Parahita* Humanitarian Project is an overseas medical mission that usually lasted for 10-12 days , without counting the travel time from the US to the destination country. Sakya’s very first mission to Bodh Gaya, India in 2015 only consisted of 7 members delivered care to more than 1000 patients during the trip. We were featured on the front page of a Indian newspaper that week. Sakya received many requests to return and serve the most impoverished population of India at Bihar states. Following our first successful humanitarian mission, we continued to thrive and recruited more volunteers for each subsequent events. Sakya currently has a dedicated team of 30-50 professional and supporting staff from the US. We typically partner with local professional organizations to ensure the proper permit is obtained and local laws are followed. This compliance ensures that Sakya is welcome back for future missions.
We are looking for professional volunteers from medical, dental, vision and eastern medicine. We encourage young students** to join us on these missions to cultivate the seed of compassion in the early age. Please check below for upcoming humanitarian mission trips.
*Parahita is the Sanskrit term meaning ‘action for the benefit of others’.
**must be age 17 or above and must be accompanied by a guardian.
SPECIAL NOTE: ALL DONATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS WILL GO DIRECTLY, 100% OF IT, TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. NO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE TAKEN FROM YOUR DONATIONS. ALL VOLUNTEERS PAY THEIR OWN AIRFARE, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, MEALS, ETC… AND DONATE THEIR VALUABLE TIME AND EFFORTS TO THIS CAUSE. NO ONE GETS PAID IN OUR VOLUNTEER-BASED ORGANIZATION .
Most Current Projects:
Humanitarian Medical Mission 2024 – South and Central Vietnam
Sakya Care Foundation is excited to announce our Sixth Parahita* International Humanitarian Project to Vietnam from June 26th (5PM) to July 7th (11:59pm), 2024. *Parahita is the Sanskrit term meaning ‘action for the benefit of others’. Our First Parahita Mission Trip to Bodh Gaya, India was in 2015. Followed by our second mission to Binh Dinh, Ban Me Thuot and Daklak, Vietnam in 2016, third mission to the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam, and our fifth mission to Bodh Gaya were of great success. We had to cancel our 4th mission due to widespread Covid-19 illness. For these missions,…
Humanitarian Mission – Bodhgaya, India 2023
Sakya Care Foundation is excited to announce our Fifth Parahita* International Humanitarian Project to India from March 25 to April 1, 2023 REGISTER NOW *Parahita is the Sanskrit term meaning ‘action for the benefit of others.’ Our First Parahita Mission Trip to Bodh Gaya, India, in 2015. Our Second Overseas Mission to Binh Dinh, Ban Me Thuot, and Daklak, Vietnam, in 2016. And our Third Overseas Mission to the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam in 2018 was of great success. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we must cancel our fourth mission to Vietnam and Cambodia. For these missions, our participating…
Humanitarian Mission – Vietnam Cambodia 2020
Sakya Care Foundation is excited to announce our Fourth Parahita* International Humanitarian Project to Vietnam and Cambodia from June 22 to July 4, 2020. *Parahita is the Sanskrit term meaning ‘action for the benefit of others’. Our First Parahita Mission Trip to Bodh Gaya, India in 2015, our Second Overseas Mission to Binh Dinh, Ban Me Thuot and Daklak, Vietnam in 2016, and our Third Overseas Mission to the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam were of great success. For these missions, our participating volunteers/members – physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, nurses, etc… – provided compassionate medical, dental and vision care…
Humanitarian Mission – Vietnam 2018
Dear all, Sakya Care Foundation is excited to announce our Third Parahita* International Humanitarian Project to the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam from June 29 to July 8, 2018. *Parahita is the Sanskrit term meaning ‘action for the benefit of others’. Our First Parahita Mission Trip to Bodh Gaya, India in 2015, and our Second Oversea Mission to Binh Dinh, Ban Me Thuot and Daklak, Vietnam in 2016 were of great success. For both of these missions, our participating volunteers/members – physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, nurses, etc… – provided compassionate medical, dental and vision care to thousands and thousands of…
Humanitarian Mission Trip – Viet Nam 2016
Dear all, Sakya Care Foundation is excited to announce our 2016 Parahita* Humanitarian Project. Parahita means action for the benefit of others. With the great success of our 2015 oversea mission trip to India, where thousand of impoverished people of Bodha Gaya received the compassionate care from our dentist and optometrist, we would like to invite you to join us for our 2016 mission trip to Vietnam. Date: May 27 – June 6, 2016 (Actual clinic dates will be starting from 7am on May 28th to 6pm on Jun 5th. You will be returned to Saigon by 8pm) Location: Ban…
Humanitarian Mission – India Project 2015 – A Job Well Done
A world of thanks to the members of Sakya Care team for making this mission possible with great success. Especially thank you so much to Dr Phi Van Anh for establishing a new dental clinic for Siddhartha Compassion School to follow up with patients once we left and thank you to Dr Tami Phan for your endless hard work to obtain free glasses for the needy. Bravo to all team members for your dedication, joyfulness and compassion to deliver the best health care to the people of Bodh Gaya. We will give the final reports in the nearest day but…
Dr. Tami Phan and Dr Phi Van Anh along with the Sakya Care Medical Mission Team made the news of India for their mission work. Great jobs! ##kindnessinaction ##SakyaCare ##1Nov-10Nov2015
Binh Dinh Mission
The very first humanitarian mission in Vietnam that only started with Dr Vu, founder of Sakya Care Foundation, and two other local Sakya members. The goal of this mission is for Dr. Vu to not only see patients but to provide monetary support from Sakya Care Foundation for 100 cases of cataract surgery. This was also a special pre-mission trip for Dr. Vu to survey the country and apply for special permit to bring Sakya Care team to Viet Nam. Following this trip, Sakya Care Foundation organized a humanitarian mission to Vietnam in 2016 and delivered care to more than…
