Collective Philanthropy Collective Philanthropy Project 2011Project 2011

““Safe & Sound”Safe & Sound”

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• Founded by Michael Brosowski and colleagues Founded by Michael Brosowski and colleagues on Feb 2003on Feb 2003

• BDCF’s goals:BDCF’s goals:

• are to break the poverty cycle by offering help to those who need are to break the poverty cycle by offering help to those who need them the most: street kids, child victims of trafficking, and the them the most: street kids, child victims of trafficking, and the rural poor. rural poor.

• reaching out to kids in crisis throughout Vietnam. Giving children reaching out to kids in crisis throughout Vietnam. Giving children and youth a new chance in life: the chance to have a home, a and youth a new chance in life: the chance to have a home, a good education, good education, and a happy, stable life.and a happy, stable life.

History of History of Blue Dragon Children’s FoundationBlue Dragon Children’s Foundation

AchievementsAchievements

Up till 2010: Up till 2010:

Send Send 1,1131,113 kids back to school and jobs training. kids back to school and jobs training.

Built and repaired houses for Built and repaired houses for 2424 families. families.

Reunited Reunited 5656 runaway children with their families. runaway children with their families.

Successfully rescued Successfully rescued 7272 trafficked children. trafficked children.

RescuedRescued 9 9 girls from China who were kidnapped girls from China who were kidnapped and sold to brothelsand sold to brothels

• FocusFocus: Child Trafficking ( Rescue and : Child Trafficking ( Rescue and prevention)prevention)• MissionMission: rescue children from traffickers : rescue children from traffickers and return to their families; and prevent and return to their families; and prevent trafficking from taking place by spreading trafficking from taking place by spreading awareness among villages and awareness among villages and communities. communities. • RegionsRegions: Hue & Saigon: Hue & Saigon

SAFE & SOUNDSAFE & SOUND

Here’s how it Here’s how it works…works…

RescuingRescuing

• Rescue team is formed with Rescue team is formed with BDCF staff, Red Cross and BDCF staff, Red Cross and volunteers.volunteers.

•Come to factories where the Come to factories where the kids are being held and kids are being held and demand their release.demand their release.

Rescued children will stay at BDCF’s facility before returning Rescued children will stay at BDCF’s facility before returning home with their familyhome with their family

• We build relationships We build relationships with communities in Huewith communities in Hue

• Support families with Support families with food (rice, noodles…)food (rice, noodles…)

•BDCF Staff will be with BDCF Staff will be with the families that have the families that have become target of become target of traffickerstraffickers

• Sending the children Sending the children back to school.back to school.

• Help building houses Help building houses and attain proper birth and attain proper birth certificatescertificates

Educate & Prevent

ExpandExpand to 3-5 more villages to 3-5 more villages

Rescue Rescue at least 60 more childrenat least 60 more children

Rebuild Rebuild 7-10 more houses7-10 more houses

CreateCreate 1-2 children’s playgrounds 1-2 children’s playgrounds

SupportSupport up to 150 trafficked up to 150 trafficked children to go to school children to go to school

““Safe & Sound” Safe & Sound” project project goalsgoals

On behalf of uNavsa and Blue Dragon On behalf of uNavsa and Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation. Thank you!Children’s Foundation. Thank you!