May 19, 2014 by ECO Vietnam Group

1306 – Our Door Project

Time: 27May – 2June( 6 Days)

Place: Phuong Thinh, Dong Thap

Members: 50 Students of Paya Lebar Methodist Girls School

Achievement:

– Built 1 ECO Toiet.
– Road building (1.3km)
– English Teaching.

In the week from 27/5/2012 to 06/02/2013 , OUR DOOR project by ECO Vietnam Group ( EVG ) collaborated with the Paya Lebar Methodist Girls School , Singapore took place in Phuong Thinh commune , Cao Lanh district , Dong Thap province , OUR DOOR is a project aimed at helping and improving the lives of local people in Phuong Thinh .

In just 7 short days, nearly 70 volunteers actively perform many diverse activities such as teaching , building toilets , flagstone paths , visiting the poor , cultural night organized cultural exchange By the his enthusiasm , the volunteers have brought joy to the children and partly to share the difficulties of the people here through practical work .

Another interesting point of the project is English class of volunteers . The class attracted the local students . With lively teaching methods and friendly , the classes were enthusiastic children . The teaching session was short but had laid many beautiful feelings between the volunteers and the children , the tears of parting day linger .

Also in OUR DOOR this project, the volunteers were spread over 1km stone for the children’s travelling to school easier during the rainy season. Understanding the significance of this activity, the militia he, locals have tools to help support the volunteers performed better job.

In addition, the enthusiastic volunteers also participate in building toilets for poor households in the commune Phuong Thinh. Although inexperienced but mentally rolling his discharge was helping girls overcome the Methodist PayaLebar initial surprise and complete 1 toilet last working day at Thinh Phuong.

Saying goodbye, what remains on the shoulders of volunteers no longer just a backpack, but it is the crystallization beautiful, valuable lessons come from the journey Phuong Thinh, friendship and memories of their will not be forgotten.

May 19, 2014 by ECO Vietnam Group

1305 – Green Clinic Project

Time: 23May-01Jun( 6 Days)

Place: Gia Bac, Lam Dong

Members: 10 Students of NUS Medicine School

Achievement:

– 750 villagers receive the treatment from doctors, pharmacists and medical students.
– Survey on health

From 23.05.2013 until 06.01.2013 , GREEN CLINIC project by ECO Vietnam Group ( EVG ) in collaboration with Team Operation Medicine from NUS Yong Loo Yin School of Medicine , Singapore took place in an atmosphere rich warmth of love and compassion . Held in Gia Bac , Di Linh district , Lam Dong province is a project to help improve the health and life of the local people here .

In just 5 short days , the spirit of youthful enthusiasm and thirst for building , community development , 16 volunteers ( volunteers ) come from Vietnam and Singapore with the support of six Vietnamese doctors South , they have done a lot of work meaning for people ‘s lives Gia Bac . These include the typical activities in this project such as stations and dispensing free medical examination , carried out a home visit to each household as well as advocacy survey and measure blood pressure check and people visiting households poor .

Right from the first moment arrived in Ho Chi Minh City , the volunteers were quickly carried out the purchase of medicines and medical supplies needed to prepare for the examination in Gia Bac station .

In the first day at Gia Bac , the volunteers and doctors have started right away with examination work at the station and found free medicines to the people . Only 3 exams , but more than 760 people had blood pressure measured , examined and medicines , in the laudable efforts of the group . This is an opportunity for volunteers to be close to the original people , to understand , to create sympathy where people and create more favorable conditions in the later survey date .

The volunteers measure people’s blood pressure

End the job search at the station, the volunteers conducted Vietnam and Singapore trips to visit each household living in 5 villages and advocacy, guidance, sending information leaflets on health care and proper hygiene. At the same time blood pressure measured every survey people and get information, bandaged the wound healing skin if any.

Besides, the volunteers also visited the households in disadvantaged areas. The trip was not only small help bring physical and spiritual families, but it also makes each of you have the opportunity to volunteer and learn more close to Gia Bac.

May 19, 2014 by ECO Vietnam Group

1304 – Healthcare Campaign Project

Time: 20May-2June(14 Days)

Place: Gia Bac, Lam Dong

Members:o2 Students of NTU – SMU

Achievement:

– 180 water filter.
– 1 ECO Toilet.
-English Teaching

Project Healthcare Campaign was a cooperation project between EVG and the two high schools: SMU and NTU Singapore. Within 10 days at Gia Bac public library, 22 Singaporean volunteers and 4 Vietnamese volunteers contributed greatly to the community here, helping improve the living standard of the locals, especially health problem.

One of the most outstanding missions that the volunteers of Healthcare campaign project accomplished was to building toilets for the locals

As for teaching task, the volunteers already taught 2 classes at Gia Bac primary schools: 5A1 and 5A2.

