MAI TAM ANNUAL REPORT 2015

Mai Tam's Client Population has stabilized at 100 in the Center/Orphanage, and 286 in the Community Program, for a total of 386 for the year.

The breakdown is as follows:

There were 81 infants/children cared for at the Center/Orphanage in 2015 (38 boys, 42 girls). The year started with 71 children, 10 were added over the course of the year. There were 17 widowed mothers at start of 2015, 2 were added over the year. The total mothers cared for at the Center was 19.

In the Community Program, there were 261 children at start of 2015, 25 were added. The total cared for in 2015 was 286 (132 boys, 144 girls ).

There was a total of three child  deaths -- 1 at Mai Tam Center, 2 in the Community Program. All of Mai Tam prays for these innocent children. May they rest in peace.

Seven children were able to return from Mai Tam to their extended families. 

All children resident in Mai Tam received the full compliment of services as needed.

These services included inter alia: nutritional care, housing, medicines, education, legal services, social services, disease prevention and diagnostics. The widowed mothers additionally received, as needed, specialty care and TB detection services.

Clients in the Community Program received nutritional services , free school where needed, hospital fees, educational/learning tools, and medical insurance. HIV/AIDS medications were provided fully by the country's public health service to these clients through an NGO such as the Clinton Foundation.

At Mai Tam, 59/73 infants/children are HIV/AIDS positive and under drug therapy at the HIV/AIDS Clinic; 17/19 mothers are positive and under appropriate care. In the community program, 200/284 are HIV/AIDS positive and are enrolled at the HIV Clinic.

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

The financial situation at year's end appears adequate with donations exceeding expenses. There is a set-aside to be used for the completion of the new Center/orphanage. This is a larger facility needed to reduce the present crowding in the Center and to efficiently operate the program in the future.

Cost of care per child per day is now US $4.00, quite an efficient operation indeed.

In 2015, this website collected $19,272  in contributions and $35,500 was transferred through Hope for Tomorrow , our 501 c 3 registered charity. The late arriving donations in 2014 were transferred in early 2015, thus making up the $35,000 transfer number

VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES

Several groups continue to step forward to support, provide assistance and training at Mai Tam. There is of course all the local staff and volunteers who assist daily and weekly.

Some other groups mentioned are West Coast International Dental Clinic provided free oral health care. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HCMC, have an internship program at Mai Tam for their social sciences students. The US Embassy provides fun time as do many other groups . Volunteers from USA, Singapore, Thailand provided hands-on support and courses in English and other subjects. They assisted in the upgrade of classrooms at the Center and painting the outside of the Center building.

Future Plans

The goal for 2016 is the completion of a larger, better equipped Center for the 100 residents. Land was acquired through cash and donations and construction was begun in November 2015.

This goal will be reached with the assistance of so many good people and organizations that recognize that Mai Tam remains the premier organization of its kind in Vietnam.