Charitable Program
The AusCham Charitable Program
Objectives:
CHIA (Children’s Hope in Action) Regional Medical Care – Hoi An
CARE Australia Water Sanitation Program: Ca Mau
Heart Reach Australia Child Sponsorship Program – Mekong Delta
Infection Control at Binh Dan Hospital - Ho Chi Minh City
Connecting Communities Vietnam (CCV) Cow Bank – Mekong Delta
Surgery for Ethnic Minority Children – Central Highlands
Asia Injury Prevention Foundation – Ho Chi Minh City
Objectives:
- To fund sustainable charitable projects that aim to alleviate poverty, raise living standards, create opportunities or provide crisis relief in the communities where our members live and work in Vietnam.
- To assist and add value for our members by identifying local partners and charitable projects that suit the objectives of members’ corporate charitable and community programs.
2006 – 2008 Program
CLAN Vietnam: Diabetes Club – HCMC (impacting regional level)
- The Diabetes Club is run for children living with diabetes in Vietnam. The session educates parents on how to treat the disease.
- Also the session will be providing free insulin for the children
- AusCham is helping fund transporting people to this life saving seminar
CHIA (Children’s Hope in Action) Regional Medical Care – Hoi An
- Funding for professional doctor training and support in regional Hoi An
- Program is also supporting doctors to visit and assess children in regional areas who cannot reach the hospitals
CARE Australia Water Sanitation Program: Ca Mau
- Assisted in funding water sanitation units for four needy schools in Ca Mau
- This has assisted over 500 people in the local community
Heart Reach Australia Child Sponsorship Program – Mekong Delta
- Funding for 30 needy children in Ben Tre Province;
- Sponsorship covers the costs of school attendance, medical needs, food and clothing.
Infection Control at Binh Dan Hospital - Ho Chi Minh City
- Funding and support for Dr Kim from Binh Dan Hospital to undertake a hospital infection control training in Geelong, Australia;
- Dr Kim is using his knowledge to improve infection control practices and medical staff skills in HCMC.
Connecting Communities Vietnam (CCV) Cow Bank – Mekong Delta
- Funding and support for CCV to provide cows to 50 families living below the poverty line in Hiep Hung Commune, Hau Giang Province;
- Selling the calves will generate additional income for families is to allow their children to attend school;
- CCV is also implementing projects in the areas of health and short term income generation in the same commune.
Surgery for Ethnic Minority Children – Central Highlands
- Family Medical Practice and Interplant Australia completed free plastic surgery on four ethnic minority children with serious congenital abnormalities;
- AusCham funded travel, food and accommodation costs for the children and their families.
Asia Injury Prevention Foundation – Ho Chi Minh City
- Funding to supply 855 tropical helmets to the students and teachers of Truong Dinh Primary School in HCMC.
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