COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Combining the generosity of our donors with exceptional groundwork from our partners and local volunteers, VESAF continues to fund the construction of vital transportation infrastructure and outreach projects in many underprivileged rural communities of the Mekong Delta.
CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL BRIDGES
HỮU NGHỊ 6 BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge No. 20)
Trần Phán Commune, Đầm Dơi District, Cà Mau Province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length = 42 m, width = 2.3 m
Financial support: VESAF & Ông Đặng Trần Thành (USA) (64%) and People of Tran Phan Commune (36%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers and volunteers
The new bridge has replaced a degraded footbridge that posed an extreme hazard for local villagers during the rainy season.
01/18/2020: Groundbreaking
03/07/2020: Inauguration
At the inauguration ceremony, VESAF gifted 10 bicycles and helmets to 10 students in need, as well as note books and pencils to 50 others.
HỮU NGHỊ 7 BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge No. 21)
Hòa Mỹ Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length = 31 m, width = 2.3 m
Financial support: VESAF (64.5%) and People of Hoa My Commune (35.5%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers and volunteers
The new bridge has replaced a dilapidated structure that posed a hazard during the rainy season.
01/13/2020: Groundbreaking
03/14/2020: Inauguration
HỮU NGHỊ 8 BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge No. 22)
Chà Là Hamlet, Tân Hưng Đông Commune, Cái Nước District, Cà Mau Province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length = 40 m, width = 2.3 m
Financial support: VESAF (70%) and People of Tan Hung Dong Commune (30%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers and volunteers
The new bridge has replaced a dilapidated structure that posed an extreme hazard for school children during the rainy season.
01/18/2020: Groundbreaking
03/07/2020: Inauguration
HỮU NGHỊ 9 BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge No. 23)
Cái Hàng Hamlet, Tân Hưng Đông Commune, Cái Nước District, Cà Mau Province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length = 48 m, width = 2.3 m
Financial support: VESAF (58%) and People of Tan Hung Dong Commune (42%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers and volunteers
This new bridge facilitates safe river crossing for people in the Commune, including many school children. In the past, there was no bridge at this location; the locals crossed the river by using small boats.
01/18/2020: Groundbreaking
03/07/2020: Inauguration
CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL ROADS
AN LẠC ROAD
(VESAF Road No. 6)
An Lạc Thôn Commune, Kế Sách District, Sóc Trăng Province
Specifications: concrete; length = 818 m, width = 1.0 m, thickness = 0.08 m
Financial support: VESAF (73%) and People of Hoa An Commune (27%)
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (Fellow Retired Civil Engineers Group in Saigon) and local workers & volunteers
This new road has replaced a slippery, muddy road that runs through the village.
02/16/2020: Groundbreaking
05/08/2020: Inauguration
MỸ ĐỨC ROAD
(VESAF Road No. 7)
Bào Môn Hamlet, Hòa An Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: concrete; length = 1,700 m, width = 1.0 m, thickness = 0.08 m
Financial support: VESAF (74%) and People of Hoa An Commune (26%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local villagers
This new road has replaced a slippery, muddy path that local children used everyday to attend schools.
