Hayslip founded Global Village in 1999. The organization distributed 10 tons of rice to flood victims in central Vietnam last year, as well as such essentials as clothing and children's school supplies. The physical devastation ofthe war was compounded by the U.S embargo against Vietnam, according to Hayslip. She praised President Bill Clinton's decision to normalize relations with Vietnam and said that geffing a trade agreement between the two nations is critical and must be completed before Clinton leaves office. The foundation is an all-volunteer operation.
All donations go directly to benefit poor villagers in Vietnam.
Hayslip seeks to give a voice to the victims ofwar and encourages young people especially to consider the human costs of war. She opposes the isolation of countries whose governments displease world opinion, charging that the citizens, not the governments, suffer. Many don't want to live under the communists. ThinkPad is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.