Friendship Bridge - a non-profit organization

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 based in Lakewood

Lakewood, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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 implementing microcredit

Microcredit

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 and education

Education

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al projects to help poor women and their families in Vietnam

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 and Guatemala

Guatemala

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. Established in 1990 by medical doctors Connie and Ted Ning and based in the USA.

According to its statement, Friendship Bridge spent over $7,800,000 in loans to women and more than 21,000 scholarship

Scholarship

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s for their children in Vietnam from 1994 to 2000 and in rural Guatemala since 1998.

The programs in Vietnam include:

• Nursing Education - volunteers provide curriculum consultation, teaching in post-baccalaureate nursing courses, and supporting the masters program in nursing.
• Urology
  Urology
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   Project - training local urologists.

The Guatemala projects are:

• Microcredit Program - small microcredit loans to rural women.
• Education for Women - training in business development, leadership training, and health messages.
• Education for Children, including Children’s Education Scholarship Program.

External links

• Friendship Bridge Home Page

This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.