1. International Business Women’s Group - Dubai These four delightful young women are being sponsored in their quest for higher education by your membership fees!

2. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Child’s Reference Form Mai My Kim – Sponsored since 1 Feb 2007 Born: 09 December 1987 in Ho Chi Minh City Family: Mother, Father, 2 Siblings Eldest child in her family of 5 Family lives in a small old house with another relative’s family. Father repairs motorbikes on pavement in front of their house. daily income of 0.5USD (Dhs1.83). Goal: environmental engineer after graduation from college.

3. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Child’s Reference Form Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang – sponsored since 1 Feb 07 Born: 09 November 1988 in Ho Chi Minh City Family: Mother, Father, 2 Siblings Living with her mother in an incredibly small house of 1.6 x 2.4 square meters. Mother sells papaya for around 1.5 USD (Dhs5,5) per day. This amount can not provide them with anything but daily food. She is 19 years old and a freshman, majoring in Economics

4. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Child’s Reference Form Nguyen Thi Phuong Tam – sponsored since 1 Feb 2007 Born: 10 March 1988 in Ho Chi Minh City Family: Mother, Father, 1 Siblings Mother works at fast-food shop, earns US$ 0,5 p/day (Dhs1.83). Her sister suffered from heart failure & epilepsy from birth. Tam & her extended family of 16 people live in a small house of 25 square meters & sleep on the floor at night. Tam's is taking a two-year diploma in accounting. An aunt lent her gold wedding jewellery in order to pay part of Tam's tuition fees to date.

5. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Child’s Reference Form Dinh Thi Thu – Sponsored since 1 Feb 2007 Born: 06 July 1987 in Nam Dinh Family: Mother, Father, 3 Siblings Parents are rice farmers. Lean years mean their harvest is just enough to cover their daily plain meals. She & eldest brother live with their grandparents. Her grandfather works in a graveyard, her grandmother sells vegetables in a market near home. Thu & brother are both college students. Brother works part-time to support himself. Thu is studying at a college for pre-school teachers.