home visit in vietnam

 

 

 

While in the village, we also visited a family (poorest in this village). It was 9.30am and we were a little surprised to see a few men having beer. Seems to be common in all poor countries...Alcohol is used either to numb their pain or for them to escape from reality. In the wooden house with dirt floor, there is a wooden bed with a mat and a dinning table. Nothing more... This guy is 39 years old but he looks like he is 50+. He has blood shot eyes and looked dazed. He does not have a regular source of income and you can sense that he feels there is no future for him and hopelessness in life. AOG World Relief Vietnam will investigate the possibility of helping this family with their pay-it-forward livestock program. In this program, a family will be provided with a pig for breeding. From the first litter of piglets, the family has to give away 2 healthy female piglets to 2 other needy neighbours, who in turn do the same. In this way, the whole village will benefit from it very quickly. This is one way to break the poverty cycle.