A year after being honored with the Human Act Prize 2023, FAS Angel continues to be dedicated and committed to serving the community.
Join Nhan Dan Newspaper in reviewing the unforgettable highlights of the Human Act Prize 2023, and listen to the expectations of representatives from the award-winning projects in the first season.
LOOKING BACK AT THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT WERE HONORED
Launched in August 2023, the Human Act Prize is an award aimed at honoring and promoting community-oriented projects, and appropriately recognizing organizations, businesses, and individuals who are striving to contribute to society. The award is organized under the direction of the Nhan Dan Newspaper, with the participation and support of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology , and in collaboration with VCCorp Joint Stock Company.
A total of 129 entries were submitted for the competition, covering a wide range of areas, from macro to micro. Besides projects from individuals and domestic businesses, there were also many projects from international organizations. Many projects have been implemented consistently for decades with high levels of commitment and sustainability. In addition, there were also small but incredibly innovative projects with significant impact and potential for widespread influence. From the 35 finalist projects, the judging panel selected the most outstanding ones to award prizes.
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These projects were honored at the Human Act Prize 2023.
In 2023, the awards were given in the following categories: Community Ideas; Timely Projects; Promising Projects; Sustainable Projects; Inspiring Projects; and the Human Act Prize, a landmark award honoring actions that make a positive and sustainable contribution to the community. The Human Act Prize categories are judged based on criteria ensuring impact, sustainability, commitment, creativity, and reach within the community.
In the most important category, the five honored projects include: the project "Changing the Nature of Vietnam's Dairy Industry on the Foundation of Sustainable Development for Public Health" by TH Group Joint Stock Company; the project "Action to Address the Consequences of Post-War Landmines in Vietnam" by the Norwegian People's Aid; the project "Connecting Community Strengths for Disaster Prevention" by the Community Disaster Prevention Fund; the "For a Better Life" project by L'Oréal Vietnam; and the Vinamilk Pathways to Dairy Net Zero action program by Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company.
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These girls are demining workers participating in the Post-War Mine Action project of the Norwegian People's Aid.
Meanwhile, the Sustainable Project award honored five projects: GreenPlan by Traphaco Joint Stock Company; Circular Economy in Plastic by Unilever; Sustainable Development Fund by Six Senses; Safe House by Sống Foundation; and Smart Rice Farming adapting to climate change in the Mekong Delta by Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Company. The Inspirational Project category honored the following projects: Nurturing Children, Heart for Children, FAS Angel, Salt Cancer Initiative, and the LOAN Fund.
In addition, the four projects that won the Sustainability Project award include: the Vietnam Dairy Development Fund (Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company), Connecting Love with Golden Lotus (Vietnam Airlines), the Hope Fund (VNexpress Newspaper and FPT Corporation), and Turn Off the Lights, Turn On Ideas (BOO Trading Joint Stock Company).
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Final judging round of the Human Act Prize 2023.
The promising project category honored four projects, including: TokyoLife Angel (IntelLife Joint Stock Company); Moc Chau Child Rearing; Fly to Sky; and Momo Piggy Bank. Two projects were recognized in the timely project category: Charitable Social Platform (MBBank) and the 0-Dong Tet Mini Supermarket (PNJ Gold, Silver and Gemstone Joint Stock Company).
Finally, the Community Ideas Award category honored 3 projects: Medicine Cabinet for Children (Genestory Joint Stock Company); Support for Cancer Patients (Community Medicine Organization); and Stories of the Past (Ethnicity Vietnam).
ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY VALUE, UNLEASH RESOURCES FROM THE COMMUNITY
In particular, the Community Action Award is not only created to honor and promote community service, but also to accompany, guide, and connect all individuals and groups who have, are, and will bear responsibility for the community in their journey; so that all community activities in Vietnam are built in a transparent, scientific, effective, and humane manner.
Explaining this, Ms. Mai Anh, a member of the Human Act Prize 2023 judging panel, said: The Human Act Prize aims for many goals, first and foremost to give those who are doing good work the opportunity to "tell their stories" and thereby inspire the community.
