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Event:
AMCHAM VIETNAM’S GRAND ALLOCATION 2011
Date:
08 JULY 2011
Venue:
NEW WORLD HOTEL
76 Le Lai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Content:
I. Press Release
II.
Summarized report
III.
Content of clipping
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PRESS RELEASE
AMCHAM VIETNAM’S GRANT ALLOCATION 2011
Ho Chi Minh City, 8 July 2011, The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Vietnam) will hold Grants Award
Ceremony of “AmCham’s Grant Allocation” for 8 organizations whose projects approved in 2011.
Initiated since 2004, this program is part of AmCham’s annual community activities, which aims to support various
organizations such as: NGOs, Private Volunteer Organizations, social clubs, libraries, and schools… in Ho Chi
Minh City and nearby provinces, whose projects is to support education, improve health and wellness, develop
living skills and working capabilities.
This year, the total fund of AmCham Vietnam’s Grant Allocation for 8 projects is up to 640.912.000 VND (30.520
USD). Especially, in line with “Year of children” according to the instruction No. 09/CT-UBND by Ho Chi Minh City
People’s Committee, the program this year had 5/8 projects aimed to poor and impaired children, including 2
educational and 3 healthcare for children projects. With this program, AmCham hopes to contribute to a positive
transformation of younger generation. Besides, the program also funded projects aimed to support poor and rural
women’s vocational training. This encourages organizations to maintain and develop their operations, especially to
those located in remote areas, where access to sponsors is still limited.
Since 2004, “AmCham’s Grant Allocation” has supported approximately 50 projects with total budget up to 180,000
USD. The program’s highlight is the focus of project’s sustainment as well as its targets and beneficiaries. All
projects were reviewed rigorously by Allocation Team, including application form screening and site-checking.
One year since project conducted, AmCham continues to assess efficiency of using budget by the evaluation of
Audit Team. With working experiences earned from Audit Department of prestigious companies, Intel for example,
or audit companies like Ernst&Young, KPMG, the team members will help to review projects after conducting to
ensure efficiency of granted budgets. Allocation Team’s members consist of staffs from AmCham member’s companies: Citibank, Avery Dennison, Pepsi Co, VCCI, GE, TRG, Russin&Vecchi…etc. Furthermore, there are voluntary
participation from members of AmCham Scholars Alumni (ASA). All Allocation Team members contribute to ensure
projects’ quality.
Mr. Herb Cochran, AmCham’s Executive Director said: “The AmCham Grants Allocation Team is part of CSR
Working Group, consisted of more than 15 Vietnamese volunteers from AmCham companies’ staff and AmCham
Scholars Alumni/ae. We are all working under the mission “of Vietnamese people, by Vietnamese people, and for
Vietnamese people.” Our Committee supports smaller Local Organizations in Ho Chi Minh City area and southern
Vietnam that may not have easy access to large grants from international foundations. Simultaneously, the program
also provides a bridge for entrepreneurs and students from AmCham Scholars Alumni/ae (ASA) to give back to the
community.”
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Being one of organizations whose projects were funded in 2010, Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Vice President of Tuong
Lai children impaired school (District 5), shared his idea: “With the fund 69,102,000 dongs from AmCham, the
project “Upgrading facilities and providing computers for Tuong Lai school” allowed us to raise classroom roof for
preventing heat and leaking, build a new restroom, expand a classroom with aluminum-glass classroom door; playground was lifted and brick-paved, students were provided computers… The project helped to create a ventilated
and hygeinic learning environment for students, which efficiently and practically facilitated in rehabilitating impaired
children’s functions.”
NOTES FOR EDITOR:
I.
AmCham Vietnam’s CSR activities:
Besides the program “AmCham Vietnam’s Grants Allocation”, AmCham also has other community activities:
1.
June 14 is a special annual day dedicated to celebrate voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors world-
wide. In 2011, for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
(AmCham Vietnam) held the World Blood Donor Day. Targeting employees of the FDI sector and other enterprises
in HCMC, the AmCham’s World Blood Donor Day aims to:
2.
• Create wider awareness of the vital role of blood transfusion in saving lives and improving the health of Vietnamese people.
• Motivate more employees of the business sector to become regular voluntary unpaid blood donors to ensure sufficient stocks of blood to meet national requirements, even in emergency situations.
• Recognize regular voluntary unpaid donors as public health role models; it is because they lead healthy lifestyles and are regularly screened that they are able to donate blood regularly.
• Receive blood in order to overcome blood deprivation in the summer 2011. At the event, 422 volunteers donated 454 blood units, (equivalent to 114,750 ml blood).
International Coastal Cleanup:Tentative date of this year program is on September 17. With Vietnam’s long
coastline, we are all connected to the ocean. Trash that falls from our hands is one of the most pervasive pollution
problems facing our world’s ocean. But it doesn’t have to be. Keeping our ocean free from trash is one of the easiest things we can do to help protect it.
3.
AmCham Scholarship: The annual AmCham Scholarships granted by American Chamber of Commerce
at HCM City (AmCham) are awarded to students who are dynamic, ambitious, active participation in school/social
activities and holders of excellent academic performance. The AmCham Scholarship Program is part of the business group’s efforts to contribute to community development in Vietnam. It involves the AmCham Human Resources Committee members, all of whom are managers in AmCham member companies, helping to prepare senior
students at some of the most famous universities in HCMC to enter the world of employment with local and international companies.
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I. PRESS RELEASE
II.
2011 Projects Summary:
NO.
