Vietnamese Family Shelter – Episode 154: Lam Vy Da Aupports to build a home for a mother and her three children in difficult circumstances

In Episode 154 of Vietnamese Family Shelter, MC Lam Vy Da appealed for housing support for a young girl who lost her father and is currently living with her mother and two younger siblings in Ha Tinh Province.

Nguyen Doan Bao Han (born 2013), a Grade 7 student at Phuc Dong Secondary School, is one of the featured children in Episode 154 of Vietnamese Family Shelter. Bao Han’s father passed away in 2022 after a long battle with liver cancer. She now lives with her mother and two younger siblings in a deteriorating old house in Huong Binh Commune, Ha Tinh Province.
Four years ago, the house was severely damaged by a storm that blew off the roof, and local authorities helped re-roof it. However, to this day, the family’s home remains a makeshift wooden structure. Since her husband’s passing, Doan Thi Tam (born 1986), Bao Han’s mother, has had to shoulder the entire burden of supporting the family. She suffers from multiple health issues, including bilateral thyroid tumors, gastric reflux, and joint degeneration. Despite her declining health, she does not dare seek medical treatment due to financial hardship and the responsibility of raising three school-aged children on her own.

TIn the bare house – with no bed, no doors, and no proper meals – Bao Han continues to study diligently and has achieved excellent academic results.

The family owns two sao of rice fields and is additionally lent two more sao by a relative for cultivation. Despite her poor health, Ms. Tam continues to work, but due to frequent flooding in the area, the family can only grow one rice crop per year, harvesting about 500-600 kg, just enough for the four mother and children to eat. To earn extra income, she takes on various odd jobs such as weeding and working at plant nurseries, earning about VND 15,000 per hour. In addition, Ms. Tam receives a single-mother allowance of VND 1.5 million per month.
The family’s daily meals mainly consist of vegetables. Their most common dish is shredded jackfruit fiber or pickled young jackfruit stir-fried with oil. The family rarely buys meat, except during Tet, on the father’s death anniversary, or when Ms. Tam happens to have extra money. Understanding their mother’s hardship, Bao Han and her siblings never ask for anything.
Despite the lack of material conditions, Bao Han studies hard to put her mother at ease. In the previous school year, she achieved the title of outstanding student. Outside of school hours, she cooks, cleans the house, washes dishes, does laundry, and takes care of her younger siblings so her mother can go to work. On days without school, she follows her mother to the fields to weed and prepare acacia seedlings, sharing the burden with her.

The empty, fragile house in rural Ha Tinh – where a mother and her three children endure storms and rain behind rotting wooden planks.

Singer Dinh Manh Ninh expressed his admiration upon witnessing how the children always think of their parents first, wishing for their loved ones’ health and relief from hardship before daring to dream for themselves. He shared:
“Even the children’s material dreams are very ordinary to many people. They simply wish for a solid house, free from drafts, because a home is where we return to, and it needs to be secure. They do not dream of a large house, just a normal, safe shelter to live together as a family.”
The image of Ms. Tam and her three children living in a run-down house with no doors and cramped sleeping space, forcing Bao Han to sleep in a hammock for months, deeply saddened MC Lam Vy Da. Concerned about the family’s safety during storms, the MC emotionally called for support from benefactors.

A moment when the MC, guests, and audience were moved to tears by the story of Bao Han’s family.

Choking up, she said:
“Bao Han’s family currently has no doors at all. Is there any benefactor who would like to donate a door for her? In addition, we sincerely hope to receive support to repair the house so the children can have a safer place to live.”
Responding to MC Lam Vy Da’s appeal, the sponsor representative decided to first support the installation of a new corrugated metal roof for Bao Han’s family. In addition, Hoa Sen Home committed to working with the production team to conduct further assessments and provide additional assistance, helping the family achieve a more stable life without constant worry during storms.
Immediately after this special support segment, a masked benefactor unexpectedly ran onto the stage multiple times to give gifts to Bao Han’s family. This person donated VND 5 million, an electric bicycle, and two new school backpacks, but did not stay to speak or reveal their identity.

The chase between MC Lam Vy Da and the mysterious benefactor on stage delighted the audience.

Unable to catch the benefactor, MC Lam Vy Da emotionally said:
“The lady wearing a pink helmet, please stay and share a few words. This is the first time I’ve seen a benefactor like this. She came, donated VND 5 million for the family to replace their doors, then gave the child a bicycle to go to school, and suddenly ran away without leaving her name.”

The family of Bui Huy Nam won first prize.
The family of Luong Thi Chi Yen placed second.
The family of Nguyen Doan Bao Han placed third.

Along with donations from benefactors, the families also received valuable prizes from Hoa Sen Group. With the support of guest artists, the families completed the challenges. Accordingly, the family of Nguyen Doan Bao Han placed third, receiving VND 17 million. Luong Thi Chi Yen placed second with VND 22 million. The family of Bui Huy Nam won first prize, overcoming the special challenge and bringing home a total prize of VND 62 million.
In addition, artists, benefactors, and local residents jointly contributed nearly VND 200 million in donations. Thus, in Episode 154, the total amount Vietnamese Family Shelter delivered to the three featured families reached nearly VND 300 million, including VND 101 million in prize money sponsored by Hoa Sen Group.
Vietnamese Family Shelter airs at 8:20 PM every Friday on HTV7. The program is produced by BEE COMM in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television, with the companionship of Hoa Sen Home Building Materials & Furniture Supermarket Chain (Hoa Sen Group) and Hoa Sen Plastic Pipes – Leading the Source of Happiness.

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