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Dinh Hai commune Clean Water Project

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

Dinh Hai commune is a poor commune in Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province, away from the city. 35km from Thanh Hoa. Democrats mainly live by farming and small trade. The living water sources currently being used by the locals are digging wells, drilling wells, contaminated with clay, algae, limestone and high iron content that can cause disease and affect health.
VNHelp collaborates with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Company to implement the project “Expand the live water pipeline system for 1,000 residents of Dinh Hai commune. The project is sponsored by three talents: VNHelp, Thanh Hoa Water Supply Company, local residents. Estimated implementation period from 1/4/2020 to 1/11/2020.
Dinh Hai is a poor commune in Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province, about 35 km from Thanh Hoa City. People live by farming and small trading. The source of water for daily use is water wells which are polluted by clay, alum, limestone and high iron that are harmful to people’s health.
VNHelp partners with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Joint Stock Company to implement a water project which extends the pipeline system to bring safe water to 1,000 households in Dinh Hai commune. The project is funded by three parties: VNHelp, the water company, and the beneficiary households. The implementation period is from April 1, 2022 to November 1, 2022.

A Farmer’s Tale

Friday, April 15th, 2022

Minh Son is an exclusively agricultural commune in Trieu Son district, 25 km West of Thanh Hoa city, in North Vietnam. Every grain, every cup of harvested rice exacts a heavy toll of sweat and tears from its farmers. Today, rural areas face a labor shortage problem. Young people no longer care about agriculture because the work is too hard and the income barely affords them the rice to eat for the day; they have moved to urban areas to obtain manual labor jobs for a living. The village is now a shadow of its former self, with just a few old farmers still enthusiastic about the fields, together with women and children. They still use traditional methods of farming with manual labors. The farmers’ most fervent wish is to possess a motorized tiller, planter and reaper to reduce their hardships, and to attract a younger workforce to return to their hometown to start a sustainable career.

Having become aware of that wish, and with an eye toward community building and the modernization of its agriculture, on April 15, 2022, VNHelp delivered a Kubota Combine Harvester (DC70 Plus) to farmers in Minh Son commune. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Chanh & Ling Ling Cao Minh for sponsoring this machine.

From the next crop season, farmers will no longer have to stoop to cut each bunch of rice with a sickle. They will no longer be drenched in sweat and tears for bending their backs from early morning to late evening at each harvest. “The next bowl of rice we eat will definitely taste better, because it contains a lot of sincerity and sharing”, exclaimed Uncle Thong – a farmer of many years in Minh Son commune – with heartfelt passion and a bright smile!

Health Clinic Visit

Monday, February 27th, 2017

On January 13, 2017, VNHELP staff visited Chan Ly Health Clinic in Ha Nam Province. This clinic received medical equipment from VNHelp in 2013. The equipment was purchased by a grant from the Rotary Club of San Jose which included a ultrasound machine, a blood testing machine, a urine testing machine, desktop computers, and a printer, etc. All equipment has been used effectively to serve patients and is in good condition. In this recent trip, VNHelp also donated a new autoclave sterilizer, which is much needed. VNHelp often conducts visit to places where we provided help in the past to evaluate the long term results of our projects. Check out the photo of the visit here.

sonogram scanner Printer and laptops

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Urine - blood testing machine VNHELP's Local Coordinator - Cuong Chi Nguyen meeting with the clinic staff

Cochinchine Gourd Plant cultivation program (Trồng Gấc)

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

For several years now VNHelp has had a Microfinance Program which provides loans for poor individuals in Vietnam to fund good investment plans to help them generate income. One of those is the Cochinchine Gourd Plant cultivation program (Trồng Gấc) in Hiệp Hoà, Đạo Tú and Duy Phiên communes, Vĩnh Phúc province. Gấc is considered a “super food” and it has high economic value. The Gấc fruit is typically served at ceremonial or festive occasions such as Tết (New Year) and weddings. It is commonly prepared as Xôi Gấc, in which the seeds and their covering are cooked in sticky rice, giving the dish its distinctive color and flavor. The fruit is also sold in the form of a dietary supplement beverage because it is believed to be beneficial to human health and helps prevent various diseases. At this time of the year, young Gấc seed plants are growing into little trees and starting to fill their support scaffolds. They will be ready for harvesting by December and January. Along with providing Gấc plants for farmers to cultivate, VNHELP also introduces Gấc growth models, builds and supports irrigation systems, supplies planting equipment, and provides training for staff and local people about growing Gấc. All of this is to ensure the economic efficiency of the program. Here are a few images illustrating this worthy initiative; stay tuned for further updates.

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Clean water to Hà Vinh Village

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

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             The Water Plant in Ha Vinh Village                                   Ribbon cutting ceremony (Thu Do wearing blue shirt)

At the beginning of this year, with support from the Vibrant Village Foundation, Yahoo! and Mrs. Mai Dolch, VNHelp completed the construction of the water filtration plant and the distribution system in Hà Vinh Village, Ha Trung District, Thanh Hóa Province. The beneficiaries are 1,600 households in the village (about 7,000+ people) . VNHelp’s Executive Director, Thu Do, attended the opening ceremony of the filtration plant and visited some of the beneficiaries. Please view some video excerpts from her interviews of villagers about the new, clean water supply.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbB3nCqrYhY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okRccPbKiKc