The volunteers also distributed 180 water filter machines to poor families at Gia Bac

We successfully organized a cultural exchange night in the presence of more than 100 students along with teachers and local authority.

Leaving Gia Bac after 10 days, what still remained was wonderful memories they would never forget. Returning to HCM city, they had a chance to relax and visit many tourist attractions such as: Ben Thanh market, War Remnants museum, the tunnels of Cu Chi.

They said goodbye to Vietnam on one rainy day. Healthcare campaign came to an end with many beautiful memories, with the friendships had just formed. But the journey to help Gia Bac was still on its way. We are young, free and enthusiastic, we still keep on going and grow up. We hope to see each other again, at Gia Bac, on one sunny day.

May 19, 2014 by ECO Vietnam Group

1303 – Blue Bubble Project

Time: 18May-5Jun(18 Days)

Place: An Hiep, Ben Tre

Members: 18 Students of NUS- Mam Xanh

Achievement:

English Teaching

Built 800m2 of school yard

May 19, 2014 by ECO Vietnam Group

1302 – Spring Sprout Project

Time: 28Apri-11Mayl(14 Days)

Place: An Hiep, Ben Tre

Members: 40 Students of FIDES- SMU

Achievement:

English Teaching

Built 800m2 of school yard

So Spring Sprout Project in An Hiep Commune , Ba Tri District , Ben Tre Province has entered the implementation of the first day . Maybe with any project , unfamiliarity , and new difficulty is the inevitable . And Spring Sprout is not an exception. Fortunately . in this work the first day , everything went pretty smoothly.

As for construction, today you have embarked on land fill to flatten the pitch . However, this is a job that requires a lot of time and energy of people and will significantly affect the progress of the project . So everyone decided to rent a bulldozer tomorrow can embark on concrete yard .

As for teaching , the school was opened exciting fun game with H2O – a kind of cat-and- mouse game of Vietnam – volunteers from Singapore with the support of the volunteers VN . Thanks to this attractive activities that the pupils of four layers 1 and 2 of primary school Year 1 1 An agreement was feeling less shy when initially exposed to the ” teacher ” new to mingle into the game , as well as later periods . During school hours , the English alphabet are inherently monotonic , this vividly conveyed to them through the song ” ABC ” and the connection works as recognizing letters and words .

As for housework and cooking , the volunteers did not seem to encounter any difficulties with the enthusiastic support from her school principal . The bearing deep dish delicious Vietnam were volunteers Singapore enthusiastic ” response ” .

Hopefully, the next day would be the day enthusiastic , playful ; more experiences and memories for everyone .

October 26, 2013 by ECO Vietnam Group

1004 – EDU Project

November and December are always the rush months for OCIP projects of ECO Vietnam group. Therefore,this time, EVG welcomed a group students of Saint Andrew’s Junior College (SAJC) from Singapore at the last days of year 2010 (27/11 – 10/12/2010). They spent their holiday to come to Gia Bac commune, Di Linh district, Lam Dong province. However, it certainly doesn’t take their happiness off, something would be waiting them in the coming journey.

The first picture of SAJC when they had just been at Tan Son Nhat airport.

After a short break, they continued to go to Gia Bac commune by coach immediately because lots of works needed to do. With a busy schedule, everyone was so tired but they are full of laughing and stories about the next place.

This project was named “EDU” showing all the meanings. OCIP projects care about educational improvement. The problems of this local couldn’t be solved in a short time, the major mission was to help the children – the next generation – develop their best abilities, then they can help their countries better. So the English classes for kids were very important. Next day, they used humor of sense and body language to explain English words, that made class was more exciting and so funny. The SAJC students also tried to use Vietnamese – with the help of Vietnamese volunteers – to make kids understand clearlier.

The children paid their attention to the English lesson.

The main point of this project was to built Internet Technology classroom for Gia Bac Secondary School, Di Linh district, Lam Dong province, valued approximately 100 million VND. It sounded something was a normal work, but all steps such as building foundation … were made by Singapore students. Even almost of them were girls. What the great girls !

They were working very hard like real briklayers!

Beside the main duty, they and local people also did some other works like farmers. At the Lam Dong highland, coffee tree is a special plant and even their living. At the time SAJC students been here, it was the harvesting coffee time. Boys and girls gathered coffee so clumsy, but that would be a interesting memory. There was an excited chance which it’s hard to experience in Singapore.

We can drink coffee, now we can harvest coffee!

