Our meeting with the four Ambassadors

Eurasia Representative - Tran Minh Khanh, with Eurasia Project Manager - Nguyen Phuoc Hai, and a member of the Eurasia Association - Chi Ho, in Vietnam and S.E. Ms. Tredene Dobson

Our Eurasia Representative met with the Ambassadors : S.E. Ms. Tredene Dobson from New Zealand; S.E. Mr. Shaun Steil from Canada; S.E. Ms. Nicole Wyrsch from Switzerland, and S.E. Ms. Hilde Solbakken from Norway to present our work in Special Education and Social Therapy. Their primary mission is to raise humanity. This year's aim is mainly for people with special needs. They are researching to listen to centers and organizations working in this field.

Tran Minh Khanh, Nguyen Phuoc Hai, Chi Ho and S.E. Ms. Nicole Wyrsch

In the meeting, we had an opportunity to listen to different organizations doing great work in Ho Chi Minh City and around Vietnam.

We also shared the work of Eurasia, TTG, and ELI with the Ambassadors and friends. The Eurasia team is showing how we build the community with a Labour of Love: "love for every one of us who is different, love for Nature, love for Beauty and Art, love for friendship and community, love for the commitment and hard work, love for our courage to walk this path of inclusion, and gratitude for our unique social field of support and care." We brought Dr. Ha Vinh Tho Books and the artwork - lacquer paintings from our youngsters as Eurasia gifts to the Ambassadors.

Tran Minh Khanh, Nguyen Phuoc Hai, Chi Ho and S.E. Ms. Hilde Solbakken

The community inspires many people who came for the training and experience programs for students from the Happy Schools projects, Happy organizations. As the host of the place, our youngsters show them how to plant seeds and grow vegetables in the beautiful Biodynamic garden, make cookies, jam, etc. Through the artwork, a part of the community workshop, we also show how beautiful the people living with special needs can offer to society.

We come with a giving attitude, not just only ask to receive.

Tran Minh Khanh, Nguyen Phuoc Hai, Chi Ho and S.E. Mr. Shaun Steil

Our history of work, with 24 years of experience in this field and still evolving today, inspired by the Camphill Movement, Gross National Happiness, is about inclusiveness that we want to promote. 

By listening, we also receive feedback and concerns for our work to have more support in the future.

At the end of the meeting, we invited them to visit our wonderful community - The Peaceful Bamboo Family. S.E. Ms. Tredene Dobson, wants to meet us in another session for further conversation.

Julia Leyris