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expected him to live for no more than a few days . Aline decided to take charge over his case. She brought him to the hospital and took care of him during his whole three months stay there. That's when Aline got her nickname "Tim", which means "heart" in
Vietnamese. Since that time Aline has been using her nickname instead of her given name. After leaving the hospital she rented a house in Ho Chi Minh City, where she moved in with the boy. During her first few months there she invited more disabled people to live together in her apartment. At that point she decided to establish a foundation, Maison Chance, meant for disadvantaged people in Vietnam. In 1998, Maison Chance received official recognition from Vietnamese authorities as a humanitarian non-governmental organization, free from all political or religious allegiance. Over time the organization grew and a single house became four centers: the Shelter, the Take Wings Center, Village Chance and Maison Chance Social Center.
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Maison Chance received the HUFO (Ho Chi Minh City Union of
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Maison Chance received the HUFO (Ho Chi Minh City Union of
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The legacy of Maison Chance Orphanage and Village: an interview with Tim Aline Rebeaud by Dr. Stephen Bui, published on May 20, 2018 on Archive Storycorps
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