03/15/2020: Groundbreaking
04/16/2020: Inauguration
07/30/2020: Return visit
HƯNG PHÚ ROAD
(VESAF Road No. 8)
Bà Hiên Hamlet, Ngan Dừa Township, Hồng Dân District, Bạc Liêu Province
Specifications: concrete; length = 804 m, width = 1.5 m, thickness = 0.08 m
Financial support: VESAF and B.S. Đỗ Hồng Nhân (USA) (70%) and People’s Committee of Ngan Dừa Township (30%)
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (Fellow Retired Civil Engineers Group in Saigon) and local volunteers
This new road is to replace a muddy dirt path used daily by local villagers
12/19/2020: Groundbreaking
01/31/2021: Inauguration
HƯNG LỢI ROAD
(VESAF Road No. 9)
Chòm Cao Hamlet, Ninh Thạnh Lợi A Commune, Hồng Dân District, Bạc Liêu Province
Specifications: concrete; length = 1,420 m, width = 1.0 m, thickness = 0.08 m
Financial support: VESAF (70%) and People’s Committee of Ninh Thạnh Lợi A commune (30%)
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (Fellow Retired Civil Engineers Group in Saigon) and local workers & volunteers
12/19/2020 Groundbreaking
01/31/2021: Inauguration
CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
TÂN HƯNG CLEAN WATER LINE
(VESAF Clean Water Project No. 01)
Hamlet 2, Tân Hưng Commune, Cái Bè District, Tiền Giang Province
Specifications: Underground system; HDPE D63 pipe (Ströman Vietnam Plastic Co.): length = 3,000 m , diameter = 63 mm, thickness = 3.8 mm
Financial support: VESAF (70%) and People’s Committee of Tan Hung Commune (30%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club), Công Ty Cấp Nước Cái Bè (Clean Water Supply Company of Cai Be), and local volunteers
A few years ago, the decade-old water pipe bringing clean water from Cai Be Water Supply Company’s (CBWSC) distribution station to Tan Hung commune (about 10km away) was worn out and cracked at many places. The local people had no resources to repair the old system on their own, and, because of inadequate funding, the water supplier had no incentive to upgrade the distribution line to this remote commune. As a result, over 60 families in Hamlet 2, a tightly knit community in Tan Hung, had to buy fresh water in 20-liter containers for drinking and cooking and depended on a small and often stagnant local river to provide water for other daily needs such as cleaning and bathing. As such, these families continually used unsanitary water for many years.
The new VESAF-financed water line moves clean water from a large holding tank of CBWSC over a distance of 3,000 m to Tan Hung commune, delivering fresh water to all households in this underserved hamlet.
02/22/2020: Groundbreaking
07/19/2020: Inauguration
AN LẠC FRESH WATER WELL
(VESAF Clean Water Project No. 02)
An Thoi Hamlet, An Lạc Thôn, Kế Sách District, Sóc Trăng Province
Specifications: 120 m-deep well, high-capacity pumping and filtration system, capacity: 25 cubic meters of filtered water per day
Financial support: VESAF (90%) and People of An Lac Thon (10%)
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (AHCC-Saigon, Fellow Retired Civil Engineers - Saigon) , Công Ty Khoan Giếng Nước TNHH (Water Well Drilling Company TNHH), and local workers
For the inhabitants of An Lac Thon, a remote, underserved town of 40 households and a grade school, finding a reliable source of clean water has been very difficult in recent years. Each day, approximately 300 adults and 470 children use contaminated water from nearby canals and creeks for their daily needs. Although they were aware of the quality of their water, they did not have resources to improve their water supply. To help them change this situation, VESAF agreed to financially support the building of a new water well for the community.
The present system, which includes a 120 m-deep well and a high-capacity pumping and filtration system, provides clean water for students at An Lac Thon 2 Grade School as well as neighboring households.
03/24/2020: Groundbreaking
05/08/2020: Inauguration
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM AT ĐỨC VÂN PAGODA
(VESAF Clean Water Project No. 03)
Thanh Xuân 3 Hamlet, Thanh Tân Commune, Mỏ Cày Bắc District, Bến Tre Province
Specifications: Water filtration system installed by Công Ty TNHH Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Co.), Model R500. Clean water container: stainless steel, 5000 L, from Đai Thanh Co.
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (AHCC Saigon, Fellow Retired Civil Engineers in Saigon), Công Ty Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Company), and local volunteers
07/08/2020: Groundbreaking
08/03/2020: Inauguration
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM AT CÁI CẤM PAGODA
(VESAF Clean Water Project No. 04)
Tân Thông 1 Hamlet, Thanh Tân Commune, Mỏ Cày Bắc District, Bến Tre Province
Specifications: Water filtration system installed by Công Ty TNHH Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Co.), Model R500. Clean water container: stainless steel, 5000 L, from Đai Thanh Co.
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (AHCC Saigon, Fellow Retired Civil Engineers in Saigon), Công Ty Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Company), and local volunteers
07/08/2020: Groundbreaking
08/03/2020: Inauguration
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM AT LINH PHÚ PAGODA
(VESAF Clean Water Project No. 05)
Tân Lễ Hamlet, Tân Trung Commune, Mỏ Cày Nam District, Bến Tre Province
Specifications: Water filtration system installed by Công Ty TNHH Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Co.), Model R500. Clean water container: stainless steel, 5000 L, from Đai Thanh Co.
