Child Protection Vietnam Project #62990

1,000 restrooms for underprivileged children

by For Vietnamese Stature Foundation

Project Report | Sep 16, 2024
Hand sanitizer donation and new restrooms

By Nga Thu Hoang | Project Leader

Donation of Hand Sanitizers and Instruction Boards
In July 2024, in collaboration with Hoa Linh Pharmaceutical Limited Company, we donated hand sanitizers and 6-step handwashing instruction boards to 100 schools in remote areas across six provinces: Lang Son, Son La, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, and Hoa Binh. Each school received 50 bottles of hand sanitizer and one board displaying the Ministry of Health's six-step handwashing procedure.

This donation is an enhanced activity under the “1,000 Restrooms for underprivileged children” project. This activity aims to improve students' knowledge and practices regarding personal hygiene.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for 20 New Restrooms in Son La province
On August 14, 2024, in collaboration with TH Group, BAC A BANK, and the National Volunteer (under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee), we organized the groundbreaking ceremony for 20 new school restrooms at Bat ong school site, Hoa Binh Kindergarten, Sap Vat commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province.

Each restroom, valued at 60 million VND, will be built in schools located in 09 communes: Chieng Dong, Phieng Khoai, Chieng On, Long Phieng, Tu Nang, Yen Son, Chieng Tuong, Sap Vat, and Muonng Lum, with the help of local youth union members and residents in leveling the ground and transporting materials. New restrooms are expected to be completed and put into use for the 2024-2025 school year.

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May 30, 2024
Milestones and impact of the project

By Nga Thu Hoang | Project Leader

The official project implementation began in the second half of 2022. By the end of 2023 and in the first half of 2024, we have achieved the following results:

7 dontions have been conducted on GlobalGiving, with a total amount raised of $352.
9 provinces nationwide participated in the project.
63 toilets have been completed and put into use.
17 toilets are currently under construction and expected to be completed in the coming months.
20 new toilets are under preparation for the surveying and construction.
Over 120 students, alongside 80 teachers and parents from Bac Quynh Elementary School, Bac Quynh Commune, Bac Son District, Lang Son Province, Vietnam, actively participated in a training session on personal hygiene linked to adolescent reproductive health care, which was organized by the Vietnamese Stature Foundation (VSF) on October 14, 2023.

- "I will regularly check my body, and if there are any unusual signs like infections, I will ask my parents to take me to see a doctor." Tan Tai, a student at Bac Quynh Elementary School shared.

- "My older child asked me about it (sexual health issues) before but I could only answer based on basic information I knew. After participating in today's training session, I have gained more knowledge to share with my children." said Mrs. Nhoi, a parent at Bac Quynh Elementary School.

Additionally, the first "School Hygiene and Health Day" was organized on November 15, 2024 for more than 300 students from Bac Quynh Elementary School. In addition to a hygiene awareness session covering personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, and proper restroom usage skills, students also participated in interesting activities such as a drawing competition, traditional games, the “Ring the Golden Bell” contest, etc.

- "Today I'm very happy to learn about oral and personal hygiene. We also participated in many fun games and received a lot of gifts." – Thu Phuong, a fifth-grade student, excitedly shared.

Overall, all the activities above have benefited more than 5,000 students, teachers, and parents at the beneficiary schools.

- "I rarely used the old restroom at my school because it was small, dark and smelly. Every time we went to the restroom, my friends and I had to line up. The old restroom was also far away. The new toilets are larger, cleaner and have light bulbs, so I no longer have to wait long or be scared to go there." - shared by Hai Thanh, a fifth-grade student at Bac Quynh Elementary School.

The teachers and other staff at beneficiary schools also share the joy of having new toilets. Mrs. Kim Hue, the principal of Thanh Long Kindergarten - one of the schools with new toilets, shared: "I, along with the teachers and parents, have been longing for new toilets for our students. This is wonderful news, as it will help the children's health care at our school."

In the upcoming period, the project will actively continue with the next activity of installing hand washing instruction boards and distributing hand sanitizer to 100 beneficiary schools.

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