Visiting Nam!

I was visited by Nam in the morning at the orphanage! He told me about how he had found a job and a new place to live! He told me he lives with his sister (a nun) and he is very happy! I was glad to hear this and kindly accepted the offer when he invited me to see his new 'life'. He lives in Phu Duc District just out of the city! I arrived at a building with a large sign outside advertising massage from the blind! However being in Phu Duc there are no tourists so this made it seem less commercialised and a lot more acceptable. I walked in and was greeted by around 10 people, including allot of blind young adults and the owner Van Phong. Van Phone is a 28 year old Nun who has set up a company who supports the blind. She offers housing and food to the blind adults and in return they work as a massuse or make jewlerry and bags. I got a tour around the building and was very impressed at what i saw! It was not at all what i had expected! The rooms wer large and clean! With Saunas and Spa's. Each person had a good sized bedroom by vietnamese terms and everyone seemed happy! I was treated to lunch 'vietnamese style' and had a great time. I was then taken out for coffee with a few of the blind lads. I left Nam with a completly different view on his new life as a massuse. He was happy, surrounded by friends and people that care! I will be visiting him more often and find out more about the Sister who runs this place! I feel in vietnam its better to help fund and support these exsisting programmes! I spoke to a Lady i met who has been doing charity work in Saigon for 2 years! She told me how the richest places in Saigon are often the Orphanages! People tend to come over here and automatically want to donate to an orphanage. People simply give them money and leave! It is then up to the orphanage as to where the money goes! This is why most of it doesnt go to the orphans. However it is smaller charities and organisations that have been set up that are strugelling! I will be spending lots of time here doing my research before i finally decide who i want to support with your kind donations!