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn (AHCC Saigon, Fellow Retired Civil Engineers in Saigon), Công Ty Môi Trường Việt Sin (Viet Sin Company), and local volunteers
07/09/2020: Groundbreaking
08/03/2020: Inauguration
MICROFINANCE
Economists and other social scientists know how hard the climb out of poverty is for poor rural people in developing countries. The many obstacles include the need to support a family while starting or expanding a business, acquiring needed business knowledge, access to markets for one's goods and/or services, the support of other community members, and above all, finding the financial capital to invest in the needed tools and supplies. Microfinance programs, which supply needy entrepreneurs with small ($300-500) loans after organizing them into local support groups, overcome the last two of these obstacles. The loans are repaid to the lending organization, which then recycles the funds into new loans to other similar individuals and communities. Such microfinance programs multiply the benefits of the invested funds to the benefit of the borrowers and their neighbors.
Since 2017, in an extensive and expanding microfinance program, VESAF has partnered with Hearts For Hue (H4H), a Vietnamese nongovernmental organization based in Hue, to grant microloans to needy families in the region. H4H provides training to borrowers in financial literacy, savings techniques, and other necessary topics for financial management. By the end of 2020, H4H made 602 loan distributions to a total of 375 families in various hamlets and townships in Thua Thien Hue Province. Many of these were made with repayment funds from previous recipients. And as more loans are repaid and additional families participate, we can expect this to lead to a continued expansion of the program and its benefits. The funds have been used in a variety of productive ways: to expand supplies offered in rural retail stores and service establishments such as beauty parlors, and to buy and plant pomelo trees.
PHÚ GIA PROJECT
Phú Gia Commune, Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
07/30/2020: Expanding the program, VESAF provided additional funds to H4H for supporting 25 new families‚ economically affected by COVID-19 pandemic, each receiving 7,000,000 VNĐ.
VINH PHÚ PROJECT
Vinh Phú Commune, Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
05/12/2020: After loan repayment, 10 families have left the program, since we are in the process of phasing out the Vinh Phú project.
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07/22/2019: 10 new participants joined the program, thanks to loan repayment funds
01/12/2019: VESAF provided additional funds to support the 26 initial participants, each receiving 10,000,000 VNĐ in the second phase of the loan program. In addition, 24 new recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
05/12/2018: 10 new loan recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
09/12/2017: 6 new loan recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
04/12/2017: 3 new loan recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
01/12/2017: H4H distributed VESAF loans (7,000,000 VNĐ each) to the 26 families participating in the first phase of the loan program.
QUẢNG PHƯỚC PROJECT
Quảng Phước Commune, Quảng Điền District, Thừa Thiên Huê Province
05/14/2020: After full loan repayment, 13 families are no longer in the program, as we are in the process of discontinuing the Quảng Phước project.
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04/17/2019: VESAF provided additional funds to continue the support for the 26 initial participants, each receiving 10,000,000 VNĐ, in the second phase of the loan program. In addition, 11 new recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
05/17/2018: 13 new loan recipients were added to the program with loan repayment funds.
03/17/2017: Loans (7,000,000 VNĐ each) were disbursed to 26 participating families in the first phase of the loan program.
HƯƠNG VÂN PROJECT
Hương Vân Commune, Hương Trà Township, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
11/27/2020: Continuing with the second phase, H4H disbursed new VESAF loans (10,000,000 VNĐ each) to the 50 participants, who had joined the program initially on 11/20/2018.
09/21/2020: 15 initial participants were granted new loans (10,000,000 VNĐ each) in the second phase of the program, with loan repayment funds.
07/20/2020: 15 initial participants were granted new loans (10,000,000 VNĐ each) in the second phase of the program, with loan repayment funds.
05/20/2020: In the second phase, new loans (10,000,000 VNĐ each) were granted to the 50 initial participants, who had joined the program on 05/20/2018. In addition, 15 new recipients were added to the program (each receiving 7,000,000 VNĐ) with loan repayment funds.
