Staff

Education Scholarship and Housing Project Manager

Nhung graduated from Ho Chi Minh University of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2013. Nhung loves to take part in volunteer activities to help those in need and while at University she participated in many volunteer campaigns held by the Student Union. Nhung began working for Lifestart Foundation in 2014 after returning to her hometown Quang Nam. She would like to work in a dynamic and challenging environment where she is able to continue her dream of helping people. Nhung is also interested in travelling and enjoys the beauty of nature and discovering new things about cultures around the world.

Education Scholarship and Administration Officer

Anh was awarded her Bachelor Degree (Honors) in International Business Management by Staffordshire University, UK (campus: British University Vietnam, Hanoi) in 2015. In addition she was also awarded HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York Scholarship (full scholarship to cover 100% tuition fee for the whole duration of university study) in 2011. Since graduation she has had more than 1 year of working as an Accountant at Laguna Lang Co Integrated Resort. She is passionate about children, childrens education, gender equality and discrimination. Her hobbies are Watercolor painting and Embroidery. Her favorite quote is “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”- Paulo Coelho

Education Scholarship and Administration Officer

Giang comes from Kon Tum. She studied at Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages – Information Technology and graduated in 2013 with a bachelor degree majoring in International Relations. While at university, she became interested in charity activities. After graduating, she worked in the education field and  recognized that education plays an important role in changing someones life. Her hobbies are motorbike travel, reading (especially detective books) and going to the beach.

Education Scholarship and Administration Officer

Ha graduated from Hue University of Sciences and majored in Ecological and Climate Change in 2016. During her time at university Ha coordinated and took part in a lot of activities for university students in Hue city. In addition, she attended social projects related to the environment and education for NGOs. With her passion in the education field, Ha enjoys working at Lifestart Foundation as an Education Scholarship Officer and she hopes that she can contribute to the development of disadvantaged Vietnamese students. Her hobbies are reading, writing and gardening.

Donor Records Management Volunteer

Philip was born and raised in Australia. After a long career in the IT and Communications industry he is currently semi-retired and living in Melbourne Australia. Having visited Vietnam on numerous occasions with his Vietnamese heritage partner, he happened upon the Lifestart Foundation through a Google search and was impressed with the work and ethics of the organisation. He and his partner have been sponsoring a number of students through the foundation since 2009. Subsequently Philip volunteered to work with the foundation transferring previous paper based records for donor & contact information to databases, along with other ongoing administrative duties.