There are many nonprofit organizations throughout the world that are working in Vietnam. To read about some of them, please check here. The World Bank is among these amazing organizations and it has been helping Vietnam for decades now. Let’s take a look at some of the projects completed by World Bank through some before and after pictures:
1) The Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children Project:
Before: Schools were just temporary centers, vulnerable to even mild weather conditions.
After: World Bank’s involvement brought together $155 million to build 9240 schools from 2003 to 2009. The new schools are of improved quality and capacity.
2) Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project
Before: Many canals like these were polluted and endangering the surrounding environment.
After: With $172 million in funds, the canal was upgraded with waste water and a drainage system. The project started in 2006 and is expected to last until 2014.
3) Regional Blood Transfusion Center Project
Before: Blood transfusion faced a general shortage in the area.
After: An $8 million Blood Transfusion Center was built in Can Tho, operating with 40 doctors and medical workers, that provided medical assistance to seven provinces in the Mekong Delta. Three more of these centers were built from 2002 to 2008.
4) HCMC City Environmental Sanitation Project
Before: The famous Nhieu Loc canal which ran through the heart of the city was severely polluted, which heavily affected the lives of surrounding citizens.
After: The World Bank pulled together $200 million to clean the canal and upgrade its waste and drainage system from 2001 to 2007. These efforts significantly improved the health of citizens in the surrounding areas.
These projects are creating significant improvements to the quality of life of Vietnamese citizens.
In 2001, when I lived in HCMC, the Nhieu Loc canal was black and stinky. The water was darker than ink. Even from 200 meters away from the canal, I could smell the pungent odor.
However, when I came back to the city in 2007, the canal was actually clear. The efforts of the World Bank have tremendously improved the living situations around the area and have attracted many new homeowners. I applaud the World Bank for its many projects.
Nevertheless, the efforts of others smaller nonprofits shouldn’t go unmentioned. I believe that even smaller nonprofits can create a large impact in Vietnam as well. These groups should join together and reach out out to their community to garner partcipation and induce positive change. I do recognize the difficulty that many nonprofits have in reaching their audience. Many smaller nonprofits are not on Facebook or LinkedIn and are not able to update their supporters in a timely manner. This is why I believe that OneVietnam has the potential to increase the efficiency of the process and help everyone help those in need!
Go, OneVietnam Network!
Source: World Bank
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