(HBO) – LOTTE Mart and the international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation Good Neighbors (GNI) have signed a cooperation agreement to improve the supply of clean water in Mai Chau district in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh.
The rural development support project in Mai Chau was carried
out by GNI from 2011, focusing on student sponsorship, education, health care,
clean water and environmental sanitation, livelihood development and capacity
enhancement.
The project has been implemented in three
communes: Xam Khoe, Pieng Ve and Bao La with a combined population of over
8,300. As many as 1,057 children in the district were sponsored by the GNI.
Hoping to support locals with clean water, LOTTE
Mart has aided 1.4 billion VND (60,294 USD) for GNI in 2019 to implement
projects building clean water supply facilities for 2,100 people. The money is
used to buy and install water filters at kindergartens, primary and secondary
schools in the three aforesaid communes; build toilets at Bao La and Pieng Ve
primary schools, hand washing troughs at five primary and secondary schools,
and two automatic watering systems at Pu and Van hamlets in Xam Khoe and Pieng
Ve communes, respectively. In addition to these activities, the project will
implement communications programmes on sanitation and sustainable development
for people. It is expected to be completed in October 2019.
Representatives from LOTTE Mart and GNI Vietnam sign
cooperation agreement to carry out clean water project in Mai Chau district.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
