Nguyen Duy Thien

February 25, 2011

Male

6

Math

Listening to music

1

Cannot work (Mental Illness)

Street Vendor

$152

2

4 (social house)

ABOUT ME

I.  MY FAMILY:

There are four members in my family, including my parents, my younger brother, and me. We are living in a social house for poor people. My father has been mentally ill for several years, so my mother has become the breadwinner. She is disabled and uses a wheelchair to move around every day. To earn money, my mother sells some goods on the streets, so her income is low and unstable. Now, my mother alone takes care of all the expenses in the family, such as my father's treatment cost, my brother's and my study's fees, and our living expenses. It is beyond my mother's ability to cover everything and we do need help.

II. MY STUDY:

I enjoy Math the most. I know that education is the only thing I can do right now to have a better future, so I always try hard at school and get good marks. I am afraid that I cannot follow my study to the end or get a higher education. Therefore, I do hope to receive a helping hand so that I can keep schooling and my mother is less hard. Please help me!

Family Members:

• Nguyen Van Tuc (1979) – Father – Mental Illness 

• Le Dao Thi Bich Hien (1982) – Mother – Unskilled work

• Nguyen Duy Nguyen (2012) – Brother – 5th grader