INTERNSHIP REPORT FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

DUY TAN UNIVERSITY THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Independence – Freedom - Happiness
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DUYTAN UNIVERSITY

Da Nang, February 19th, 2010

INTERNSHIP REPORT

Full name: Quach Ly Ly. Date of birth: October 12th, 1989

Class : K13NAB Foreign Language Department
The internship timetable at: “Giving It Back To Kids” Organizations.
From January 10th 2010 to March 5th 2010
I would report my job and the problems of acquisition by myself as follows:

I. Introduce about “Giving It Back To Kids”.

II. Job description.
III. The personal experience acquired through the trainee.
IV. Some of creative ideas about my experience.

Yours sincerely!

Student
(Sign)

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -1- Student: Quach Ly Ly

Class: K13 NAB
Code: 132617397
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Quach Ly Ly

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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In our country, translators and interpreters by profession are increasingly

valued in the context of integration with the world. Vietnam has become an official
member of WTO, the need for translators and interpreters of languages, especially
English continue to increasing. Translators and interpreters become an important
bridge about language and culture.
As principle, after completing all the subjects of Department, each 4th year
student will have a graduation practice program. Graduation practice round is
considered one of the mandatory test for senior students. The contents of the
internship program are aimed to train for students the capable of independent in
thought and work. The goal of this internship program is to help us to apply the
knowledge learned according to a scientific and creative way into life. So I had an
internship time at “Giving It Back To Kids” Organization. During the time
internship at the organization, I learned many useful lessons for myself.
I would like to express my deep gratitude the teachers at foreign language
department of Duy Tan University for your devoted help to us. I would like to thank the
dedicated guide of Mrs. BUI THI CHANH. I also would like to thank the program
director as well as the program assistants at “Giving It Back To Kids” Organization for
their help to me complete my mission in this internship time.

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -2- Student: Quach Ly Ly

Class: K13 NAB
Code: 132617397
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Thank you sincerely!

Student

QUACH LY LY

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCE ABOUT GIVING IT BACK TO KIDS

1. General information:
“Giving It Back To Kids” is a non-profit corporation set up in 2002 by Mr.
Robert Kalatschan – President and Founder of the organization. Mission of
“Giving It Back To Kids” is to help kids achieve their maximum potential through
medical care, education, nutrition and love.
People in “Giving It Back To Kids” believe that integrity and
accountability are secondary only to the children themselves. They have worked
hard to keep their costs down so more of donators’ money goes to where it is
needed - to the projects and people who are supporting the children in need. All
donations are tax deductible according to state and federal guidelines. They
receive all donations at:
Giving it Back to Kids, Inc.
10112 Stonybrook Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Phone: Toll Free 866.342.GIVE (4483)
In Viet Nam, the organization’s head office is in Da Nang city. “Giving It
Back To Kids” organization has had many projects to help children in Da Nang as
well as nationwide.
Location: 122 Luong Nhu Hoc Street, Da Nang City.
Website: http://givingitbacktokids.org/
Phone/Fax: (84.511) 3622337

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -3- Student: Quach Ly Ly

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2. “Giving It Back To Kids” Staff:

The organization has board of directors, of whom are four board members
and one president follow as:
 Robert Kalatschan is the founder and President of “Giving It Back To
Kids”. Robert and his wife, Dorothea, made a pilgrimage to Vietnam to adopt their
daughter. It was during this trip that Robert's heart went out to the "less fortunate"
children who were not going home with new families. According to Robert and
Dorothea, "I knew then we had to reach out with love and make a difference in the
lives of children!" Robert has been a successful entrepreneur in the food and
hospitality industry for most of his life, and is now using his success and business
skills toward his passion - to help kids around the world. “Giving It Back To
Kids” hopes to be that vehicle for all those who want to make a difference in the
lives of "less fortunate" children. E-Mail: robert@givingitbacktokids.org
 Bruce Binkley (Board Member) was a successful businessman in 1984.
He give “a hope and a future” to the aliens, the widows, and the orphans through
his employment.
 John Scudder (Board Member) has lived in Newport Beach, California,
for the better part of fifty years. John is the Director of Charities for the Travelers
of Gulliver's group, based at Gulliver's Restaurant, Newport Beach, California and
is president of the Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation.
 Steve Tsubota (Board Member) is a trustee of the Tsubota Charitable
Foundation, which serves and supports social causes around the world. With an
emphasis on charitable efficiency and venture philanthropy, the fund partners with
organizations providing relief in the United States, Africa, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Honduras, Romania, and Vietnam. Health promotion, orphanage support,
logistics, child advocacy, micro-enterprise, poverty reduction, low cost housing,
and sustainable food programs are amongst the activities supported by the
foundation.

