1. The Campaign “Recycling ride”
The recycling ride has a journey through 10 points in Long Xuyen cities to collect electronic waste such as batteries, phones, light bulbs and so on, in order to be recycled using modern technology in Ho Chi Minh City. As usual, The waste which is said about is plastic, however electronic waste has not been given much attention while this is one of the most recyclable waste. The campaign demonstrates the efforts of the Alphanam Green Foundation and Golden City An Giang Urban Area to change people’s awareness of electronic waste and contribute to protecting the green – clean – beautiful environment, and creating a prosperous – civilized community in Long Xuyen city.
On July 18, 2018, Shan Jing Hurricane landed on the mainland, one of the provinces that suffered the most from this hurricane was Yen Bai province. There are a lot of people died and lost, 119 houses were completely washed away, 161 houses were severely damaged, 3,356 houses were flooded, roofed, all crops, livestock and poultry of the people drifted along the flood water. The total damage estimated by Yen Bai now amounts to more than VND 200 billion.
With a spirit of mutual friendliness and practical contribution to the community, Alphanam Green Foundation launched the campaign “Towards Yen Bai” after 3 days of typhoon landing to raise funds to support and share difficulties with people in Yen Bai. The campaign has raised nearly 1.5 billion VND from 32 philanthropists in domestic and abroad. Relief people after the flood. After mobilizing the amount of 1.5 billion, Alphanam Green Foundation immediately donated 1 billion VND to support the people of Yen Bai province to promptly overcome the consequences of the storm.
3. Building Anti – Flood Houses
In parallel with the relief, the Alphanam Green Foundation also went to investigate the reality of the damage after the storm. We decided to use the remaining 420 million VND to build houses for the families who were seriously suffered by the flood. In particular, the sponsored households include:
– Ms. Cu Thi Ca – Mau Dong commune, Van Yen and Yen Bai districts, Ms. Ca has 4 young children, 3 daughters and 1 son, the oldest child is 11 years old who are living in a very shabby and crowded house. Your husband died a few years ago, leaving the burden on her shoulders. Moreover, her circumstances were even worse because she had pneumonia and severe kidney stones, very weak health, she could not work hard. As the consequences, most days she just picks up anything which everyone feeds and gives. She did not often have enough money to buy rice and medicine to take care of herself as well as her children. The new house that Alphanam Green Foundation built for her will help the whole family lead a less miserable life.
– Ms. Hoang Thi Hoi, Ngoi A Commune, Van Yen district. Ms. Hoi is a single mother raising 2 children, her body is thin and weak heath, malnourished, she only depends on the amount of 270 thousand VND per month and a small field to live through the day. With the house sponsored by the Alphanam Green Foundation, we hope that it will help her and children raising their living standard
– Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong, Yen Hung commune, Van Yen district, Ms. Phuong and her little daughter are living in a small house at the lowest of the hill which belongs her brother because her old house on the bank of the river was completely washed away in a great flood. Ms. Phuong works as a freelancer, the income is not stable, there is fewer jobs in the winter harvest and she only earns enough money to eat for the two children over the day, she has to borrow a lot money for her children to go to school. A new house is hopefully a good beginning so that she can live and do business with peace of mind, and have warmer winter.
– Mr. Nong Vu Hiep in Dong Cuong Commune, Van Yen District. There are 4 people in Hiep’s family, they belonging to the poor of the commune. Both he and his wife has to go to work far away to earn money raising their children for school. Shan Jing Hurricane caused a great flood of history that destroyed completely his house. The new house that the grant fund will help his family to get over difficulties, so that the spouse can feel free and peace go to work so that the children do not worry about early evening rain.
– Mr. Vu Xuan Hiep – Nghia Xuan village, Xuan Ai commune, Van Yen district, Mr. Hiep’s house is the last family that we decided to build a loving house. His wife died of depression as poverty tormented her for so long. She left him alone to raise four young children. His family’s situation is even more difficult because his health is not good enough, there are few rented places, and there is no house or land to live. The house he staying in is supported by a loving villager to take refuge day after day.
Fortunately, when the Alphanam Green Foundation proposed to the commune to build him a new more solid house, in the village, there was a person who donated a place for his family to build house.