01/20/2020: New loans were granted to the 26 initial participants, each receiving 10,000,000 VNĐ, in the second phase of the program, using loan repayment funds. In addition, 15 new recipients were added to the program (each receiving 7,000,000 VNĐ) also with loan repayment funds.
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04/20/2019: 11 new loan recipients were added to the program with available loan repayment funds.
01/20/2019: 20 new recipients were added to the existing loan program with available loan repayment funds.
11/20/2018: VESAF provided additional funds to support 50 more participants in the expanding program.
09/20/2018: 15 new loan recipients were added to the program with available loan repayment funds.
07/20/2018: 15 new loan recipients were added to the program with available loan repayment funds.
05/20/2018: Expanding the program in Huong Van, VESAF provided additional funds to Hearts for Hue in order to support 50 new participants.
01/20/2018: Loans (7,000,000 VNĐ each) were disbursed to 26 families participating in the first phase of the loan program.
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
VESAF has established several scholarship programs to provide financial assistance to high-performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Foundation strongly believes that education is a critical component for breaking the cycle of poverty. We provide the means for gifted students to continue their schooling, by easing the immediate financial pressures and hardships on their families that might otherwise curtail their opportunity for a strong education. Without this much-needed financial support, many of these students would have to drop out of school to work to assist their families financially.
VESAF partners with Hearts for Hue, a local charitable organization that works with school administrators to identify students in need of financial assistance. These students all come from underprivileged families that are experiencing severe financial and/or medical hardships. Each scholarship awardee has demonstrated outstanding scholastic potential and a desire to excel.
Thus far, VESAF has provided a total of 100 scholarships to university level students, 30 scholarships to high school level students, 40 scholarships to middle school, and 100 scholarships to primary school students.
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT HUẾ UNIVERSITY
Huế City, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
The VESAF scholarship program at Hue University was established in 2018. Each year, 36 students participate in the program, 18 coming from Quang Nam province and 18 from within Thua Thien Hue province. Each scholarship awardee receives $300 USD per year. They will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support annually until graduation, as long as they continue to demonstrate a solid academic standing and good conduct.
In 2020-2021 academic year, the Foundation awarded VESAF scholarships to 36 deserving students enrolled in various faculties of Hue University.
11/12/2020: The VESAF Representative in Vietnam met with the potential scholarship recipients recommended by the University.
11/25/2020: Mr. Trương Trọng Khánh, VESAF Representative in Vietnam, in cooperation with the University, distributed the VESAF scholarship to the selected students.
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT HÀ TRUNG HIGH SCHOOL
Vinh Hà Commune, Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, VESAF awarded scholarships to deserving students at Ha Trung High School in Vinh Ha Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province. Each student received $125 USD, which is sufficient to cover tuition, books, and school supplies for the year. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout high school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a strong academic standing and good conduct.
09/17/2020: On the first day of the academic year, Mr. Trương Trọng Khánh (representing the Foundation) distributed the VESAF scholarship to 30 students, in collaboration with Hà Trung High School.
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT VINH PHÚ MIDDLE SCHOOL
Phú Gia Commune, Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, VESAF awarded scholarships to underprivileged students at Vinh Phu Middle School, in Phu Gia Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province. Each scholarship recipient was given $100 USD, which is sufficient to cover tuition, books, and school supplies for the year. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout middle school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a strong academic performance and good conduct in the following school years.
09/17/2020: On the first day of the school year, Mr. Trương Trọng Khánh represented VESAF in Vietnam to deliver the VESAF scholarship to 40 deserving students at Vinh Phu.
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT XUÂN LỘC PRIMARY SCHOOL
Xuân Lộc Commune, Phú Lộc District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province
Starting with the 2019-2020 academic year, VESAF provides scholarships to good students in need of financial help at Xuan Loc Primary School, in Xuan Loc Commune, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien Hue Province. Xuan Loc is a poverty-stricken mountainous community, with a population of 2,820 people, 85% of them being of Van Kieu and Ka Tu ethnics. Most of the local people earn their living by farming, and many do not have the ability to send their children to school.