NAME OF ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT
SUGGEST FUNDED SUGGEST FUNDED
(VND)
(USD)
1
General Sciences Library HCMC (Thư viện Khoa Học Tổng
Hợp Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) - Creating children’s books
and providing new equipments to serve vision impaired
children
VND 101,115,000
$4,815.00
2
Bao Hoa Charity Kitchen - Purchase annual rice supply
VND 70,000,000
$3,333.33
3
Vinh Hung Red Cross - Purchase ambulance
VND 100,000,000
$4,761.90
4
Thao Dan Social Club - Haft day boarding for
20 Thao Dan children
VND 124,420,000
$5,924.76
5
Anh Duong Community Development Center - Vocational
Training for women making hand made products (hand bags,
VND 28,700,000
rugs, decorative products) + marketing + sales training for
Mekong Creations
$1,366.67
6
Medical Center of Tan Thanh District - Supply dental care
equipment, provide free dental treatment for children in
remote area
VND 61,677,000
$2,937.00
7
Chau Hung Secondary School - Provide 10 computers for
Chau Hung school in Ben Tre
VND 75,000,000
$3,571.43
8
Hy Vong school of hearing impaired children - Upgrade
restroom facilities and purchase new classroom doors
VND 80,000,000
$3,809.52
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II.
SUMMARIZED REPORT
No.
PUBLICATION
DATE
TOPIC
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Báo Mới Online _ English
11 July 2011
8 community projects targetting children & women
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Báo Mới Online _ Vietnamese
12 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam fosters the community activity
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Báo Mới Online _ Vietnamese
11 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam funds 640M VND for 8 projects
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Báo Mới Online _ English
13 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam funds eight local organizations
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Bến Tre People’s Committee
19 July 2011
AmCham equips computers for Chau Hung
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Communist Party of Vietnam Online
13 July 2011
8 community projects targetting children & women
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Chào Buổi Sáng
19 July 2011
AmCham equips computers for Chau Hung
8
Doanh Nhân Saigon Online
11 July 2011
AmCham funds more than 600M VND
9
FBNC
11 July 2011
Business and CSR
10
Saigon Giải phóng Online
11 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam fosters the community activity
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Department of External Relation HCMC 11 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam funds eight local organizations
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Việt Báo Online
12 July 2011
8 community projects targetting children & women
13
Thanh Niên Online
11 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam
14
VNExpress Online
12 July 2011
8 community projects targetting children & women
15
Trang web Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
11 July 2011
AmCham fund 640M VND for 8 projects
16
Saigon Times Online
11 July 2011
AmCham funds 8 local organizations
17
Ho Chi Minh City Website
12 July 2011
AmCham Vietnam donates money for 8 projects
18
Vietnam Travel News
12 July 2011
AmCham funds 8 local organizations
19
Saigon Times Daily
12 July 2011
AmCham funds 8 local organizations
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Publication
BÁO MỚI ONLINE
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
EIGHT COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
SOCIETY
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
http://en.baomoi.com
Order rank:
N/A
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BÁO MỚI ONLINE
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM VIETNAM FOSTERS COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.baomoi.com
Order rank:
N/A
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BÁO MỚI ONLINE
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM VN FUNDS 640M VND FOR 8 PROJECTS
Frequency:
WEEKLY
Page:
ECONOMIC
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.baomoi.com
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
BÁO MỚI ONLINE
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS EIGHT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
TRAVEL
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
http://en.baomoi.com
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
BẾN TRE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
Date:
19 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM EQUIPS COMPUTERS FOR CHAU HUNG
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
ECONOMIC
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.bentre.gov.vn
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM ONLINE
Date:
13 JULY 2011
Headline:
EIGHT COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
http://en.cpv.org.vn
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
CHÀO BUỔI SÁNG
Date:
19 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM EQUIPS COMPUTERS FOR CHAU HUNG
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.chaobuoisang.net
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
DOANH NHÂN SAIGON ONLINE
Date:
11 July 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS MORE THAN 600M VND
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
EVENTS, ENTERPRISE
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://doanhnhansaigon.vn/online
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
FBNC
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
BUSINESS AND CSR
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
ECONOMIC
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://fbnc.com.vn
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
SAIGON GIẢI PHÓNG
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FOSTERS CSR ACTIVITITY
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
BRANDING
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://sggp.org.vn
Order rank:
3
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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL RELATION - HCMC
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM VN FUNDS FOR 8 PROJECTS IN 2011
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
ECONOMIC
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.mofahcm.gov.vn
Order rank:
N/A
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Publication
VIỆT BÁO ONLINE
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
8 PROJECTS AIM CHILDREN AND WOMAN
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
EDUCATION
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://vietbao.vn/Giao-duc
Order rank:
N/A
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THANH NIÊN ONLINE
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM VIETNAM
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
www.thanhnien.com.vn
Order rank:
1
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Publication
VNEXPRESS ONLINE
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
EIGHT COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
EDUCATION
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://vnexpress.net
Order rank:
01
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TRANG WEB THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS 640 MIL VND FOR 8 PROJECTS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
VIETNAMESE
Link:
http://hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Order rank:
1
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SAIGON TIMES ONLINE
Date:
11 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS EIGHT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
http://english.thesaigontimes.vn
Order rank:
1
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Publication
HO CHI MINH CITY WEBSITE
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM VN DONATES MONEY FOR 8 PROJECTS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
www.eng.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Order rank:
01
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Publication
VIETNAM TRAVEL NEWS
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS EIGHT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
NEWS
Language:
ENGLISH
Link:
www.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Order rank:
1
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SAIGON TIMES DAILY
Date:
12 JULY 2011
Headline:
AMCHAM FUNDS EIGHT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Frequency:
DAILY
Page:
07 - TRAVEL LIVING
Language:
ENGLISH
Circulation:
25,000
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