their families cannot afford the costs of education, no fees are charged. Every child receives accommodation, nutritious meals, pastoral care, and a nurturing environment in which they can learn and grow.
At the beginning of each school year, the children are provided with school uniforms, clothing, textbooks, and essential learning materials, ensuring they can attend school with dignity and confidence. During the school term, they attend local schools during the day and return to the boarding home, where they continue their studies under the care of the sisters.
Beyond meeting their daily needs, the program also equips the children with practical life skills. They spend approximately one hour each day learning to grow vegetables and other basic agricultural skills. The produce helps feed the boarding community, while any surplus is sold to support the children’s living expenses. Through this, they learn responsibility, teamwork, self-reliance, and the value of hard work.
This partnership reflects Dana Charity Group’s belief that education is about more than classrooms—it is about creating a safe and supportive environment where children can learn, develop life skills, and build hope for a brighter future.
To further support their education, we also plan to engage private tutors to provide additional academic assistance. Many of these children speak their own ethnic language as their first language rather than Vietnamese, making it more difficult to understand classroom lessons and access educational opportunities. Supplementary tutoring will help bridge this language gap, strengthen their academic foundations, and give them the confidence and skills to thrive at school.
A minimum of AUD $1,000 per month will be required to sustain this program and provide meaningful long-term outcomes for the children.
As Dana Charity Group has limited resources and many ongoing commitments, we cannot support this initiative alone. If this project speaks to your heart, we warmly invite you to consider making a personal commitment—no matter the amount—to help sustain this meaningful work.
Together, we can provide these children with more than just a place to stay. We can give them an education, a caring community, and the opportunity to build a brighter future. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to changing a child’s life.
Thank you for believing, together with us, that education is one of the most powerful ways to break the cycle of poverty.🫶 fans
