Masks & Hand Sanitizers March 30, 2020

Your contributions continue to work wonders for impoverished & disabled rural villagers in Vietnam. The wheels are turning.

Per Khanh of Hearts for Hue:    

As you know that with a new law: if anyone go to market/ public areas without a face mask, he/she will be fined 200.000dvn (8.6USD). Therefore, we will try our best to deliver facemask and hand sanitizers as soon as we can.

Khanh had been working with two companies to produce and supply washable (reusable) face masks and hand sanitizer for distribution to rural villages near Hue. On March 25 I inquired as to the status of his Covid:19 containment program. It was obvious from his response that immediate action was required. So, that same day $1,000 was transferred to Khanh. With those funds, 300 families in Phu Gia Commune, including our friends Ms. Hanh, Mr. Duong, and Mr. Vac, could be provided masks and sanitizer. Knowing Khanh's situation in his quest to help many villages, I transferred another $1,000. Now we're getting somewhere and doing what we do best....making a difference. 

With the funds provided, Khanh swung into action immediately, initiating production, identifying the villages to receive masks and sanitizer, and coordinating delivery dates.  Thanks to your donations, 1,200 families will be helped. Here is a list of the villages:

-300 hand sanitizers/600 masks for 300  families in Phu Gia Commine, Phu Gia District
-300 hand sanitizers/600 masks for 300 families in Quang Phouc Commune, Quang Dien District
-200 hand sanitizers/400 masks for 200 families in Huong Xuan Commune, Huong Tra District
-200 hand sanitizers/400 masks for 200 families in Quang Phu Commune, Quang Dien District
-180 hand sanitizers/360 masks for 180 families in Hue + Mr. Vac, Mr, Thuong, Ms, Hanh, Mr. Tho
 - 20 hand  sanitizers/ 40 masks for   20 families in Thuy Phu  fishing village

Khanh has set up production of washable, reusable masks, not single-use and refillable bottles of hand sanitizer.

Hand Sanitizer & Masks: Made Possible You

Hand Sanitizer Label-Created by Khanh

       
Although the distribution is set for Mar 31 (tomorrow), yesterday Khanh made a special trip to provide early delivery to our friends Ms. Hanh, Mr. Duong, Mr. Vac, and Mr. Phung.

So, tomorrow is going to be a busy one for Khanh as he travels about the rural villages, making deliveries. Having masks will allow these folks to move beyond their dwellings safely and in compliance with the law.

Khanh is the man front & center in all that we do in the Hue area. He works tirelessly to help the poor and disadvantaged. His ability to arrange and coordinate is just plain amazing. 

Thanks to those folks who have exhibited compassion and kindness in contributing towards our humanitarian cause in Vietnam. I only wish that I could be there. But, as revealed in my March 17 post, entry into Vietnam is not allowed by their government.

Neil