VietHope is a U.S. 501(c)3 non-­profit organization founded in 2002 with the mission to improve education for poor but talented youth in Vietnam. Over the past 15 years, we have invested over $600,000 USD, and helped over 2,500 students in Vietnam. We began by operating scholarship programs, and since then, have expanded to include leadership skills trainings for our scholarship recipients. VietHope operates primarily in Saigon and Hue. What differentiates VietHope from other NGOs is that we are volunteer­-run and have remained so for 15 years. We believe deeply in that young people can change their own world, and empower them by giving them ownership over our programs directly. Volunteers run all of our programs, and in most cases our organization itself. Our volunteer “staff” are is approx. 20 people globally, in both U.S. and Vietnam. They are self­-motivated, accomplished young professionals working at top companies (Google, Facebook, private equity, etc.) and college students attending top universities. They want to give back, to work hand-­in­-hand with other youth, and to deliver the VietHope mission. In Vietnam, our community is truly blossoming after 15 years. Scholarship recipients consistently return to volunteer with VietHope and lead our programs. They are giving back and building the very communities they came from, creating an incredible “accelerating loop” of social change. You can learn more about us at www.viethope.org