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Playing games with children in Quy Hoa leprosy village |
With the help of the Association of Overseas Vietnamese in France, four French medical students visited Quy Hoa leprosy village to partly help children living there.
The whole village was bustling with a yell of delight. Children were playing games with foreign students coming from France.
Quy Hoa leprosy village has been established for years in province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city. However, it is still strange to many people because of the leprosy and isolated location.
In the summer holiday, four volunteers, who are sophomores of Bichat Medical School in France, came to the village to help people living here.
Knowing about Vietnam, they had planned to spend their summer holiday in Vietnam with the help of the Association of overseas Vietnamese in France.
“At first, we only intended to find the information about the leprosy in Vietnam. We also wanted to visit a beautiful and peace country and spend a lot of time playing with Vietnamese children,” said Morgane Aillet, head of the group.
Morgane Aillet and her friends had saved money for their tour by doing part-time jobs and making savings.
After one year, they could afford their tour to Vietnam with their savings. They were going to visit Khanh Hoa province and Ho Chi Minh City.
Coming to Quy Hoa leprosy village for ten days, they were attracted by the landscape and people who live there. They provided the medical treatment and healthcare for patients, experimenting at gardens in the village.
Also, these students have spent a lot of time on children. They taught these children French, played games with them, and held art performances.
Hundreds of children gathered around them to play games every afternoon. They didn’t think that these children became familiar with them quickly.
“We planned to come to Vietnam because it is a part of our syllabus. But we decided to stay in Quy Hoa longer because of the impression from children,” said Audrey Didier.
“They couldn’t express all with their language, but I still realized their love for children when they played with them,” said doctor Pham Thi Hoang Bich Diu.
We were very happy when French students came here to play with us. They also taught us many things. We hoped they would return to Quy Hoa, said a student of Quy Hoa primary school.
“Children living here lack many things, but their minds are really bright. We will take their messages with us. We always want to return to Quy Hoa regardless of the distance and difficulties,” said Florian Chevillon.
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