After hard working in the daytime, the performance night was a great chance which couldn’t miss. SAJC students and the children tried to have the best shows for Culture Night with plentiful and hot items. The kids worn traditional ethnic dresses performing so lovely and natural. And the students showed a modern dance looked very nice. That night was full of laughing and cheering. All of people looked like a big family, and the language gap was not a real matter anymore.

The performance was so exciting at the culture night.

When the building was finished near, the seperation day was closer. After hard-working days together, the feeling greeted our “brainchild” so happy. This happiness didn’t belong to only ECO Vietnam group and Di Linh leaders, but also the children. That room would be a convinient place to study technology. We had just finished project EDU, but we would see you again at the closest day in the future. The ahead journey always welcome young hearts to make future lives more beautiful.

Leaders of Di Linh district and SAJC teachers, students were at the opening day of IT room – Dec 7th, 2010.

October 26, 2013 by ECO Vietnam Group

1002 – RISE Project

Rise is the 14 day charity project in Phuong Thinh – Cao Lanh – Dong Thap which Eco collaborated with the NanYang girls high school to organize.

On 16/11/2010, an early flight from Singapore landed at Tan Son Nhat airport in the excitement of everyone.

The hard volunteer trip started when the team arrived at Phuong Thinh – an underpriviledged region of Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province. The works in the starting day is a lot and full of obstacles. Everyone must be very flexible to change plans and to work out in time. This project started by remodeling a school for the children at Phuong Thinh. The volunteers have to shave lime, paint the walls, and to tidy up the bushes, … After remodeling, people still have to clean the dust on the table, dais and scrub the classroom floor, this serial work there seemed to be endless.

Moreover, the volunteers had to walk for hours to reach the site of the fixing road under the severe weather’s condition. After finishing the road, they continued to plant trees around the new residential area.

The difficulties for Nanyang girls, maybe, was teaching Vietnamese for the children, because they cannot speak Vietnamese fluently, they were also not good at the pronunciation, but they took pains to learn and overcome. The happiness and learning enthusiasm in the eyes of the children were the greatest motivation for them to deal with any problems.

Rise was not only give them the experience of team working, how to take actions to the difficulties, but also show them the unfortunate lives, which built a fire of passion and enthusiasm to serve the community in our volunteers and the Singaporean girls.

Before leaving, the team organized Culture Night to exchanges and give the gifts to Phuong Thinh students and celebrate for the achievements. Singaporean girls, Vietnamese volunteers performed their unique and attractive item, people in the village also joined

On 27/11/2010, the team officially left Phuong Thinh, people give us a small commemorative gift to mark this memorable trip.

When seeing off Singaporean girls at the airport, everyone was moved to tears. Vietnam volunteers were speechless and filled with nostalgia.

October 26, 2013 by ECO Vietnam Group

1001 – Green Leaf Project

In the time from 28/05/2010 to 18/6/2010, ECO Vietnam Group (EVG) has successfully implemented the project “Green Leaf” in Gia Bac, Di Linh district, Lam Dong province with the enthusiastic support of Dunman high School (Singapore) and a group of dynamic students come from the Environmental Club “EarthLink” of Nanyang Technology University (Singapore). Within half short months, with the passionate heart and desire to prove themselves in the building and developing community, the volunteers not only bring the practical actions contributed to the better living for this highland but also learned a lot of valuable experience that they will surely never forget.

On 28/5, Vietnamese volunteers and Singaporean volunteers has the meeting in friendly atmosphere at Tan Son Nhat airport .

Come to this project, each volunteer will always remember the highest duty of every person that is reforestation. Despite difficulties and crestfallen because be not used to, but with the enthusiasm and the passion for the job , the volunteers do not mind the difficulty of weather and still make constant effort to plant saplings on vacant land, build faith and hope to bring to better condition for living . Besides, the volunteers also have the practical and significant volunteer activities others such as teaching English to children and playing with the children.

In addition to the hours of hard work, the volunteers are also enthusiastic to get acquainted, share and help the daily work for the people here. From small jobs but significant , the volunteers have a better understanding about the people here, as well as additional capital and experience life for themselves.

Also in this project, the volunteers also have a day to organizing exhibitions and conferences with the desire to convey the green message to everyone, to make collaboration and sharing the perspective between NGOs

To sum up the trip, with youthful enthusiasm and passion of the hearts desire to learn, the volunteers planted a lot of young trees, organized English classes for children, helped for local people and organized successful night of cultural exchange as well as successful ECO Forumand exhibition. The contribution was not worth much but it also contributed on bringing joy and hope to the needy, building confidence to a brighter future for the local people.

Farewell Gia Bac highland to return home, each volunteer know that they will no longer working tired , sleeping that thought to the next job. In that moment, it remain are friendship built during the difficult and happy time, the hard people in Gia Bac, the lifelong memories that they will never forget .