For nearly a decade, over 60-year-old Nguyen Thi Guong has become a childcare volunteer of newborn babies who are being cared at the Da Nang Orphan Care Centre at 56 Thu Khoa Huan in Son Tra District’s An Hai Dong Ward. The centre is now under the management of the municipal Association for Supporting Orphans and the Disabled.

Mrs Guong (right) and some orphans at the centre

Every other day, Mrs Guong travels around 35km from Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Phu Commune to the centre to do her volunteer work. She is willing and ready to devote a significant amount of time to orphaned children and provide the love to them.

During a working day, the warm-hearted woman along with another volunteer caregiver care for 9 babies aged between 0 to 18 months. They provide nutrition to orphan kids, play with them, and bring smile on their face.

For Mrs Guong, taking care of orphan kids and reliving the days of her motherhood are the happiest things in her life

Mrs Le Thi My, a manager of the centre, remarked her centre is currently bringing up a total of 9 orphans, and 4 childcare volunteers are helping these underprivileged children.  Every two caregivers work 24 hours a day every other day.

She highlighted that to do this job, chidcares are required to have special love for children and have good health.

Despite her age and going too far for work, Mrs Guong is determined to stick with this job because, for her, taking care of orphan kids and reliving the days of her motherhood are the happiest things in her life.