This year, Passerelles numériques Vietnam (PNV) students got the chance to do an internship at PYCO GROUP and Linkbynet, two IT companies in the biggest city in Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh city. It was not only a great opportunity for students to discover a new environment but also an exciting challenge for them who had never experienced life in a big dynamic city before. With the enthusiastic support from Enfants et Développement (E&D), PNV students were soon ready to start their internship in the city.
E&D is a humanitarian organization whose aim is to help Asian and African children who are victims of war and genocide. E&D has been running family development and vocational training programs in Ho Chi Minh city for over 20 years. With the common aim of supporting families in difficulty, PNV was honored to be working with Ms TRAN Thi Le and Ms. HUYNH Thi Xuan Thao – vocational training social workers at E&D to help six students settle into the homestay where they lived together.
Ms. Thao (on the left) supported PNV students moving to a new place.
Specifically, these two social workers supported the PN Vietnam Education team to follow the students closely, by visiting them weekly and keeping in touch with our educators in Da Nang. Furthermore, Le and Thao were also their guardians in case of emergency or if they needed any help. The idea was to help our students adapt quickly to life in the new city.
The six PNV interns had their first dinner with their landlord.
“For us, as students who live in a remote area of Vietnam, life in Ho Chi Minh city is very chaotic and crowded. We have to make an effort to keep up with the fast pace of the city. Luckily, we had the guidance and encouragement of Ms Le and Ms Thao from the very first moment in Ho Chi Minh. Their advice and life experiences have been a great help for us to integrate to this city”, said one of the six students.
Thanks to E&D’s support, our students had a fruitful and delightful time doing their internship. Consequently, they are more confident to come back to Ho Chi Minh city and have been able to find a job before officially graduating.
