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Friendship order bestowed upon East Meets West Foundation

President Tran Dai Quang has conferred the Friendship Order on the US non-governmental organisation, East Meets West Foundation (EMWF), for its contribution to Vietnam’s socio-economic progress.
Friendship order bestowed upon East Meets West Foundation ảnh 1Scene at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang hasconferred the Friendship Order on the US non-governmental organisation, EastMeets West Foundation (EMWF), for its contribution to Vietnam’s socio-economicprogress.

On behalf of the State President, Vice President and GeneralSecretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don TuanPhong presented the decoration to the EMWF at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 13.

Phong lauded the EMWF’s operation in Vietnam in the pastthree decades, and expressed his hope that the organisation will run moreactivities to help the country improve local wellbeing and living standards,alleviate poverty, and boost socio-economic development.

EMWF Chief Executive Officer Lynn Foden said it is an honourof the organisation to receive the order and thanked Vietnam’s public agenciesand organisations, including the VUFO, for their assistance for EMWF projectsin the country.

She unveiled that based on previous outcomes, the EMWF willcontinue designing and implementing projects in education, health, andcommunity development, as well as natural disaster and poverty alleviation.

The EMWF was founded in 1988 by Vietnamese American Ly LeHayslip, and is based in Oakland, California, the US. It aims at theimprovement of wellbeing and social welfare for disadvantaged communities inAsia through sustainable solutions to clean water, environmental sanitation,personal hygiene, health and education.   

Currently, the NGO has been licensed to establish arepresentative office in Hanoi and a project office in Da Nang. During 30 yearsoperating in Vietnam, it has to date channelled more than 113 million USD intoprojects on building hospitals, schools, and charity houses; improvingsanitation in society; organising educational and career guide programmes,summer camps and IT courses; granting scholarships; and carrying out freehealth check-ups and heart surgeries.

The EMWF has also run a number of small but effectiveprojects on anti-human trafficking, natural disasters aid, and climate changeadaptation, among others.-VNA
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