Nguyễn Thị Thu from Vũ Hòa Commune, Đức Linh District, is a single mother with four children. Her eldest son, Đức, dropped out of school early and works in the city, earning just enough to support himself. Currently, Thu is raising three young children who are in preschool and primary school. Thu has a heart condition and requires a pacemaker for life. She sells lottery tickets and roasted peanuts.
Currently, Thu is borrowing funds from Thiện Chí for her business, with an average monthly income of 1,250,000 VND per person. Thu mentioned that in the long run, her health cannot sustain her current business activities, and she wishes to borrow funds to sell lottery tickets, recyclable materials, grow vegetables, and raise chickens. Her home has land around it and a chicken coop.
Recognizing that as a single mother with poor health raising three young children, Thu faces significant difficulties, Thiện Chí evaluated her needs and found them to be in line with their purpose and principles. Thus, a plan to support greenhouse vegetable cultivation was implemented. The family contributes 50%, and Thiện Chí assists with the remaining 50% of the costs to build the greenhouse. Thiện Chí also provides technical assistance for composting organic fertilizer to grow vegetables, making it easier for the household to sell their produce. Once Thu's vegetable cultivation becomes successful, she will expand to raising chickens, using chicken manure to fertilize the vegetables, creating a closed-loop system. This will increase income, allow her to work from home, and improve the health of both the mother and her children.