February 2013 - Shidler College of Business - University of Hawaii
February 2013 - Shidler College of Business - University of Hawaii February 2013 - Shidler College of Business - University of Hawaii
VEMBA in the Community Arts for Mobility ART EXHIBITION & CONCERT 2012 November 17th - Ho Chi Minh City Opera House 18 | VEMBA ‘OHANA
VEMBA in the Community The distribution of wheelchairs built and distributed by the KFE factory focuses on providing wheelchairs to individuals who will, through the use of a wheelchair, provide sustainability for themselves and their families through independent mobility, opportunities for employment and financial security. On November 17th, Kids First Enterprise presented the fifth annual “Arts for Mobility” art exhibition and concert, featuring child prodigy violinist Do Phuong Nhi from Hanoi, the Hanoi Chamber orchestra and performances by members of the music department at Saigon South International School. VEMBA-HCMC’10 was a Silver Sponsor for the event raising enough money for 30 wheelchairs. Thanh helped to get a sponsorship from University of Hawaii and we had members from Cohorts 3 and 5 also donate funds for wheelchairs. With everyone contributions and attendance, UH VEMBA was well represented at the event. Kids First Enterprise (KFE) was established in 2002 as a social business and developed a factory in Dong Ha Town, Quang Tri Province, one of the poorest provinces in Vietnam, to manufacture wheelchairs and other mobility products. The factory itself provides practical employment to numerous disabled and disadvantaged people as well as providing a reliable business enterprise to this region of Vietnam. Though KFE is a social business, the profits from product manufacturing, local and international sales are used to support projects and programs throughout Vietnam that are designed to support the sustainability of business enterprises and to promote positive social and economic development, much like a charity. The distribution of wheelchairs built and distributed by the KFE factory focuses on providing wheelchairs to individuals who will, through the use of a wheelchair, provide sustainability for themselves and their families through independent mobility, opportunities for employment and financial security. Kids First Enterprise’s goal in 2013 is to give the “Gift of Mobility” to 200 poor and disabled so that many of them can get a productive job, have valuable community inclusion, self reliance and economic independence. The Arts for Mobility concert raised enough funds for 150 wheelchairs, so Kids First Enterprise is already well on its way to meeting its goal. Thank you very much for helping to make this very worthy cause so successful! Happy holidays to everyone! By Shannon Hopkins, VEMBA-HCMC’ 10 Director of Operations for KFE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 - FEBRUARY 2013 | 19
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VEMBA in the Community<br />
Arts for Mobility<br />
ART EXHIBITION &<br />
CONCERT 2012<br />
November 17th - Ho Chi Minh City Opera House<br />
18 | VEMBA ‘OHANA
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