STEADY FOOTSTEPS, INC. was founded by an American couple: Virginia Lockett, a Quaker, and her husband David, who is Buddhist. David and Virginia first came to Vietnam in 1995 to adopt two children. They were saddened, at that time, by the apparently hopeless situation of disabled people in Vietnam.
By the time the Locketts returned to Vietnam in 2005 for a short-term volunteer project, improvements in Vietnamese medical care and economy had made attention to the plight of the disabled more feasible. And yet many of the foreign-run assistance projects that David and Virginia observed seemed to be ineffective--due, in large measure, to minimal and hurried oversight by absentee program directors.
That 2005 trip convinced David and Virginia that the efforts of two middle-aged, middle-class Americans, dedicated to preventing head injuries and to improving life for disabled people in Vietnam, could be both effective and appreciated. They quit their jobs, sold their home, founded STEADY FOOTSTEPS, and moved to Vietnam. They have yet to regret their decision.
Teaching by Example
Physical Therapy is a young profession in Vietnam and Occupational Therapy is a non-existent one. STEADY FOOTSTEPS volunteers try to demonstrate for Vietnamese-trained medical professonals and students the practice of compassionate and effective rehabilitative care.
We have opportunities right now for volunteer Occupational Therapists to come and work with us between 4 August and Christmas of 2009.
For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Virginia at valockett@gmail.com
Contact Information:
STEADY FOOTSTEPS, INC.
604 Clearfield Ave.
Chesapeake, VA 23320 USA
Web: www.steadyfootsteps.org.
Email: valockett@gmail.com.
STEADY FOOTSTEPS, INC. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
We welcome your tax-deductable contribution.
Virginia Lockett, PT
President and Founder