Vietnam: construction of 100 tempest resisting houses
to rehouse the victims of typhoons and tidal waves.
Required amount: 354,800
Received: 2,200
COUNTRY Socialist Republic of Vietnam
REGION Village of Ho Gui, commune of Tam Giang Dong, district of Nam Can, province of Ca Mau (extreme South of the country).
PROBLEM Because of its geographic situation, Vietnam is regularly hit by typhoons and floods. These repeated natural disasters cause important damage and the loss of many human lives; most of the victims belong to the poorest population living on the coast, often in very precarious and rudimentary houses. The victims don’t have the means to face the expense of rebuilding their houses.
Ho Gui, a village in the Province of Ca Mau, was severely hit in 1997 by the typhoon Linda that killed more than 3’000 persons. The village, which had been built at an altitude of half a meter, was exposed to strong winds, tempests and floods.
The only solution to the desperate situation of the inhabitants was to rebuild the whole village in a higher zone that would not suffer from erosion.
Between December 2004 and August 2005, the village of 205 families was rebuilt along the river Ho Gui, 2 kilometres inland. Its 205 new houses are especially built to resist hurricanes and floods. Each measures 32 square meters and they are all connected to a system of running water. Apart from the houses, a health centre and a school have been built. The operation was a great success.
But if the villagers have been re-housed, many hundreds of people who lived outside the village are still not living in a safe place. The action is meant for them.
PURPOSE OF THE ACTION To build 100 tempest-resistant houses for families; those were the victims of tidal waves and hurricanes and have not been re-housed yet.
INTENDED POPULATION Around 550 persons.
BEGINNING AND DURATION OF THE PROJECT The project is a yearlong operation from the beginning of the first constructions. It can start as soon as the necessary money has been collected.
AMOUNT NEEDED US$ 357'000.00
FURTHER INFORMATION
The conditions of living of the Vietnamese population have evolved tremendously due to the change in the economic system of the country in the mid-eighties. Vietnam has greatly progressed in the last few years regarding the living conditions of its population. Nowadays three quarters of the population lives in a rural environment. The density is of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre, where as in Cambodia it is only of 76 inhabitants and of 23 in Laos. To face such a democratic evolution, each year, Vietnam must create new professional activities for those that can no longer live from fishing and agriculture.
Great poverty And yet some areas don’t benefit from development; what is more they are in risk zones, particularly on the coast. Their inhabitants are often the victims of hurricanes or typhoons. These disasters are very damaging, they kill a great many people and ruin houses. In general the victims do not have the necessary means to rebuild their houses.
Characteristics of the planned houses The new houses will be like the ones already built that can be seen on the photo gallery. They have been devised in order to resist the local tempests.
Expected gains
The project will greatly improve the living conditions of the population, as each family will be granted a 300 square metres large plot of land to be used as a vegetable garden.
From an economic and financial viewpoint, the project will have a huge impact: human lives and houses will be spared when future catastrophes happen, new activities improving the living conditions will be created in the mangroves at the edge of the new village.
Therefore the project will have a double effect, preventive and psychological, as, in the future, the consequences of hurricanes and floods will be less.
Indirectly the project will contribute to avoiding a massive migration of the rural population towards the big urban centres of the country.
Budgetary elements
US $
Construction of 100 tempest-resistant houses, with water conveyance,
realisation and supervision 100 x US$ 3’200
320'000
Sub-total
(89.64%)
320'000
General expenses and DonationPixel’s expenses for the support:
- Travel expenses, reports
3'800
- Administration, management at the seat, translation
7'400
- Computer support and legal advice, management of the website, information
5'700
- Visibility, documentation
3'400
- Provision for change, miscellaneous and unexpected expenses
8'000
Sub-total
(7.36%)
26'300
- Transfers and CC expenses
10'700
Sub-total
(3%)
10'700
Total
(100%)
357.000
Partner organisations
Vietnamese Red Cross (CRV) founded in 1946, CRV is a social organisation with humanitarian goals that tries to promote peace and friendship. CRV is a member of “Fatherland Front” and of the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. CRV is active in preventing catastrophes, in basic health, as well as cooperation and development.
Fatherland Front: this organisation, close to the Government, is the head organisation of all the popular Vietnamese organisations, among which the Vietnamese Red Cross.
Swiss Red Cross (SRC): it has been present in Vietnam for 35 years, and therefore has established excellent contacts there. SRC has taken part in many projects of reconstruction, particularly after natural disasters.
Contrôle An expatriate and a Vietnamese engineer will visit the building site regularly. A representative of DonationPixel will make visits on the spot and his permanent associate will supervise the building daily. DonationPixel will have access to the accountancy.
Audit Practically 100% of all the transfers of funds will be made through the SRC; as its accountancy is verified every year by an internationally recognised controller, a special audit of the expenses on a yearly basis has not been planned.
Reports
Internal reports of the SRC on a monthly basis
Regular communication of texts and photos for the information of sponsors on our site
The conditions of living of the Vietnamese population have evolved tremendously due to the change in the economic system of the country in the mid-eighties. Vietnam has greatly progressed in the last few years regarding the living conditions of its population. Nowadays three quarters of the population lives in a rural environment. The density is of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre, where as in Cambodia it is only of 76 inhabitants and of 23 in Laos. To face such a democratic evolution, each year, Vietnam must create new professional activities for those that can no longer live from fishing and agriculture.
