Love & Understanding Project

Snowflower supports Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love & Understanding Program to help needy children, families, and communities in Vietnam.  Thich Nhat Hanh started this program in the mid-1960s. It builds schools and supports teachers in areas where parents work far from home. The program provides hungry children with lunchtime meals. It offers comfort and aid to elderly and disabled who are abandoned because their families cannot support them. And it funds the construction of wells so families can have clean water and can irrigate their vegetables year-round.

To see a 10 minute YouTube video describing the L&U program and click here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zckau7E8Hj8 This video was produced by David Nelson and includes a video of Sister Chan Khong describing the L&U program as seen in other videos. Additional parts of the YouTube video were written by Jonathan Reed and narrated both by David Nelson and Steven Spiro. Additional footage of the video is from photos supplied by Delia Unson and David Nelson. In addition to describing the L&U program, this YouTube video includes information about SnowFlower's support of the Love and Understanding program.

   Photos of  projects and people  supported by the L&U program.

In order to raise funds for the L&U program some sangha members made pictures, cards and bags.      Photos of  Fundraising Projects

Photos sold for fundraising by framing or putting onto cards.  

Links to other websites with information about the L&U program.

If your sangha would like to support the L&U program you might be interested in these documents:

   A PDF of brochure with brief description of the L&U program and how to contribute.   You can print this tri-fold brochure.  Part 1 of L & U Brochure Part 2 of L & U Brochure

   A Logo for L&U Snowflower used to promote the Love and Understanding program.

   A Proposal to support L&U sent to Snowflower members describing the L&U program and proposing that we as a sangha support this program.  

  What we learned as a sangha from our support of the L&U program.

   A Fundraising Letter we sent to all sangha members in late 2009.