09/17/2020: VESAF continued its scholarship program at this Primary School. On the first day of school year, representing VESAF, Mr. Trương Trọng Khánh distributed the VESAF scholarship to 50 deserving students. Each scholarship awardee was given $50 USD, which is sufficient to cover tuition and books for the year. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout primary school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a good academic standing and good conduct.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
PAVING THE FRONT YARD AND PLAY GROUND OF PHÚ HƯNG PRIMARY SCHOOL
(VESAF School Improvement 01)
Phú Hưng Commune, Cái Nước District, Cà Mau Province
Specifications: Ceramic tiles on a sand/gravel base, area = 910 square meters (35 m x 26 m)
Financial support: VESAF (83%) and People of Phu Hung Commune (17%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club), and local workers
03/07/2020: Groundbreaking
04/29/2020: Inauguration
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
BUILDING HOMES WITH LOVE (NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG) FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 8
(Mái Ấm Tình Thương 8)
Hòa Mỹ Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structure, concrete floor, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: Mr. Nguyễn Văn Lành and family (husband and wife, and 3 young children)
Ấp Thạnh Mỹ C, xã Hòa Mỹ, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
12/22/2019: Groundbreaking
01/13/2020: Construction complete
NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 9
(Mái Ấm Tình Thương 9)
Hòa Mỹ Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structure, concrete floor, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: Mrs. Lý Thị Liên and family (with daughter-in-law and 2 young grand-children)
Ấp Tân Long, xã Hòa Mỹ, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
12/22/2019: Groundbreaking
01/13/2020: Construction complete
NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 10
(Mái Ấm Tình Thương 10)
Hòa Mỹ Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structure, concrete floor, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: Mr. Danh Thù and family (husband and wife, 3 young children, and 83-years-old mother)
Ấp Long Trường, xã Hòa Mỹ, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
12/22/2019: Groundbreaking
01/13/2020: Construction complete
ADJACENT NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 11, 12, and 13
(Mái Ấm Tình Thương 11, 12, & 13)
Hòa Mỹ Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structures, concrete floors, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF (70%) and Government of Hoa An Commune (30%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: #11: Mrs. Nguyễn Thị Thu and family (with 2 sons, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 small grandson)
Số 86, ấp Bàu Môn, xã Hòa An, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
#12: Mrs. Nguyễn Thị Xuân and family (husband and wife in the old age)
Số 87, ấp Bàu Môn, xã Hòa An, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
#13: Mrs. Nguyễn Thị Phụng and family (with daughter and 3 young grandchildren)
Số 88, ấp Bàu Môn, xã Hòa An, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
11/16/2019: Groundbreaking
01/14/2020:Construction complete
NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 14
(Mái Ấm Tình Thương 14)
Tân Bình Commune, Phụng Hiệp District, Hậu Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structure, concrete floor, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF (58%), Government of Tan Binh Commune and Family (42%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: Mrs. Trần Thị Quyên and family (with a handicapped son and 1 grandson)
Ấp 8 Ngàn, xã Tân Bình, huyện Phụng Hiệp, tỉnh Hậu Giang
11/16/2019: Groundbreaking
01/14/2020: Construction complete
NHÀ TÌNH THƯƠNG VESAF 15
Mỹ Tân Commune, Cái Bè District, Tiền Giang Province
Specifications: Prefabricated structure, concrete floor, length = 9 m, width = 4 m, height = 4 m
Financial support: VESAF (67%), Government of Tan Binh Commune and Family (33%)
Logistic and technical support: Câu Lạc Bộ Nhịp Cầu Hữu Nghị (Bridge-to-Friendship Club) and local workers
Recipients: Mr. Võ Văn Thái and family (wife and 3 young children)
Ấp 4, xã Mỹ Tân, huyện Cái Bè, tỉnh Tiền Giang
08/16/2020: Groundbreaking
09/12/2020: Construction complete
SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTING
PROVIDING SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTS TO 35 RURAL FAMILIES LIVING WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
IN BAC LIEU PROVINCE
Vĩnh Lộc Commune, Hồng Dân District, Bạc Liêu Province
12/20/2020: AHCC Saigon (Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn: Nguyễn Thanh Liêm, Lưu Kim Loan, và Nguyễn Văn Ngôi) represented VESAF to provide solar-powered light sets to 35 families that do not have electricity in the village of Vĩnh Lộc, Hồng Dân district, Bạc Liêu. They helped to distribute and train each family in the proper use of this equipment. Each light set consists of a solar panel, battery, four LED light bulbs, and outlets for charging small electronic devices. The solar power provides lighting that is essential for evening household activities, including allowing children to do their homework.
