Ho Chi Minh City, 3 November 2022 – CapitaLand Development (CLD), the development arm of CapitaLand Group, through the Group’s philanthropic arm CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF), has contributed more than VND1.3 billion (S$82,000) to establish a nutrition programme to support the physical development of about 1,400 students across four CapitaLand Hope Primary Schools and Kindergartens in Vietnam.  As part of the programme, the students will receive free milk every month from October 2022 until the end of the school year in May 2023.  A total of 223,000 packs of milk will be distributed to the students.  The students will also undergo a health check-up to monitor their physical development at the end of the programme.

Nutrition programme at one of CapitaLand Hope Primary Schools and Kindergartens in Vietnam

In the first month of the programme, over 50 staff volunteers visited the four CapitaLand Hope Primary Schools and Kindergartens to distribute the milk as well as 1,400 sets of healthy snacks to the students from 23 to 28 October.  CLD partnered with International Dairy Products JSC (IDP), one of the Vietnam's fastest growth home-grown dairy products firms, to obtain the milk for students under the nutrition programme.

October 2022 also marked the completion of new sanitation facilities across five primary and secondary schools in Bac Giang province.  CLD contributed more than VND1.5 billion (S$96,000) to provide proper toilets, urinals and handwashing stations to create a healthy learning environment for 1,600 students.

These initiatives are part of CapitaLand’s annual #GivingAsOne campaign that brings CapitaLand staff, business partners and customers together to do good by uplifting the lives of vulnerable groups and supporting the environment in communities where CapitaLand operates.

Mr Ronald Tay, CEO of CLD (Vietnam), said: “As a responsible company, CLD remains committed to uplift the lives of the community as we expand our presence in Vietnam, one of our core markets.  Through the nutrition programme at the CapitaLand Hope Schools in Vietnam and the improved sanitation in the schools in Bac Giang province, we hope to improve the students’ quality of life and learning environment, enabling them to better focus on their studies.”

“Since 2007, CLD, through CHF support, has contributed to the construction and refurbishment of four CapitaLand Hope Schools and other school facilities to support the educational needs of children in rural communities in Vietnam.  We have also rallied more than 750 staff to volunteer over 6,000 hours collectively across numerous philanthropic activities in Vietnam.  We believe education is an important foundation for building a resilient society and we look forward to working with more like-minded partners to amplify our efforts to support the education and development needs of the vulnerable children in Vietnam,” added Mr Tay.

Ms Truong Thi Hoa, Representative from the Thanh Hoa District Department of Education and Training, Long An province, said: “We highly appreciate CLD’s contributions to improve the educational environment for children in Long An province.  CLD has been supporting CapitaLand Hope Schools – Thanh Phuoc Primary School and Tan Tay Kindergarten since 2015 and 2019, respectively.  We look forward to further cooperation from the company in the years to come.”

Provision of improved sanitation facilities at five schools in Bac Giang province

CLD partnered with TOTO Ltd., one of the largest bathroom manufacturers in Asia, to install the improved sanitation facilities across five schools in Bac Giang province.  The schools are Van Son Primary School in Thon Ga Hamlet, Thanh Luan Primary & Secondary School, Dai Son Primary & Secondary School in Son Dong and Cam Ly Secondary School, Luc Son Primary & Secondary School in Luc Nam district.

CLD contributed more than VND1.5 billion (S$96,000) to provide proper toilets, urinals and handwashing stations to create a healthy learning environment for 1,600 students

Mr Nguyen Duc Dung, Deputy Head of the Son Dong District Department of Education and Training, said: “On behalf of the department board and the teachers, I would like to thank the corporate sponsors for building the school latrines that will provide the children who are in rural areas with access to better sanitation.  The companies understood the needs of the community and the wonderfully constructed school latrines come with good design, natural ventilation and quality sanitary ware.  I am grateful to respective organisations for their contributions.”