- Catalyst Foundation
"Catalyst Foundation" -
non-profit organization supportingorphan ed, abandoned and homeless children inVietnam throughscholarship programs and direct relief efforts. It also works with children adopted from Vietnam.In
2006 -2007 , the foundation was supported by Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP) of The Union of Northern American Vietnamese Student Associations (uNAVSA). [cite web | title = Collective Philanthropy Project | work = CPP Home Page | url = http://cpp2007.org/CPP%202007/Home.html | access date = 2007-05-30]One of the Catalyst Foundation founders, Scott Parker intended to ride his bike over 2000 miles from
Oregon toMinnesota in August-September, 2007, to raise about $40,000 for building a school and safe shelter for the girls living in the garbage dump ofKien Giang .Projects
* Fight against Vietnamese children sale and trafficking to
Cambodia andChina for forced prostitution and labour.
* Helping needy children in poor regions ofDong Thap andKien Giang Provinces (South Vietnam).
* Girls Scholarship Program.
* Micro Loan Program.References
ee also
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Boat People SOS
*List of Vietnamese American Groups External links
* [http://www.catalystfoundation.org/ Catalyst Foundation Website]
* [http://bikingforhope.blogspot.com/ Blog of Catalyst Foundation Co-founder Scott Parker]
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