Tarot September 20, 1992 Introduction: Thank you for down-loading Tarot, a small Windows utility program that gives a tarot spread. I wrote Tarot to aid the Vietnamese refugee children without parents who are in refugee camps in the Philippines. The Center for Aid to Displaced Persons, CADP, is an agency run by the Philippine Daughters of Charity of the Catholic church which provides shelter, counseling and education to the unaccompanied minors in the Philippines First Asylum Camp (PFAC). If you enjoy Tarot, I beg you to make a donation to CADP (no matter how small). You may send the money directly to CADP or you may send it to Hong Bang, an organization in New Orleans that works closely with CADP. Hong Bang will forward any money received for CADP directly with no overhead costs of any kind. Both CADP and Hong Bang are nonprofit agencies staffed through volunteers. Hong Bang is dedicated to improving the health, education and social welfare of Vietnamese, and has helped volunteers work in the refugee camps. Address: CADP, Inc. CADP, Inc. PO Box 4278 c/o Hong Bang Manila 1082, Philippines 2476 Park Place Dr. Gretna, LA 70053 Excerpts from CADP's Mission Statement: The Care for the most vulnerable groups among refugees Un-Accompanied Minor Refugees (UAM): These are youngsters from 3 to 6 years of age. They are alone in the camp without the guidance of elder siblings or relatives. Upon assessment, they would be placed, with their consent, in foster home care under the guidance of the adults who would be recruited, trained and supervised by the professional staff. In these homes they would enjoy guided family relationships among members whose roles and functions are clearly described and made known for the whole group. There are assigned adults who act as their counselors to guide and defend them in case they get into trouble. The UAM enjoy attentive concerns from the staff who coordinate with the schools so that all UAM attend formal education, language and vocational training. The adults are aware of the youth's needs for affection, privacy and adventure. They also have greater intakes than the ordinary people. Thus food supplement for breakfast is granted. Clothing and footwear are supplied to them periodically upon their counselor's requisition. Group discussions on topics that interest them, sports training in soccer, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, VoViNam martial arts, are available to the UAM. Periodically, the UAM are sent to the seas for picnics, camping and sport competitions with Filipino Youth. Character training is conducted on these occasions. Rehabilitation for the Handicapped Refugees: UNHCR showed an acute interest in the fate of this vulnerable group. CADP reinforced these concerns by accepting to conduct a special rehabilitation program for all the handicapped. They have tutorial classes for the mentally slow learners, the braille and sign language training for the blind and the deaf-mute individuals. They also undergo vocational and language training on a personal basis. Physical therapy is available for motivated individuals. The handicapped's families and neighbors are included in the reorientation of their attitude towards the impaired individuals. Through the activities, the handicapped refugees learn to develop a strong sense of self sufficiency in all their daily activities. CADP's AIMS 1. CADP uses Advocacy and Clarification as methods by which the refugee's legitimate aspirations can be heard and their responsibilities as members of a free world can be made known to them. 2. CADP mobilizes people to participate in the management of their human and dignified life, as responsible persons and as children of God. 3. CADP searches to fully meet the crucial needs of people who could not function normally in society, due to their physical and social impediments by a discrimination distribution of resources in favor of the most deprived. CADP was born with needs of the refugees in the first months of their Exodus. CADP wishes to see the Displaced Persons end their marginal life in the country the had opted to stay for the past 17 years. CADP pledges to see the last of the asylum seeker off safely, to wherever their final destinations may be, providing them compassion as CADP walks with them in their painful journey. from The Mission of CADP, Inc. 1975 - 1992 by Sr. Pascale Le thi Triu, DC Director and Program Coordinator About Tarot: This program does the Celtic Cross Tarot spread. When it is executed, the deck is shuffled and dealt. There are ten buttons corresponding to each card position. Click on a button and the card is displayed along with its name and its divinatory meaning. Click on the card name button to close the window. The menu has options to reshuffle the deck and create a new spread, disable the sounds, show the meaning of the card positions and the suits of the cards or browse the tarot deck. I wrote this program in hope that some kindhearted people enjoy it enough to help CADP care for the poor, lonely children in the camps. Everyday the situation grows worse for the refugees and for children with no parents in the camps the situation is becoming unbearable. CADP helps them to endure by providing them with counselling, education, recreation and shelter. I pray to God that this program in some way helps the volunteers in CADP to continue their good work. Working as a volunteer for CADP was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life, and it breaks my heart to see the conditions of the refugees in the camps today. Distribution: This program may be freely distributed without cost, provided that it is not changed in any way. The current version is 3.2. Bug reports and comments and suggestions can be sent to Anthony Nguyen in care of Hong Bang. A Closing Plea: I hope this program Tarot Version 3.2 will move people to help CADP help the refugee children in Palawan, the Philippines. The situation for the refugee children continues to grow worse every day. It's hard to believe the world cares so little for the suffering of children. Images on TV bombard us here with so much suffering that we sometimes become numb and cynical only to protect ourselves. But please never forget that as individuals, we can do a lot to help one another. These children are desperate for shelter and education and their future depends on the kindness of others like you. Please help. Good-bye and God bless you, Anthony Nguyen Vestal, NY