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| 2001 - Tim Aline Rebeaud | |
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Born on April 11, 1972, a painter and world traveller, her timeless journey brought her to Vietnam. With neither fanfare nor grand media attention, she does what it occurs to her quite naturally to do: improve the living conditions of the forgotten orphans and handicaps from chemical warfare in Vietnam.
Tim Aline Rebeaud is of Swiss nationality. Nearly ten years ago, she created Maison Chance in Hô Chi Minh City, which today is home to about sixty children. This centre, aptly named by its inhabitants, is neither a shelter nor a hospital, but a simple dwelling that is equipped to provide medical care, first and foremost, but also to provide education and training for citizens who- professionally creditable despite their handicaps -live in a country that provides them with no social welfare. Her actions are not affiliated with any religious community; in order for her to be officially admitted and recognized by the Vietnamese government, she has had to secure a partnership with a Vietnamese priest who is also engaged in humanitarian action. If it were possible for the philanthropist Henry Dunant to meet her, he would immediately recognize her as a contemporary humanitarian in a country suffering- even today -from the after-effects of long years of war. For this reason the Prix Henry Dunant was awarded to her on April 27, 2002, in Hô Chi Minh City, in the company of her “family,” representatives from the Foundation, as well as Swiss and Vietnamese authorities. The sum awarded with the Prix Henry Dunant allowed Maison Chance to purchase its first group transport vehicle. Website: www.maison-chance.org | |
Contact - (C) Foundation Prix Henry Dunant & Nicolas Durand, 2003-2010