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 Bob Stephens (Board Member) has been a volunteer with Giving It

Back To Kids since it’s inception in 2002, and has made numerous trips to
Vietnam on behalf of the organization. Bob has an Associate of Arts degree in
Criminal Justice from Golden West College, and has received additional
specialized training from the U. S. Secret Service and Department of Justice.
In Da Nang city, “Giving It Back To Kids” organization has seven staffs
with program director - Mrs. Tong Thi Thanh Tam and program assistants.

3. Projects of “Giving It Back To Kids” organization:

 Housing:

“Giving It Back To Kids” seeks out and qualifies extremely impoverished

families living in shacks constructed of whatever materials the family can find,
and in many cases have no house at all but are living with a friend or relative. The
floors are usually dirt, the walls are so thin that the wind blows through, and the
roof leaks. During the rainy season, October through December rainfall in many
areas is 45-47 inches or more. All in all, it’s an unsatisfactory condition for the
children. “Giving It Back To Kids” is able to construct a home for $1,750.00,
including a toilet.
 Medical:
Basic medical care is offered at little or no cost. Medicines, tests, x-rays,
CTscans, many surgeries, prosthetic, crutches, wheelchairs, needed food and
vitamins are not. Any special procedure must be paid for by the patient. “Giving It
Back To Kids” is able to come along side and help children from poor families in
several areas. Some of these are: Corrective orthopedic surgeries; there are many
children who live with correctable deformities and injuries. In many countries cleft
pallets and club feet are corrected at birth. Not so in Vietnam. “Giving It Back To
Kids” is able to fund a cleft pallet surgery for as little as $60 or do a corrective

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -5- Student: Quach Ly Ly

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surgery that will allow a child to walk for a few hundred dollars. This fund also
covers other types of birth defects and injuries from accidents.
“Giving It Back To Kids” has funded Life Saving heart surgeries, costing
from $1500-$3000. What's a child's life worth? Personally, It is difficult to find the
words to tell you what it feels like to see a child take his first steps unassisted, or
to see the look in a parent's eyes when they discover that someone is going to
provide the funds for a surgery that will allow their child to live. In many of the
orphanages the children have enough to eat, yet they are undernourished. “Giving
It Back To Kids” has established several ongoing funds that enable the orphans to
have regular supplements and access to antibiotics when they are needed. As with
housing, a little goes a long way.
 Education:
“Giving It Back To Kids” believes that a child must be allowed and
encouraged to get an education. One of the ways to help is by building
kindergartens in remote areas. Building kindergartens enables these young
children to get that initial foundation and gain a better chance to continue their
education.
“Giving It Back To Kids” also has a bicycle program. The organization is
able to provide a bicycle for a child for $77.00. These are given to those children
who live a distance from school. The bicycle keeps kids in school and learning!
“Giving It Back To Kids” has been funding street kids programs. This
entails providing support and equipment (when needed) to teach them skills for a
specific trade, allowing them to gain employment.
 Orphanage Support:
According to the reports, between 25% - 30% of children living in
orphanages is malnourished. In Vietnam, the kids living in orphanages often have
full stomachs from rice but rarely get the nutrition they need. “Giving It Back To
Kids” has ongoing food, vitamin and milk programs at several orphanages in

