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East Meets West (EMW), known in the United States as Thrive Networks, is an international philanthropic
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for people in Asia and Africa. It was founded in 1988 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip and is based in
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,
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, United States.About Us
. East Meets West/
In 2014, EMW relaunched in the United States as Thrive Networks.


History

From Le Ly's early projects, Mothers Love Pediatric Clinic and Peace Village Medical Center, East Meets West was created in Vietnam. In 1993, East Meets West received a grant from the
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. In 1998, the organization partnered with
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. BOL formed a major partnership with GE Healthcare in 2011. In 2013, EMW and Blue Planet Network signed an agreement to merge. In 2014, EMW relaunched in the United States as Thrive Networks but continues to operate as East Meets West in Asia.


Programs


Healthcare programs

The Breath of Life program provides custom-designed equipment to hospitals to save infants suffering from pathologies. EMW's neonatal health model was adapted and replicated to serve Laos, Cambodia, and Timor Leste in 2008 and more recently in India, Myanmar, and the Philippines. EMW builds medical institutions. In the past decade, with support from
Atlantic Philanthropies The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) was a private foundation created in 1982 by American businessman Chuck Feeney. The Atlantic Philanthropies focused its giving on health, social, and politically left-leaning public policy causes in Australia, Berm ...
, EMW has invested over $50 million in building hospitals in Vietnam.EMW Medical and Healthcare Programs
.
In 2006, East Meets West organized medical equipment donations for Viet Duc Hospital in
Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
. In 2015, Embrace, a non-profit organization founded at
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in 2008, joined Thrive Networks's healthcare programs.


Clean water and sanitation

The Clean Water & Sanitation Program incorporates a hygiene training component.EMW Clean Water and Sanitation Program
.
EMW has helped finance the construction of 12,500
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in partnership with Watershed Asia and
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. In 2012, the
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awarded East Meets West a
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10.9million grant to improve sanitation and hygiene practices among the rural poor in Vietnam and Cambodia."Gates Foundation awards $11M to East Meets West" San Francisco Business Times (August 16, 2012)
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Partners and funding

EMW had partnered with GE Healthcare, Design that Matters,
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, and the
International Children Assistance Network The International Children Assistance Network (ICAN) is a non-profit organization providing help for parents, caregivers and the general population in promoting the healthy development of children from before birth to the age of five. The activitie ...
. EMW receives funding support from the
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,
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, the
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, the
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,
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,
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, etc.


See also

*
List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam This is a list of notable non-governmental organizations working in Vietnam or connected with Vietnam. A B * Blue Dragon Children's Foundation * Bread for the World * Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association * Bright Future G ...


References

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