Press Releases
UK-based Prudential Group Commits $49,000 to EMW to Improve Neonatal Intensive Care in the Mekong Delta
HCMC, Vietnam - March 6, 2013 - Representatives of the Prudential Group and Prudence Foundation today handed over a check for $49,000 (over 1 billion VND) to EMW’s Breath of Life program to fund essential technology and training for doctors and nurses at four major referral hospitals in the Mekong Delta. Read more...
Talisman and EMW Provide School Drinking Water Systems and Latrines for 1,000 in Binh Dinh
Binh Dinh, Vietnam - September 20, 2012 - Representatives of Talisman Vietnam, EMW, the Department of Education and Training, and the Study Promotion Association of Phu My District in Binh Dinh Province celebrated the handover of a drinking water system and latrines for two secondary schools. Read more...
Two Unique Running Events in Hanoi to Support INSPIRE Sports
Hanoi, Vietnam - September 4, 2012 - In September 2012, East Meets West is working in cooperation with the Hanoi Hash House Harriers and Sporting Republic to organize two unique running events. Read more...
East Meets West to Bring Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Practices to 1.7 Million in Vietnam, Cambodia
OAKLAND, CA - August 15, 2012 - East Meets West has received a US $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve sanitation and hygiene practices among the rural poor in Vietnam and Cambodia. Read more...
East Meets West Convenes Second GPOBA Education Conference
DA NANG, VIETNAM - August 7, 2012 - Today, East Meets West (EMW) hosted the 2nd Annual Conference of the GPOBA Education Program, a tuition subsidy program benefitting 8,000 disadvantaged students from 12 provinces. Read more...
Twenty-Two Doctors and Nurses Trained in Cambodia in Newborn Care with Support from EMW and ANT
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - August 6, 2012 - ANT Italy and East Meets West convened a five-day training on newborn care for 45 doctors and nurses from ten provincial hospitals today at the Mother and Child Health Centre (MCHC) in Phnom Penh. Read more...
East Meets West Selected as Official Charity for Landmark 72 Hanoi Vertical Run
HANOI, VIETNAM – August 3, 2012 – This September's Landmark 72 Hanoi Vertical Run will raise awareness and funds for EMW's INSPIRE Sport, a program that empowers people with disabilities through sports and recreation. Read more...
EMW, VNPT, and Thanh Hoa Health Department Launch OHH Plus Program
THANH HOA, VIETNAM – June 29, 2012 – Thanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health, in collaboration with East Meets West (EMW), hosted an opening ceremony for the pilot project “Early detection and treatment of congenital heart defect in the community.” Read more...
Kon Tum Teachers Enhance Skills to Work with Disabled and Ethnic Minority Students
KON TUM, VIETNAM – June 14, 2012 – Over 250 teachers in Kon Tum province have completed an intensive teacher training program with a strong focus on the special needs of disabled and ethnic minority students as part of a three-year project to improve education in the Central Highlands with funding from the United Sates Agency for International Development (USAID). Read more...
Calvert Foundation Provides $500k in Financing to East Meets West
BETHESDA, MARYLAND – March 21, 2012 – Calvert Foundation is proud to announce a loan of $500,000 to East Meets West (EMW), an international organization working to improve the standard of living for low-income populations in Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Read more...
GE Healthcare Partners with East Meets West Foundation to Deliver Neonatal Care Technology in Rural and Developing Reigons
LAUREL, MARYLAND – November 17, 2011 – GE Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: GE) today announced it will partner with the East Meets West Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health outcomes for children in Asia, to distribute GE's Maternal Infant Care solutions in developing and rural reigons. Read more...