“Hi misses. I have recognized you since you walked from afar,” happily said a boy, aged about 9-10. He ran quickly to us, called us loudly and held our hands tightly when we were looking farmers harvesting on fields.

 This is a guest post written by Olivia Collins Boyce, a student in Anthropology and Social Entrepreneurship Studies at Wake Forest University. Olivia volunteers

In January 2011, a group of people from East Meets West travelled 70 kms from Ha Noi to visit the Centre for Homeless and Disabled Children and Adults in Ba Vi. The purpose of the visit was to meet people with disabilities with a view to raising funds to support the activities of the centre,