“Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy”
Michael Gove
Vietnamese rural areas witness an existing issue that unprivileged children suffering from low living standards and lack access to education. It has lead to negative consequences with high dropout rate and large amount of children cannot go to school.
Interestingly, students coming from rural areas in Vietnam are believed to have proven outstanding abilities. What if their talents is wasted when they are not able to approach to education facilities? What if they could turn into a heavy burden for society in future without conditions to boost their knowledge and skills? And how we can give them a hand to facilitate their abilities and improve health and education conditions in these areas?
Having strong concerns, Sky Lantern is an annual charity program on Mid Autumn Festival as a solution to this rising issue. The project is carried out based on the mission of contributing sustainable support in healthcare and education for children and raising awareness of young generation to create their social values for the community.
Our Journey
So far, our club has carried out 4 Culture Exchange programs with various and interesting themes:
2015
Once Upon a Time
Amazing race version Saigon Hotpot.
2016
Run Or Hunt
A thrilling chasing game around city center to learn more about Saigon.
2017
Finding TET
The beauty in the Vietnamese traditional Tet holiday.
2018
Vibrant Mekong
Understanding the culture of the West of Vietnam through their wet rice culture and melodious traditional songs.