SUPPORT FOR ORPHANAGES
“MÁI ẤM TÌNH THƯƠNG” ORPHANAGE AT QUANG CHÂU PAGODA
Hòa Châu Commune, Hòa Vang District , Đà Nẵng
01/13/2020: VESAF continued to provide financial support for MÁI ẤM TÌNH THƯƠNG CENTER, operated by Quang Châu Pagoda. This Center is home to more than 100 orphans, ranging in age from newborn infants to teenagers, and is also helping old, poor, and dependent individuals without families with lodging, meals, clothing, and medical care.
WHEELCHAIRS FOR THE DISABLED
PROVIDING WHEELCHAIRS TO 20 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ĐẦM DƠI DISTRICT, CÀ MAU
PROVINCE
Đầm Dơi District, Cà Mau Province
12/20/2020: On behalf of VESAF, AHCC Saigon (Nhóm Ái Hữu Công Chánh Sàigòn: Nguyễn Thanh Liêm, Lưu Kim Loan, và Nguyễn Văn Ngôi) distributed wheelchairs and cash gifts to 20 people who have limited personal mobility in the district of Đầm Dơi, Cà Mau province.
EMERGENCY RELIEF
ASSISTANCE TO FARMING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE
04/27/2020: Representing VESAF and in collaboration with Phu Gia and Phu Luong communes, Hearts For Hue distributed basic food [including 1 bag of rice (10 kg), 1 box of instant noodles (30 packs), 1 bottle of fish sauce, and 1 bottle of soy sauce] to 100 farming families in need, who have been severely affected by both COVID-19 pandemic and loss of crops due to prolonged torrential rains and flood, in these two impoverished communities of Phú Vang district, Thừa Thiên Huế.
ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES HAVING DIFFICULTIES AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE
05/07/2020: In collaboration with Venerable Thong Hue and Pho Chau Temple, VESAF sponsored the distribution of basic food (rice, cooking oil, seasoning powder, soy sauce, sugar, and MSG) to 230 needy families, who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Duy Chau and Duy Hoa communes, Duy Xuyên district, Quảng Nam province. One hundred of these families also received a cash donation of 230,000 đồng (VND) each.
05/09/2020: In collaboration with Venerable Thong Hue of Pho Chau Temple, Mr. Hue Hoang, VESAF regional project Coordinator, distributed basic food (including rice, cooking oil, seasoning powder, soy sauce, sugar, and MSG) to 222 less fortunate families who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic in the Villages of Tam Thanh and Xuan Ky, Điện Bàn district, Quảng Nam province. Some 50 of these families were also given a cash donation of 230,000 VN đồng each.
ASSISTANCE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS AFFECTED BY SEVERE TYPHOON FLOODING IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE
A powerful typhoon hit central Vietnam in mid-October, causing heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. Numerous communities in Thua Thien Hue, the hardest-hit province, were submerged, affecting thousands of families, many of whom fled to rooftops to escape high floods while their belongings were washed away.
Many schools were severely inundated; all the students’ text books and school materials were badly damaged or destroyed. Unfortunately, facing this disaster, their parents could not afford to buy new school books and supplies for them. In partnership with Hearts for Hue, VESAF provided 500 underprivileged students with new text books and supplies at five primary schools in Huong Chu, Huong Toan, Quang Phuoc, Quang Thanh, and Quang Vinh communes, Thua Thien Hue province.
11/06/2020 - 11/18/2020: Representing VESAF, Hearts for Hue worked with school principals to distribute new school supplies to students at Hương Chữ 2, Huong Toàn 1, Quảng Phước 2, Quảng Thành 1, and Quảng Vinh 2 primary schools.
