On 30 March 2022, in Ha Tinh province, BIDV inaugurated an anti-flood community house in Cam Due commune, Cam Xuyen district and launched a program on planting 38,000 trees in Thach Hai commune.

Inauguration of anti-flood community house

The anti-flood community house in Cam Due commune is the very 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.

Inauguration of community house to avoid floods

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 anti-flood 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 anti-flood community house among 10 houses to be built in the Central region between 2022 and 2023. In 2022, two more anti-flood community houses will be built in Ha Tinh province.

Activities of people  at community houses

Planting trees along coastal area

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.