Located in Van Canh commune (Hoai Duc district, Hanoi), Vietnam Friendship Village is a common home, a place for care, treatment, rehabilitation and special education for children who unfortunately suffered from the consequences of Agent Orange from their parents and grandparents after the war.
Most of the children here have birth defects such as muscle atrophy, motor disability, deafness, deafness, cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, hypertonia, autism... These disabilities make their development journey extremely difficult.
In a special class in the Village, we witnessed the children diligently practicing to write each stroke of the word, coloring each painting. Due to the impact of the war, their handwriting lines were not as round as many people, but it was the result of the tireless efforts of both students and teachers.

One of them is Do Phuong Dung, although over 20 years old, Dung is still practicing writing and coloring every day. Dung is small, slurred and slow to develop, but she is a very good, hard-working and polite student. When asked about her dream, she smiled: I really like painting and coloring. My dream is to become an artist.
venture less fortunate, Le Bao Chau was completely blind and unable to speak, so he could not attend the class like his friends. Every day, from eating, cleaning to traveling, requires the support of nannies.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan, a teacher in skill class 2, has been with the Village for more than 10 years. Currently, her class has 9 students, aged 13 and over. Here, children are taught basic life skills such as toothbrushing, facial washing, cooking, shampooing and social skills.
Recalling the early days, Ms. Loan confided: When I first moved here, my family asked me if I could endure it. To be honest, I was also scared at first. But only after meeting did I see that they were a pity. I consider Lang as my second family. If there is nothing important, I don't want to take a day off."
For Ms. Loan, each student is a special individual, so each lesson, each approach must be personalized appropriately.
Having been attached to the Vietnam Friendship Village for 11 years, Ms. Le Thi Dung, head of the nanny group in the Village, choked up as she shared: "Children here call us Mothers. Every time the wind blows, the children get in pain, mothers like me can only hold their children in their arms to soothe those pains".
The job of a nanny is not only to take care of, but also to be a mother, a friend, a person who understands the children from the smallest things. Working almost 24/24, not managing hardship, they are the silent mothers of children who never grow up.
Many children who are playing can suddenly have a seizure and fall to the ground due to a seizure. Some children have a headache struggling due to weather changes. The consequences of war are truly terrible, haunting and persistent, Ms. Dung said emotionally.
Today, children in the Vietnam Friendship Village are receiving attention and support from the State and mass organizations as an act of deep gratitude to the generation of ancestors who sacrificed for the Fatherland.