Education for Ha Giang Highland Community

A HEARTFELT MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE – CLOSING THE YEAR 2025

As the year 2025 comes to an end, it leaves us with countless unforgettable memories, meaningful journeys, and, above all, sincere and lasting bonds of compassion and solidarity.

We would like to express our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to all Vietnamese and international volunteers, our partners, and dear friends who overcame geographical distance, language barriers, and cultural differences to stand with us, support us, and contribute wholeheartedly throughout the past year.

Thanks to your presence and dedication, our students have gained new knowledge, discovered fresh perspectives, and learned valuable life skills. Beyond lessons in the classroom, you have shared powerful teachings about kindness, empathy, sharing, and the importance of human connection.

Alongside educational and cultural exchange activities, we have together carried out many meaningful humanitarian and charity programs, bringing love and care to remote and disadvantaged villages across Ha Giang Province. Warm clothes, blankets, essential supplies, and simple food packages may seem small, but they carried immense love and compassion to the poor and especially vulnerable families, helping them endure hardship with hope and dignity.

In particular, we worked together to donate nearly 1,000 cinnamon trees to poor households in many villages throughout Ha Giang, with the hope of supporting sustainable livelihoods and helping families build a more stable and long-term future.

We also cannot forget the historic floods in October–November 2025, which swept away almost all the belongings and property of many local families — including our own. During this painful time, we were deeply moved and grateful for the visits, encouragement, and timely support we received. The financial assistance, material aid, and, most importantly, the love and emotional support you shared became a powerful source of strength, helping both the local people and us stand up again and move forward.

Together, we have:
• Experienced the traditional cuisine, festivals, and rich cultural heritage of Ha Giang, in northern Vietnam.
• Traveled through the majestic mountain passes, where nature and human spirit meet.
• Explored historical and cultural destinations filled with stories of resilience and identity.
• Shared heartfelt stories about our homeland, country, villages, and the people of Vietnam — simple, sincere, yet strong and full of hope.

Once again, from the bottom of our hearts, we extend our deepest gratitude to all partners, organizations, friends, and both local and international volunteers who placed their trust in us and stood by us throughout a year full of challenges but also profound meaning.

We wish you all good health, happiness, peace, luck, and continued success. May the beautiful memories of Ha Giang and northern Vietnam always stay in your hearts, and may we meet again on future journeys filled with compassion, purpose, and humanity.

With sincere gratitude, respect, and love.
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Merry Christmas and happy birthday to my volunteer come from Ustraynia 🥰 Quinn

Our volunteers were dressed in the traditional Vietnamese women's attire, the graceful and elegant ao dai.

There were also volunteers who experienced climbing to the summit of Ha Giang's second highest mountain, Chieu Lau Thi peak, which is over 2,000 meters high.

A day of experience for volunteers dressed in traditional H'Mông ethnic costumes in Ha Giang, northern Vietnam.

English class from yesterday

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the international volunteers from Australia and the Czech Republic. Thank you for your support and assistance during this time, making your journey to Vietnam a truly meaningful experience. We especially appreciate your help in beautifully decorating the Christmas tree as we prepare for the upcoming festive season.”