Viettel Nghe An: Donating billions of dong to community activities

(Baonghean.vn) - Carrying out the goal of "business associated with social responsibility", each year Viettel Nghe An supports billions of VND for community activities.

Over the past years, along with the strong development of Viettel Military Telecommunications Group, there have been strong imprints of a series of social security activities for the community. Houses of gratitude, comrades, "Bridges of love", thousands of "For studious children" scholarships... imprinting the image of Viettel are increasingly extended across the country.

In particular, supporting education is one of the charitable and social activities that the unit pays special attention to. Recently, Viettel Military Telecommunications Group in coordination with local authorities started construction of Khai Son Primary School, Anh Son and auxiliary works.

Construction of Khai Son Primary School in Anh Son started with Viettel funding for construction investment. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

Khai Son Primary School, Anh Son was built more than 30 years ago, the fourth grade classrooms have seriously degraded. The school gate is steep, adjacent to National Highway 7, a very high risk of traffic safety.

In order to help children in this difficult area have a spacious school to study, Viettel has mobilized 7.2 billion VND in sponsorship out of the total investment cost of over 11.574 billion VND to build the project.

It is expected that nearly 400 children of Khai Son commune and neighboring localities will have a new school ensuring learning and playing before August 30, 2017. The new school will have 2 two-story classrooms and 1 one-story classroom (18 classrooms) and a principal's office with 9 rooms.

Promoting Viettel's community spirit, in recent times, along with creative efforts in production and business activities, Viettel Nghe An has actively implemented activities to extend loving arms to people in difficult circumstances across all regions; supporting the province's social security program, with an annual budget of up to billions of VND.

Viettel Nghe An awards "For studious children" scholarships to poor students overcoming difficulties in Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

Viettel has launched a meaningful program for poor children who are struggling to study - "For studious children", lasting for 10 years. In 2014 and 2015, Viettel Nghe An coordinated with the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education and the Department of Education and Training to award 2,380 "For studious children" scholarships in 119 poor communes; with a total amount of 2.38 billion VND.

In addition to the annual social security activities, Viettel Nghe An pays special attention to and contributes to hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and improving the lives of people in remote and border areas. In 2015, Viettel Nghe An made its mark with a series of charity programs for the community, with a total budget of nearly 60 billion VND.

The most prominent program is “Joining hands for the community - breeding cows to help the poor in the border areas”. 3,659 breeding cows were given to poor households in 6 border districts, including Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Que Phong, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Ky Son with a total implementation cost of nearly 55 billion VND.

Viettel Nghe An cooperated with the Provincial People's Committee to implement the program "Giving 2,000 tons of cement" to people in 15 mountainous and border communes. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

Promoting the fine tradition of “Uncle Ho’s soldiers” on the new front, Viettel Nghe An organizes annual gratitude and appreciation activities such as: “Bridge of love” (putting into use Na Cho bridge in Cam Muon commune, Que Phong, worth 5 billion VND; New bridge in Lien Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, worth 1.9 billion VND). There have been 70 gratitude houses, comrade houses, 100-dong houses... donated by Viettel Nghe An to people in difficult circumstances in the province.

Continuing the chain of social security activities, in August 2016, Viettel Nghe An cooperated with the Provincial People's Committee to implement the program "Giving 2,000 tons of cement" worth 2.95 billion VND, to people in 15 mountainous and border communes of the districts: Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Con Cuong, Que Phong, Tuong Duong and Ky Son.

Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Van Luan - Director of Viettel Nghe An said: "With the orientation of maintaining the position of a pioneering telecommunications unit leading the market, Viettel Nghe An always strives to expand its operations to improve production and business efficiency, while promoting social security programs; contributing to the development of the province."

Dinh Nguyet