Be Better Foundation (formerly Tony Foundation), a Vietnamese non-profit social enterprise, was established by Mr. Tran Van Tinh (Tony Tinh) in March 2022. Tony himself spent a childhood full of hardship when he had to work for a living after school.
Material support: With the “Change the Future” scholarship, we help students to cover tuition fees so that they can go to school. There are two types of scholarships
Intellectual support: Through the Mentorship program, we provide students with not only the precious life lessons and experiences we have but also the proper mindset to become good, successful, and positive people in the future.
Huynh’s father passed away when Huynh was a child, and his mother also passed away last year. As a result, Huynh now lives with his grandparents. The whole family relies on the earnings from Huynh’s grandfather, a construction worker who suffers from heart disease. Without any help, Huynh will have no choice but to become a factory worker to support his family and abandon his dream of studying Information Technology.
Y Nhi Linh is a member of an ethnic minority group residing in Mang Den town, Kon Plong district, Kon Tum. The community faces significant challenges in their daily lives.
Y Cao is a member of an ethnic minority group living in Hieu commune, Kon Plong district, Kon Tum. The lives of the people here are full of difficulties, and unfortunately, Y Cao’s circumstances are particularly more challenging.
Y Uyen belongs to an ethnic minority group living in Mang Den town, Kon Plong district, Kon Tum. The community faces numerous hardships in their daily lives.
Nhan's family is classified as a "household in near poverty". When Nhan just became a 5th-grade student, his father passed away due to his lung and spinal cord diseases after years of working in the industrial park. Nhan's mother is the main provider for him and his younger sister.
Nhat Anh's father has an eye disease and is currently unemployed due to a recent accident resulting in a bone fracture. Her mother sells vegetarian noodles, earning about 100,000 VND per day, which is just enough to cover their daily meals. Nhat Anh's parents have 6 children, and three of them are still attending school. Nhat Anh and her twin sister, Minh Anh, are in 12th grade. Their family is facing severe hardship and doesn't have enough money to support their education.
Parents are divorced, 2 children live with their mother, the mother’s health is weak, she works as a hired laborer but cannot pay for her 2 children’s education. 2 children have to work part-time to pay for their own meals, accommodation, and school fees. The situation is very difficult.
“My shoes on the field – your shoes to school” is an association football tournament for companies and benefactors. It is held by the Be Better Foundation with the purpose of raising fund to buy shoes for poor students in remote areas.
Every day in highland and remote areas, hundreds and thousands of children require eating, studying, and growing up to be good people who benefit society.
“ Helping others also means helping oneself, giving the self and mind a chance to practice compassion and loving through which one can find the transcendent meaning in this life.”
This report includes the Summary of Be Better’s activities and financial statements from January 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023.
On June 17 and 18, 2023, during the trip to Vung Liem district (Vinh Long), the Be Better’s charity group organized a Mentorship program for about 300 12th-grade students at Hieu Phung Senior High School and Hieu Nhon Senior-Junior High School.
On April 27 and 28, 2023, the Be Better Foundation organized a Mentorship program at Vo Van Kiet High School and Nguyen Hieu Tu High School in Vung Liem District, Vinh Long. The program’s aim was to prepare 12th-grade students for life.
This report includes the Summary of Be Better’s activities and financial statements from January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023.
