To date, Sunflower Mission has built over 62 classrooms in remote areas of Vietnam. Sunflower Mission’s focus has been, and will continue to be, in the rural areas of Vietnam. Poverty in Vietnam is highly concentrated with almost 90 percent of the poor living in rural areas. There are many indicators of poverty, most notably, a low level of education. Education is fundamental to development and is critical for the eradication of poverty.

2004 marked the first year where Sunflower Mission awarded scholarships to students in Vietnam through the Sunflower Mission Dao-Le Scholarship Program. The scholarships allowed elementary, secondary, and college students to stay in school and/or further their education. In our first year, 451 scholarships were awarded. We have awarded over 2,200 scholarships since that time. In 2006, we had three scholarship students graduate from college.