ABBANK raises 1 billion VND to build schools for children in mountainous areas

This is a positive result from a special initiative of ABBANK called "Journey of a Thousand Miles - Nurturing Thousands of Dreams". The initiative calls on ABBANK staff to contribute to charity funds for the community by building a habit of exercising , improving the health of themselves and their families.

The dormitory and auxiliary facilities have been completed and officially inaugurated, ready to welcome students to live and work.

Launched in September 2024, after just over 3 months of implementation, the campaign "Journey of a Thousand Miles - Nurturing Thousands of Dreams" has completed its dual goal: successfully raising 1 billion VND, bringing sustainable practical value to the community, while promoting a positive corporate culture, creating a professional, healthy and cohesive working environment.

The campaign attracted continuous participation and strong spread of nearly 1,300 ABBANK staff nationwide with nearly 190,000 km conquered and more than 23,000 hours of practice recorded through jogging, swimming, and cycling activities.

Immediately after completing the fundraising goal, ABBANK quickly coordinated with the Vietnam Children's Fund and the Ministry of Health to start building boarding houses and auxiliary works for Nong Hoi Duoi School, Chieng An Primary and Secondary School, Muong La District, Son La Province. At the end of April 2025, the project was completed and put into use, helping nearly 200 students have a warmer, safer, more hygienic and comfortable place to live.

“Journey of a Thousand Miles, Nurturing a Thousand Dreams” is the first triathlon event organized by ABBANK to inspire a series of actions to overcome the limits of employees and join hands to raise funds to build schools for children in mountainous areas.

Sharing about the bank's sustainable development strategy and community service goals, Mr. Pham Duy Hieu - General Director of ABBANK said: "At ABBANK, we always encourage employees to continuously learn, practice, strive to explore their own limits, play hard, work hard and serve wholeheartedly. This campaign is a vivid demonstration of all the above values, contributing to bringing positive and sustainable impacts to society as well as to ABBANK's own working environment."

Every step, every kilometer contributed by ABBANK employees shows the spirit of sharing and joining hands for the community.

At the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremony, ABBANK presented 50 gifts including backpacks, uniforms and cash scholarships to poor students who have overcome difficulties. In addition, ABBANK also donated a water purifier to the school, helping teachers and students have more clean water, contributing to protecting their health so that they can continue teaching, studying and practicing. These meaningful gifts were contributed by family, friends and relatives of ABBANK employees.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Dam - Principal of Chieng An Primary and Secondary School expressed: "The support from ABBANK is a meaningful and practical gift, not only helping to improve learning and living conditions but also showing sharing and love for students in difficult mountainous areas. The new boarding house and auxiliary works will contribute to improving the quality of care and education for students, helping them feel secure in studying and practicing in a better environment."

These meaningful gifts were contributed by family, friends and relatives of ABBANK employees and given to the students.

Recognizing the important role of community work in each enterprise in the overall development of the country, over the years ABBANK has spent hundreds of billions of VND of budget and great enthusiasm on practical social work, bringing long-term value to the community.

In addition to business activities with optimal products, services and financial solutions for customers, ABBANK focuses on implementing community activities focusing on 3 main areas: Environment, Education and Health with many practical, effective and sustainable community initiatives such as: "Green An Binh - Green Vietnam" project in collaboration with the Center for Communication on Natural Resources & Environment (Ministry of Agriculture & Environment) to plant tens of thousands of trees to prevent erosion and create livelihoods; sponsor scholarships and support the construction of educational facilities, such as the An Nghiep scholarship sponsorship project; the "Pair of Loving Leaves" program...

In its community projects, ABBANK always focuses on children - the future buds of the country.

In the healthcare sector, ABBANK has implemented many activities to donate medical equipment, support the budget for Covid-19 prevention and control, and provide relief to children in especially difficult circumstances... In 2024, ABBANK is the only bank among 40 Vietnamese and foreign enterprises to be awarded the title "Enterprise for the Community" by Saigon Times CSR.

Bich Dao

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