​On the morning of November 29, 2024, in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations coordinated with the People's Committee of Nhon Trach district to organize a closing ceremony of the project "Enhancing access to safe, good-quality, affordable housing for disadvantaged and vulnerable people " sponsored by Samsung C&T and implemented by Habitat for Humanity International, USA (Habitat), with the total aid of 2,300,000,000 VNĐ.

Attending the event, there were Ms. Tran Thuy Tien - Vice President of Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations, Member of the Standing Committee of Dong Nai province Vietnam - Korea Friendship Association; Mr. Luong Huu Ich - Vice Chairman of Nhon Trach District People's Committee; Mr. Lee Dong Bo - Project Director of Samsung; Ms. Bells Borja - National Director of Habitat for Humanity Vietnam and approximately 50 delegates of Samsung Habitat in Korea and Vietnam; representatives of specialized divisions and offices of the district and leaders and households of Phuoc Khanh and Vinh Thanh communes...

It is known that the project "Enhancing access to safe, good-quality, affordable housing for disadvantaged and vulnerable people" has been implemented in Vinh Thanh commune and Phuoc Khanh commune since December of 2023 to November of 2024. Through the project, 6 families have been supported to build houses and 62 other cases have been helped with funding for house repairs, support for installing clean water systems and improving sanitation systems. In addition, the project has supported the livelihood development for 05 disabled households and upgraded part of the park of Phuoc Khanh commune with an investment of 110 million VNĐ and repaired and upgraded the toilets of Nhan Thanh Kindergarten with an investment of 110 million VNĐ; funded for waste classification management equipment at source with an amount of 100 million VNĐ.

Delegates presenting congratulations on the project's success at the Closing Ceremony

At the Closing Ceremony, Mr. Luong Huu Ich, Vice Chairman of Nhon Trach District People's Committee, expressed his gratitude to the sponsors and Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations, which is the focal point in foreign non-governmental aid mobilization and cooperation promotion and works as the project introduction agency, connecting Nhon Trach District People's Committee with HABITAT and Samsung C&T Company. By sponsoring 100% of the project's implementation costs, donors have partially supported the district budget in improving people's lives, especially the disadvantaged and vulnerable beneficiaries directly from the project. With the success of the Sam Sung C&T Village No. 11 project in 02 communes Vinh Thanh and Phuoc Khanh, we look forward to continuing to receive support to expand the project from Samsung C&T Company in other communes in the district as well as other localities of Dong Nai province, contributing to the sustainable development of the province.

02 of 06 beneficiary households funded to build houses - representatives of the households of Mrs. Huynh Thi Nhieu and Mr. Luu Minh Quang standing in their new, spacious house

Mr. Lee Dong Bo - Project Director of Samsung shared: “This is Samsung Village No. 11 project sponsored by Samsung. Samsung's success globally is due in large part to the efforts of Vietnamese employees working in Samsung factories. Therefore, Samsung is always determined to become an exemplary responsible business to the community. This is also the philosophy that Samsung always strives to pursue to bring better lives to people in the places where we do business. We are happy to witness the excitement and happiness of people in new or renovated houses, households with supported living conditions, awareness of community raised... We believe that this will be a new starting point for people to reach a better future."

 HABITAT provides training on waste treatment for people 

Training on home preservation, financial management, and construction safety for households in the project

Representing Habitat, Ms. Bells Borja, National Director of Habitat for Humanity Vietnam shared: "We are very grateful for the enthusiastic support of Samsung C&T in Dong Nai province for trusting and cooperating with HABITAT in many projects in Vietnam and is very proud of the achievements that the project has attained. We would like to thank the local authorities and people for their contributions to the project and hope that the sustainable cooperation between HABITAT and Samsung will continue to bring about many positive projects that contribute to supporting localities as well as the people to have a better life."

Mr. Luong Huu Ich - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee presenting gifts of gratitude to sponsors and representative of Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations

On this occasion, Nhon Trach District People's Committee commended and rewarded 7 individuals who made positive contributions during the implementation of this project and expressed gratitude to 5 collectives who are coordinating agencies and sponsors in this project.