"Then, through the Human Act Prize, individuals, organizations, and businesses committed to the community will find common ground, connect, and learn from each other, eliminating stratification and boundaries. This interconnectedness will create community strength, thereby helping to spread kindness even more powerfully," Ms. Mai Anh analyzed.
In fact, the "expectations of connection" didn't have to wait until the Gala awards ceremony to be realized. Right on the day of the final judging of the 35 ideas and projects, singer My Tam, a member of the judging panel, directly donated 500 million VND to two projects, including the Community Fund for Disaster Prevention and FAS Angel.
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In fact, the "expectations of connection" didn't have to wait until the Gala awards ceremony to be realized. Right on the day of the final judging of the 35 ideas and projects, singer My Tam, a member of the judging panel, directly donated 500 million VND to two projects, including the Community Fund for Disaster Prevention and FAS Angel.
Singer My Tam has undertaken numerous charitable and community activities, but upon hearing about these projects, she felt deeply moved and impressed. The singer affirmed: “The Human Act Prize is a very meaningful award because it promotes humanitarian projects and the progressive development of society.”
Meanwhile, Rama Martín, former Chief Economist of the World Bank in Vietnam and another member of the Judging Panel, affirmed that the Community Action Award is not only a driving force but also creates a long-term development resource for participating projects.
"The Community Action Award and similar events are a reminder of the importance of people caring for people, people caring for culture and the environment," Martín stated.
Affirming that FAS Angel has gained "more recognition and attention from the community" after the Human Act Prize 2023, Mr. Pham Quoc Viet - Team Leader of the FAS Angel First Aid Support Team - especially thanked the organizers and singer My Tam personally.
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“The 200 million VND donation from the female singer helped FAS Angel purchase the vehicle named 'Team Kindness'. Over the past few months, this vehicle has helped us assist hundreds of victims and access incident scenes effectively.”
“The 200 million VND donation from the female singer helped FAS Angel purchase the vehicle named 'Team Kindness'. Over the past few months, this vehicle has assisted us in helping hundreds of victims, accessing incident scenes more effectively and efficiently in narrow-road rescue operations, and saving dozens of lives when victims were in danger. Once again, we would like to express our gratitude to the program organizers for their trust and for spreading the positive values of our team,” Mr. Viet expressed.
HUMAN ACT PRIZE HELPS US GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE ON THE PATH WE HAVE CHOSEN.
Upon learning that the "Supporting Cancer Patients" project had been awarded the Community Idea Prize at the Human Act Prize 2023, Dr. Pham Nguyen Quy (Kyoto Miniren Central Hospital, Japan), a founding member of Community Medicine, could not hide his joy and emotion. He felt that the tireless efforts of the medical professionals – project collaborators, cancer patients, and their families – had been deservedly recognized.
The Cancer Patient Support Project, implemented by Community Medicine, was launched with the goal of improving public awareness about cancer and helping patients live as long as possible with the best quality of life throughout their treatment journey.
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Community Ideas category (Human Act Prize 2023)
In addition to supporting cancer patients nationwide, the project has established community groups to provide accurate medical information, foundational knowledge about cancer, and therapeutic exercises to support the healthcare and recovery process for patients.
“Being recognized with the Human Act Prize is a great encouragement to the collaborators, patients, and their families who have worked tirelessly and diligently over the years to build and maintain this network,” said Dr. Pham Nguyen Quy.
The doctor also shared that after receiving the Human Act Prize, all project members felt a greater sense of responsibility towards the community. In the coming year, Community Medicine will continue to maintain and expand its Cancer Awareness courses. The project also hopes to collaborate with interested businesses to open classes to disseminate knowledge and skills in responding to cancer to their employees.
Sharing the same sentiment, Mr. Nguyen Duc Long, General Director of GeneStory – the recipient of the Idea award – affirmed: “The Human Act Prize is a motivation that helps us to be even more confident on the path we have chosen.”
