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''East Meets West'' is a non-governmental organization with programs in Southeast Asia and South Asia. It was founded in 1988 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip, and is based in Oakland, California, USA.〔(About Us ). East Meets West/〕 == Mission == East Meets West declares its mission "to transform health, education and communities of disadvantaged people in Asia by building partnerships, developing opportunities and creating sustainable solutions".〔 They believe that every person should have access to clean water, proper medical treatment and decent education, which are estimated as fundamental elements of normal life. It operates in the fields of healthcare, education, and clean water and sanitation aiming to help people in Asia to achieve self-sufficiency.〔''VietNamNet Bridge News''〕 Among the key programs are: providing low-income children with a good education, clean water and vital medical care, surgery program to heal heart defects in children (Operation Healthy Heart), scholarship program to improve educational outcomes (SPELL), dental program, support for children with disabilities, and an innovative clean water and sanitation program.〔''Global Partnership on Output Based Aid, GPOBA grants US$3m to East Meets West to improve Access to Water Services to rural Vietnam, November 2007''〕〔(AmCham Vietnam )〕 In the year of 2011, East Meets West invested over $13 million USD on its programs. East Meets West has a four-star rating 〔(Charity Navigator Rating )〕 and was listed as one of the "10 Charities Expanding in a Hurry" 〔(10 Charities Expanding in a Hurry )〕 on Charity Navigator. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Meets West (non-governmental organization)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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