Two school students in Quảng Nam Province enjoy clean water system at a primary school. Five systems were installed at five remote schools by Lifestart Foundation. Photo courtesy of Lifestart Foundation

QUẢNG NAM – More than 2,000 students and teaching staff at five schools in Điện Bàn Town, Duy Xuyên District, Đông Giang and Nam Giang districts in Quảng Nam Province have benefited from clean water systems donated by Lifestart Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation based in Hội An.

The five clean water systems worth VNĐ227 million (US$9,800) were set up at Phạm Phú Thứ High school, Lương Thế Vinh Secondary school, Lê Văn Tám Secondary school, Ta B’hing Kindergarten and Zuoich Primary school as part of donation programme supporting remote schools across the central province

Karen Leonard OAM, founder of Lifestart Foundation, said: “In an effort to provide clean and safe drinking water for the children, Lifestart Foundation is delighted to have donated water filtration systems to remote schools in disadvantaged areas in central Việt Nam, especially areas that are not privileged to have easy access to such basic resources.

"Prior to this round of donations, Lifestart Foundation also provided clean water systems for more than 4,000 children at 13 remote schools in the province. The previous donations totalled VNĐ590 million. These water systems will contribute to ensuring the safety of drinking water for the children.”

Up to now, the Lifestart Foundation has committed VNĐ817million worth of Clean Water Systems to help more than 6,000 students in need at 18 schools across Quảng Nam Province.

Founded in 2000 by an Australian named Karen Leonard OAM and supported by a team of dedicated volunteers, Lifestart Foundation is a grassroots, not-for-profit charity that helps disadvantaged Vietnamese families to become self-sufficient.

This is achieved through their two largest projects, Education Scholarships for disadvantaged students and their Housing Improvement project.

To date, Lifestart Foundation’s investment in the disadvantaged youth of central Việt Nam is in excess of VNĐ26 billion (approximately $1,500,000.00 AUD). VNS