Meanwhile, Le Van Phuc, General Director of the Fly to Sky Charity Group – the youngest group honored at the Human Act Prize 2023 – affirmed: The award is a motivation for the young people in the group to continue to dare to do good deeds and contribute to society.
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According to the leader of Fly to Sky, the award is a motivation for the young people in the group to continue to dare to do good things and contribute to society.
FAS Angel team captain Pham Quoc Viet happily announced: After being honored as an inspiring project, FAS Angel's reach has expanded; thereby building a truly reputable image for FAS Angel.
“When we go to local areas, people recognize us just by the color of our uniforms. And the community also sees that, in addition to emergency services, society has a volunteer group ready to help those in need free of charge and effectively. Through recognition programs like the Human Act Prize, we have been able to spread positive information to the community and become aware of new, more useful information about reputable organizations.”
Mr. Bui Doan Bach, representative of the Post-War Mine Action Project in Vietnam of the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), said: "NPA is fortunate that through the Human Act Prize, it has been able to reach more Vietnamese people, providing information and knowledge to improve safety."
Furthermore, seeing images of themselves and their organization being recognized is a great source of motivation for the staff working on the site, encouraging them to continue their journey of bringing safe land free from explosives to their homeland.
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Women clearing landmines in the Cat Quang Tri fields.
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THE HUMAN ACT PRIZE 2024 SEASON
Sharing more with a reporter from Nhan Dan Newspaper ahead of the new Human Act Prize season, Mr. Phuc excitedly said that, after being honored a year ago, Fly to Sky will continue its journey of "committing and choosing to do good things" for the community.
As an environment that brings together over 14,000 volunteers participating in community volunteer activities, Fly to Sky has donated nearly 70,000 books, established over 150 bookcases/libraries for schools and classrooms in mountainous areas; supported over 30,000 children in accessing books and stories, and building reading habits. In addition, the group has helped nearly 20,000 children access clean water at school; provided free regular education to over 50 children at orphanages; provided basic medical equipment to support disease prevention and control for over 60,000 people; and donated over 41,000 gift packages and tens of tons of goods and necessities to disadvantaged and vulnerable people, including ethnic minorities, through the group's projects and campaigns.
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Following the boost from the Human Act Prize 2023, Fly to Sky has gained more motivation and confidence to continue its journey of dedication.
Encouragingly, after the “Human Act Prize 2023,” Fly To Sky has experienced significant growth. While in September 2023, the group only implemented 27 projects of varying sizes with a total budget of 10 billion VND, by September 22, 2024, the total budget had reached over 15 billion VND. The number of volunteers has also increased dramatically; currently, the group has attracted more than 14,000 volunteers participating in community volunteer activities. The social impact of many projects, such as the White Dove Bookcase Project, the Book Exchange for Trees program, and the Tet Community Campaign – encouraging the sharing of leftover candies and snacks after Tet to underprivileged children in border areas – has spread much more widely than in previous years.
In particular, the "Exchange Books for Trees" model has spread widely, collecting 10-20 tons of paper and books of all kinds each year, distributing over 500-700 sets of textbooks and more than 5,000-10,000 books, along with many bookshelves and community libraries donated to schools in mountainous, remote, border, and ethnic minority areas, as well as social welfare facilities, helping thousands of children have access to books when they go to school and contributing to supporting equal education. In addition, the program exchanges thousands of green trees and environmentally friendly products each year.
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In particular, the "Exchange Books for Trees" model has spread widely, collecting 10-20 tons of paper and various types of books each year, distributing over 500-700 sets of textbooks and more than 5,000-10,000 books, along with many bookshelves and community libraries donated to schools in mountainous, remote, border, and ethnic minority areas, as well as social welfare facilities, helping thousands of children have access to books when they go to school and contributing to supporting equal education.
