CSR
Ho a Quynh
Community houses for flood-prone areas community house among 10 houses to be built in the Central region between 2022 and 2023. In 2022, two more flood-proof community houses will be built in Ha Tinh province.
Planting trees along coastal area
Senior representatives of BIDV and local authorities at the inauguration ceremony of an floodproof community house in Ha Tinh province
On 30 March 2022, in Ha Tinh province, BIDV inaugurated an flood-proof community house in Cam Due commune, Cam Xuyen district and launched a program on planting 38,000 trees in Thach Hai commune. Inauguration of flood-proof community house The flood-proof community house in Cam Due commune is the first among 10 community houses to be built by BIDV in flood-prone provinces. The community house has a total investment cost of VND2.5 billion (USD110,000), featuring 2 floors and a floor area of 500m2. The community house is the place for meeting, physical exercises and sports activities of local people. In the case of storms and floods, the first floor will be used as a shelter for animals, and the second floor as the shelter for the local people.
Mr. Tran Xuan Hoang, member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of BIDV’s Trade Union said: “BIDV prioritizes flood-prone areas which are often heavily hit by storms and floods to implement the construction of flood-proof community houses. The first house in Cam Due commune – the “flood center” of Ha Tinh province – can accommodate 250 people to cope with floods. This is a model flood-proof
In response to the Prime Minister’s “Planting 1 billion trees during the period 2021 – 2025” project, BIDV has launched a “Planting 1 million trees” program in localities across the country. For coastal provinces, BIDV aims to plant coastal protective trees to help minimize the impact and damage caused by floods and natural disasters on local people’s lives. In Ha Tinh province, BIDV will plant 38,000 new casuarina trees in coastal areas. In the framework of the program, BIDV also implemented meaningful social security activities. The bank donated 20 sets of gifts to disadvantaged households in local communes, 10 sets of gifts to poor children with excellent academic results. BIDV Youth Union also donated 500 books to the House of Wisdom in Trung Thanh village.
Senior representatives of BIDV present gifts to local people during a tree planting program in 2022
48
B I D V r e vi e w
