Meet STREETS Trainees

Meet STREETS Trainee - Vu

Nguyen Do Van Vu’s foster mother lost her eyesight in a tragic battle during the war with America. Disfigured and depressed she chose to...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Thao

“I’ve learned to see difficulties as just phases in life. If I fall down, I know that I will get up and receive an important lesson in...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Van

“I did not know that there could be options in life to choose from. I did not dare to dream for anything because my family was so poor,”...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Loan

K Thi Loan gave birth to her first child when she was only 19 years old, as is common for Raglai ethnic minority women who live in the...

Meet STREETS Trainee - An

“I had nothing except some pieces of clothing and a hazy mind,” Bui Quang Nhat An says when describing what life was like at 18 when he...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Nam

“I’m thankful for being given a solid foundation that I can build on to reach into the sky from,” Nguyen Van Nam says with confidence...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Do

Do was orphaned at 12 when his father died and his mother abandoned him at his grandfather's house in rural Quang Nam Province. Three...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Suong

Abandoned by her mother, Suong grew up with her grandparents in rural Quang Nam Province. Her grandparents were subsistence rice farmers...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Phuong

Phuong grew up on the Cham Islands with no running water, healthcare or high school. After graduating from STREETS, Phuong started her...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Phan

Phan grew up extremely poor in the outskirts of Da Nang, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Hoi An. He was raised on land contaminated...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Van

Van's mother died when she was just 15. Van's father soon abandoned her and her younger sister. The girls were forced to live with an...

Meet STREETS Trainee - Dieu

Dieu grew up in an orphanage in Hue. His father died in a flood and his mother, unable to care for her son, abandoned him at an...