Name: Tran Gia Bao
Age: 9 years old
Gender: Male
Grade: Year 3
Family background: Bao’s family has 5 people, he’s the oldest brother in the family, and he has two younger siblings. His Mum is doing multiple jobs such as cleaner, fruit picking, working in the crops farm … with a small payment. The jobs are not permanent or regular., whenever people need her, they will call her to work for a few days or sometimes there’s no job for the whole month. His Dad was the main bread-winner in the family, as he goes along the riverside every day to catch fish to sell or exchange with the rice. However his Dad has been house-bound for an extended period due to a chronic disability and has recently undergone surgery after some fund-raising by Father Duong. Despite the surgery, he is still not fit enough to seek work. Their income isn’t enough to support the children to have a good education. Bao needs help and support, so he can have food and continue to go to school every day. Bao’s dream is to become a doctor when he grows up, so he can help poor people.
