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Handover Canon – 3B Friendship school

24th Oct 2024, Canon Vietnam has coordinate with the People's Committee of Bac Tra My district to organize handover ceremony of Canon – 3B friendship kindergarten branch school, Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives from the district People’s Committee, Department of Education and Training in Bac Tra My District, Tra Doc Commune People's Committee, Tra Doc commune medical center and as all the teachers and pupils of 3B branch kindergarten of Hoa Phuong kindergarten.

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, aims to sustainable development goals which developed by United Nations and Vietnam aims as well as achieve 4 goals: Goal 1: End all forms of poverty everywhere; Goal 4:Ensure quality, equitable, comprehensive education and promote life- long opportunities for all citizens; Goal 6: Ensure the full supply of and sustainably manage water resources and hygienic systems for all citizens; Goal 11: Promote sustainable, resilient urban and rural development; ensure safe living and working environment; ensure reasonable distribution of population and work force by region.

Especially, from 2022, together with the project "Canon friendship school chain", Canon Vietnam cooperates with local District Youth Union and doctors in district to organize propaganda and consultation programs to raise awareness about protection Health care for students, parents as well as local people – in places which is in still difficult condition, the awareness of health care is still limited, towards the Goal 3 of sustainable development Ensure healthy lives and enhance well-being for people of all ages. The theme of each propaganda session will be based on the actual situation in each locality.

The Canon – 3B school under Hoa Phuong Kindergarten is built with total of 60.48m2 include 01 classrooms, 01 WC rooms. Canon Vietnam also presented school the pupil’s locker, Ehon bookshelf, solar light and solar fan system; present students 26 gift sets with nice backpacks, candy, towel, crayon; with the total sponsor amount of 600 Mil VND. Attending the ceremony, all the school's students & more than 50 parents and local people were propagandized by doctors from the Tra Doc commune health center about dengue fever and diarrhea. The content of the propaganda post is associated with vivid illustrations, practical instructions to help children, parents and people more clearly visualize how to prevent and treat these diseases by the right.

In addition, Canon also donated Japanese Ehon books and supported reading programs for children, helping them have the opportunity to come into contact with good books, develop their brain, language skills, creative thinking and emotions. At the end of the program, CVN presented 50 gift packages are essential items to each local people attending the health care program

With the concern from Canon, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

Also in “Canon Friendship School Chain” project, in this December, Canon Vietnam will organize handover ceremony of new classroom for Na Sang kindergarten, Na Sang commune, and clean water system for Sa Tong 2 primary school in Sa Tong commune, Muong Cha District, Dien Bien Province. Total sponsor amount for the project in 2024 is 1,1 Billion VND.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society sustainable development in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager of Public Affairs and CSR Promotions Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Email: huyen.dao@mail.canon