Bringing clean water to ethnic minority children in Lai Chau province

On September 5, the MoMo Piggy Bank Community and VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) held a ceremony to donate a well and water pump system to Mu Sang Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities in Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province. The VND233 million donation raised through the MoMo Piggy Bank Community helps VCF's Clean Water program provide clean water for the daily life of disadvantaged ethnic minority children.

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Phong Tho is a mountainous border district in the north of Lai Chau province with 96% of the population being ethnic minorities. The remote location creates numerous difficulties and challenges in accessing clean water for the people of Phong Tho district. Clean water is the foundation for health and helps limit the spread of diseases, especially for children from rural families. Therefore, bringing clean water to ethnic minority communities like Phong Tho district is extremely necessary.

Ms. Mai Thi Hong Sim, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan and Principal of Mu Sang Primary School visited the water supply pump.

With support from the MoMo Piggy Bank Community and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Nie, VCF's Clean Water program installed a well and a pumping system to provide clean water to students and teachers at Mu Sang Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, Phong Tho District. The cost of system maintenance as well as the cost of replacing system components are warranted for 1 year.

For the first time, 500 students and 40 teachers of Mu Sang Primary Boarding School no longer have to use rainwater from unsanitary tanks. Teachers and students can now use clean water at school without having to trek more than 1.5km to get water from the nearest stream. This will help reduce water-borne diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, E. Coli infection and many others. Thereby, improving the health status and access to education for poor ethnic minority children in the mountainous province of Lai Chau.

VCF representative and Miss H'Hen Nie presented symbolic sponsorship plaque to Phong Tho district representative and Mu Sang Primary School.

Mr. Mai Anh Thang – Principal of Mu Sang Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities shared: “All staff, teachers and students of the school are very happy to receive support to install wells and water pumping systems. From now on, ethnic minority students can use clean water right at school without having to go through many difficulties and hardships like before. There are no words to express our gratitude to all sponsors and benefactors who have brought opportunities and a better life to students in remote areas with many difficulties like us.”

“We are honored to receive support from the MoMo Piggy Bank Community and the companionship of Miss H'Hen Nie to provide clean water to disadvantaged communities in Lai Chau province. With the trust and support from all the kind hearts of the MoMo Piggy Bank Community, VCF is committed to continuing to improve the lives and quality of healthcare for children and help change the lives of thousands of Vietnamese people in need,” said Mr. Rad Kivette, CEO of VinaCapital Foundation.

Miss H'Hen Nie leads first graders into the Opening Ceremony.

Since 2017, the Clean Water program has completed the installation and handover of 100 water supply systems serving more than 26,000 people in Quang Nam, Dong Thap, Bac Kan, Tra Vinh, Binh Thuan, Yen Bai, Long An, Dak Lak, Quang Ngai, Lai Chau provinces and Ho Chi Minh City.

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