Over the past six years, the program has attracted more than 33,000 participants and exchanged over 85 tons of books and paper. In 2024 alone, nearly 10,000 people participated in supporting the "Exchange Books for Trees" program across eight provinces and cities. Through this initiative, the program received 14 tons of books and paper of various types, over 25,000 items of clothing, toys, and stuffed animals, nearly 20,000 used batteries, 32,000 used milk bottles/cans/boxes, and many other items, attracting over 6,000 volunteers at the program's collection points nationwide.
Expressing his expectations for a new season of the Human Act Prize, Mr. Phuc said: “Personally, I and the young people of Fly to Sky hope that the Human Act Prize 2024 will continue to seek out, spread, and honor community-oriented projects that are constructive, create communities, and have a clear impact. These projects should not only be pioneering like the 2023 theme, but also provide direction for a longer journey, creating for sustainable development. The Human Act Prize should not only be a place to honor projects but also contribute to promoting projects with the motivation to develop and connect, creating a constructive community for the future.”
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh – Project Director of TokyoLife Angels at IntelLife Joint Stock Company – shared: She is very excited to be looking forward to the Human Act Prize 2024.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh – Project Director of TokyoLife Angels at IntelLife Joint Stock Company – shared: She herself is very excited to look forward to the Human Act Prize 2024.
“I expect this year’s Human Act Prize season to see more organizations and businesses participate. I also particularly hope to see more initiatives that create jobs for people with disabilities.”
Last year, like many businesses, Tolkyolife faced numerous challenges. However, the Angel Project continued to support disadvantaged individuals. While the number of participants hasn't increased, the project has launched several training courses to improve the work ethic of those less fortunate.
TokyoLife refers to its employees with disabilities as "angels" because they are fully capable of creating exceptional value, not only materially but also spiritually. Training people with disabilities is challenging, and TokyoLife is a pioneer in developing recruitment, training, and integration processes specifically tailored for this special group.
Pham Quoc Viet, Team Leader of the FAS Angel First Aid Support Team, hopes that the Human Act Prize 2024 will include new award structures. Besides team awards, attention should also be paid to outstanding individuals.
“Many people have worked tirelessly for years to build a project. Simply honoring the project isn't enough. We should have an award structure for truly outstanding individuals who have contributed to the community. This would provide more categories and clearer perspectives for the community to consider. Personally, I hope to be nominated again this year in the 'Inspirational Figure' category so I can continue writing inspiring stories and taking inspiring actions to spread more positivity to the community,” Viet stated.
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Pham Quoc Viet, Team Leader of the FAS Angel First Aid Support Team, hopes that the Human Act Prize 2024 will include new award structures. Besides team awards, attention should also be paid to outstanding individuals.
Mr. Bui Doan Bach, representative of the Post-War Mine Action Project in Vietnam of the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), said: NPA and he personally hope that the Human Act Prize 2024 will continue to honor individuals and groups working on humanitarian issues that are not widely known. From there, it will emphasize the importance of community activities, spread awareness of these efforts, and connect the activities of different organizations through the award.
“On behalf of NPA Vietnam, I would like to extend my best wishes to all individuals and organizations participating in the Human Act Prize 2024. NPA Vietnam understands that community work faces many difficulties and challenges, and the Human Act Prize is an opportunity for those efforts to spread and reach the community more effectively, especially the beneficiary communities. Furthermore, NPA wishes the Human Act Prize organizing committee continued success from the past year and continued recognition of projects that have been and are striving for the benefit of the Vietnamese people,” the NPA Vietnam representative stated.
The documentary "Pioneering Milestones" summarizes the Human Act Prize 2023.
The Human Act Prize is an annual award that honors organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to the community through reputable, dedicated, and long-term social projects.
The Human Act Prize 2024 seeks to honor the dedication and commitment of individuals and organizations across the country. These are people, regardless of age, status, or geographical location, who do not hesitate to take on the mission of building a better and more prosperous community.
The spirit of Community Building encourages and inspires all efforts, however small, from anyone who is not afraid of hardship to create positive and lasting changes for society.
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