26-year-old ‘father and brother’ of dozens of unlucky children

There is father and mother, but fate teases 8-year-old boy Nguyen Quang Hieu and leads him to live in an orphanage.

Coming to the Hoa Mai Orphanage Center (Da Nang) when he had certain convictions, Hieu not only matured but also developed a deep love for the miserable life.

That is why when he had enough feathers and wings, he decided to return to the place where he took care of him, protected him and gave him the opportunity to write his own destiny.

journey to spread love

Nguyen Quang Hieu is the main character in the program “Connecting with Love” broadcast by VTV1 in June.

The fact that this young man, who graduated in social work from the University of Education in Da Nang, chose to work at the Hoa Mai Orphanage Center is certainly not a coincidence.

He said that growing up with the support of the community has instilled in him a love for the unfortunate life, especially children from remote areas.

Hiu shared, “I chose this topic because I wanted to help the underprivileged in the society, especially since I was also an underprivileged child and received that care and support.”

His parents divorced when he was only 7 months old, and Hiu grew up in the care of his biological aunt. However, when the boy was 8 years old, his aunt sent Hiu to the center because he was old and frail and could no longer take care of him, partly because she wanted him to change his life and lead a better life. Get a chance to live Life. better.

After more than 10 years at the center, Hiu has not only faced difficult circumstances, but also understands all too well the feeling of living life without family, without parents or relatives. The attention and care of the teachers at the center is enough to partially fill those feelings.

“After I graduate from university, I want to return to the center, partly to support the activities here. At the center, I help the children eat, teach them their lessons, and help them. So that they can integrate with everyone sooner, which will help them with an opportunity to develop themselves”, Hiu shared.

“Besides, I am also the president of the Sen Viet Volunteer Club with a desire to help children in extremely difficult circumstances to rise from a difficult place and spread sunshine in life.” Experience.

Established in 2015, as of 2019 the Sen Viet Volunteer Club has officially become a member of the National Volunteer Network.

So far, the club has reached 15 remote districts and continues to support and help students with difficult circumstances.

Through these activities, Hiu hopes to instill a love of volunteerism among young people, creating a community to spread and share the love.

keep sharing good things

Nguyen Quang Hieu is one of dozens of characters honored by the program “Connecting to the Fullest” (created by Vietnam Television in collaboration with Tan Hiep Phat Group) from 2021.

With a goal of spreading the spirit and energy of overcoming the difficulties of people with disabilities to move forward in life as an inspiration, encouragement and motivation for the entire social community, the program seeks to continuously honor and support role models who work for the underprivileged. Contributing to. people day by day, with a desire to give them a brighter future.

With so many characters in the program “Connecting to Love,” the program does not seek to help just a few individuals.

Rather than wishing to spread good things with the feeling of nothing being impossible, the program also wishes that the downtrodden find hope to continue their efforts, as well as rise up to change their destiny. Like helping like-minded people.