E.C.C.S. Charity Donation for 2008/09 Season

For the 2008/09 season, the Club decided to make a donation to the Thien Phuoc Orphanage Foundation. This charity provides accommodation & support to children from 2 to 13 years of age, and who suffer from a range of physical & mental illnesses that require constant care and treatment.

Thien Phuoc was set-up 5 years ago to offer support to children that would not otherwise be able to receive it. 60 children currently receive treatment at the Center, and they now have plans to open a larger facility in Can Tho, which they hope will be completed in 2011.

The English Cricket Club is proud to support Thien Phuoc, and hopes that a donation of 20million VND will help the Organisation continue to provide vital care and support to those that need it. For more information on the Orphanage and the work they do please visit www.thienphuoccharity.com.vn

All donations made by the E.C.C.S. would not be possible without the generous support of its sponsors

E.C.C.S. Charity Donation for 2007/08 Season

The charity that was chosen for 2008 was Operation Smile Vietnam and the club donated 20,000,000 VND, enough to allow 13 Vietnamese children to have a life changing facial operation.

Since 1989, Operation Smile Vietnam has been working to transform the future for thousands of children whose day-to-day experience was to be shunned, feared, ridiculed and isolated because of their deformities.

In Vietnam, a simple surgery to repair a cleft lip/palate on a young child costs as little as US$75 – but it’s hard to put a figure on the results – they extend beyond the individual child, touching the lives of the family, the village and beyond.

Operation Smile Vietnam provides free surgeries for children with facial deformities and medical development programs through local and international teams of professional volunteers. It is the local organization of Operation Smile International, a US based non-profit, that provides similar programs in 29 countries.

E.C.C.S. Charity Donation for 2007/08 Season

The chosen charity for 2007 was Wildlife at Risk (WAR). This charity was chosen by the club and it's corporate sponsors as they were keen to support a charity that was addressing local needs and demonstrably working for the benefit of Vietnam.

Wildlife At Risk (WAR) is a non-profit organization, based in Ho Chi Minh City, and active throughout the southern provinces of Vietnam. WAR is governed by trustees and staffed by experienced international and Vietnamese professionals.

Why are we here?
Vietnam’s wildlife faces a desperate fight for survival in the 21st century. Without urgent intervention, many of the country’s endangered species will soon be wiped out. They are being driven to extinction by habitat loss, hunting, pollution and, above all, the flourishing illegal wildlife trade.

What do we do?
WAR is dedicated to the long-term conservation of Vietnam’s threatened biodiversity. It aims to reduce the pressure on Vietnam’s wildlife by helping to build local capacity to implement legislation, raise environmental awareness and develop alternatives to the unsustainable exploitation of Vietnam’s natural resources.

How do we work?
A principal characteristic of WAR’s approach is that it responds to locally identified priorities, rather than imposing its own predetermined agenda.

The official presentation took place at Vasco's Bar and Restaurant on Friday 14th September and a cheque for 10,000,000.00 VND was presented to the charity.