Our Supporters
CHIA is grateful for the support of many individuals, community groups, businesses and corporations. Without this assistance we would not be able to provide services to those children in the community who are most disadvantaged.
Our Partners
We would like to acknowledge the support of our major partners who assist CHIA through their generous financial contribution and through their promotion of our work to the broader community.
CHIA welcomes aboard the Planet Wheeler Foundation as a major supporter of our health, disability and education programs. The commitment made by the Foundation enables CHIA to develop a range of longer term initiatives and provides us a with a more stable base from which to grow and extend our services for more children in need. The Planet Wheeler Foundation was established by Tony and Maureen Wheeler who founded Lonely Planet, a name synonymous around the world with independent travel.
In 2002 Intrepid Travel, well known for its reputation to take travellers off the beaten track in small tour groups, established the Intrepid Foundation to support the grassroots work of non government organisations in the communities where Intrepid is active.
The Foundation recently added CHIA to its Intrepid Community Project Fund. Donations made by Intrepid travellers to The Intrepid Foundation, intended for CHIA, will be matched by Intrepid Travel.
A related outcome of our new association is that various Intrepid Groups travelling through Vietnam will stop in CHIA, providing their guests with the opportunity to meet some of our children and view our work first hand. For further information on the Foundation go to: www.theintrepidfoundation.org
AusCham was established in 1998, with chapters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to represent the interests of its members and to encourage the development of Australian and Vietnamese business relations. It now has well over 600 members which reflects the growth in trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam over the past decade.
The Hanoi Chapter of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (AusCham) and the Australia & New Zealand Women’s Group recently donated funds for CHIA’s Therapy Program which provides disabled children from Hoi An with access to vital therapy and rehabilitation services which are otherwise unavailable.
A generous donation has also been made by the Ho Chi Minh City Chapter of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (AusCham). These funds will be applied to a range of health initiatives including general health assessments, specific testing, a vaccination program and nutritional supplementation.
The direct result of this support from the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh chapters of AusCham will be an enhancement in the quality of service that we will be able to provide to children in our care which will translate to improved patient outcomes. www.auschamvn.org
With Heartfelt Thanks
A sincere thank you to the following health professionals for their generous support:
Dr Alan Gale - Cardiothoracic Surgeon and the visiting Australian Heart Surgery team
Dr Chris Whight - Paediatric Cardiologist (Australia)
Dr Craig Canasta – Orthopaedic Surgeon (USA)
Dr Josh Solomon - Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician and Director of the Hoi An Foundation
Dr Martin Corbally – Paediatric Surgeon (Ireland)
Dr Michael Snow – Orthodontist, and the Project Boomerang Cleft Care team (Australia)
Dr Nguyen Van Viet – Director, Pacific Hospital, Hoi An
Dr Paul Wade – Orthopaedic Surgeon (Australia)
A big thank you to the following people for their pro bono professional services:
Kitka for web-design and hosting
Ian Blackford for logo design