Ngo Thi Ha Linh

  Trip to SIMACAI Referring to Lao Cai, people are all very familiar with Sapa - the beautiful misty land. But few people know that, in the eastern mountainous side of Lao Cai province, there is an area named Simacai - Bac Ha, bringing in its pristine beauty with the typical culture of the Northwest. But no one thought that this poetic land would be so rough and so poor! Life here was still destitute either way with up to nearly 80% of the poverty rate ,... Because of living in such circumstances, students in Simacai were not eligible to study, live or enjoy life like their peers. They had to help their parents earn money during the best time of their school years. This winter was colder than ever. Despite the bitter cold weather, many children only had a few thin shirts on. Witnessing the impecuniosity of Simacai children, each of Simalody members could not contain our emotions when the children here had to endure the cold of winter, no warm blankets, no food to eat or the childre...

The Main Show After many efforts, the concert was finally held. With the participation of Ribbon band, Music Portion with Chuon Chuon Nuoc and Thuc Anh from Foreign Language Specialist, Hanoi, the Simalody fundraising concert took place successfully and smoothly. As SIMALODY came to a close, indescribable emotions were left in the hearts of the audience and organizers. First of all, Simalody would like to thank everyone present at the SIMALODY live show as well as the benefactors and sponsors who contributed significantly to raising funds to help children with difficulties in Lao Cai. We also thank the guests who performed their best for the SIMALODY live show, helping us make it such a success! SIMALODY truly means a lot, not only to us, the people behind Simalody, but also to children with special needs in Si Ma Cai. We may not have raised a ton of money, but Simalody is happy to do what it can to ease a bit of the children's financial burdens and improve their quality of life, a...

Practice for the show  With the purpose of volunteering, we organized a mini liveshow to help the children of Simacai commune have a better life and realize their dreams. In order to give the audience a meaningful night, we practiced day after day, and spent many memorable nights together. I didn’t know how many times we argued because of disagreement or how many times we cried behind the scenes because of pressure. The studio became a familiar place during our practice, where many memories were saved. Simalody hoped that this show would leave the audience with an unforgettable impression, an exciting performance and convey to everyone the message and purpose of this event. Here are some of my demos when i was practicing at home. Please listen!

     Simalody Fundraising The deprivations in the physical and spiritual life of Simacai children were shown before us. Images of unfinished houses and roads, 'potholes' or water pots filled with raindrops leaking from the roof became images associated with people in this area and associated with the childhood of children in Simacai. When talking with children in Simacai, Simalody learned that houses with metal roofs or flat roads were always a dream which was seemingly simple, but very far away for the children here. The things they needed were not expensive items or lavish dishes, they just wanted to live in a comfortable house and go to school on a dirt-free concrete road. Even though it was just a lick a difference, this was also a factor that made their lives better and better, giving them more opportunities to approach good things and reach their big dreams.  The house is the cradle to raise those dreams, the road is the place to lead the children to fulfil...

Simalody With a passion for music, together we formed a club called “Simalody”, with the word “Simacai” is a commune that the organization is aiming for the project, combined with the word  Melody (rhythm) which means to spread positive messages for residents of the Simacai commune and the community in general. We want to join hands to help highland children living in extremely tough conditions have a new home so that they can grow and strive for a brighter future. By music, we hope to spread humanity towards people in difficult circumstances to the society