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -6- Student: Quach Ly Ly

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Central Vietnam. These programs have helped immensely in the children's health.
In addition we provide other needs as they come about.
“Giving It Back To Kids” feel it is important to encourage children to
dream and have hope of a future. And to not only give hope and encourage
dreaming, it is vital that these precious ones are also given the tools and
opportunity to achieve these dreams. It is by through these “Giving It Back To
Kids” sponsored homes. The organization also is able to encourage them and even
evaluate strengths and weaknesses of each child. And address them individually.
Every child deserves an opportunity!
 Bicycles:
Children use the bicycles go to school, the bikes really help them save time
that would be spent walking from place to place, time that they can now spend
learning in school. Since the making of our bicycle video, bicycle cost has
increased to $77.00. A bike not only enables a child to get to school avoiding the drain
of a walk in the heat and humidity of Vietnam, it also cuts their travel time dramatically.
Children are needed to help with work at home. Unfortunately, the families will often
keep their children home to work in the fields, even though they recognize the need for
an education. With a bike the child arrives home in better condition and in time to help
with the work. The bicycle keeps kids in school and learning!
 Wheelchair Program
Being from a country where handicap accessibility is law, it is hard to
imagine that so many people spend their lives either crawling on the ground or
having to depend on others to move or for the simplest of life's necessities.
Through our partnership with Free Wheelchair Mission
www.freewheelchairmission.org, we are able to provide mobility to thousands.
FWM provides the wheelchairs and shipping to a major port. All the rest of the
responsibility is “Giving It Back To Kids”. We work with local authorities and
groups to provide transportation to distribution points, to assemble, store, and to
distribute the chairs.
Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -7- Student: Quach Ly Ly
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Code: 132617397
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When helping someone who has spent a good portion of their lives
crawling on the ground, get onto their wheelchair for the first time, it's an amazing
experience. The gratitude that is expressed through a look, or perhaps the firm
grasp of a hand, is more than can be put into words. When they see that for the
first time in their lives, they do not have to look up to see someone, but rather look
from an eye to eye level, the self respect begins to flood their being. It's
unbelievable what happens to the man without legs, in his chair for the first time.
You'll see his eyes begin to glow with hope; one more time perhaps he can begin
to regain his dignity and self respect. Maybe now with this simple gift of mobility
he will be able to earn a small living. To witness this is beyond words.
Since the making of our wheelchair video the actual wheelchair distribution
has increased to over 46,000 wheelchairs distributed!
 Orthopedic Surgery
 Disaster Relief
 Fathers House
In Vietnam when a young, unwed girl becomes pregnant, due to the shame
to her family, she usually has 2 choices; abortion or keeping her child. To keep her
child, she must move away from her village and start a new life alone. Imagine
being alone and pregnant, having to start a new life alone! At the Father's House
young unwed girls are welcomed in.
Mother's are encouraged to move into The Father's House as soon as
possible. In the home the scared, expectant, mother will be taken care of
nutritionally, medically and in an environment to nurture her emotionally. Giving
It Back To Kids' hope is to provide a safe and secure environment for these young
mothers to be able to have the freedom to choose if they want to keep their child,
free from undue outside influence. The mothers must agree to stay at least 6
months after the birth of their baby. She's expected to follow all of the house rules,
be active in the house, and learn to take care of her new born. If the mother
decides to stay beyond 6 months she must be actively pursuing either an
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education, or a higher level of vocational training. In a word, something that will

allow her to raise her child with some financial dignity. As the mother feels
comfortable with the idea, we will work to reunite her with her family. Often, the
mother has married the fathers of their child. When a young mother sees what it
takes to raise a child, and decides that she is too young or it is too much, we work
with local officials to make sure the child gets placed into a safe environment; a
place we can be sure the baby will not be sold off to traffickers or be abandoned. It
has been a great joy to see this program in its infancy, to see mothers reunited with
their parents, several marrying the father of their child, and others g ain self respect
in learning to take care of themselves and their child.

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh -9- Student: Quach Ly Ly

Class: K13 NAB
Code: 132617397
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Chapter Two
Job Description

Guider: Mrs. Bui Thi Chanh - 10 - Student: Quach Ly Ly

Class: K13 NAB
Code: 132617397