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Pure Water Well – Cà Mau – June 17, 2021
Love & Kindness Water Well
June 2020
Give Water, Give Life.
Inauguration of Tu Bi #25 Bridge and Vien Thong Bridge #4
May 10, 2020
Inaugurated Natural Water Resources
Location: Truong Son mountain range, Quang Binh province
March 6, 2020
( This is our second project using the laws of physics and human ingenuity to bring natural water water to the people without electricity.)
After nearly 20 days of construction, the Quang Ninh District Fund for Rural Development and Poverty Reduction in coordination with the District Women’s Union and Truong Son Commune People’s Committee held the inauguration ceremony on March 6. Handing over and putting into use the clean water for daily use by the people of Van Kieu ethnic group in Chan Truong village, Truong Son commune.
This self-flowing clean water project is designed and built according to the experience of indigenous people, with a total length of nearly 3 km water pipe. In addition to the construction, installation and connection of the pipeline, the people of Chan Troi village also poured concrete to create 2 rising dams to carry water. The total construction cost is about 250 million VND.
In addition, the local authorities and the villagers of Chân Trôộng mobilized hundreds of laborers to transport construction materials to the mountainside to the build dams, install pipes and build 5 water supply points for public activities – ensuring clean water for 59 households in the village.
Ngoc Khang – Quang Ninh TT-TH Radio Station
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THANK YOU Letter
To: Tu Bi FOUNDATION – Viêt Nam Buddhist Center
In recent years, we have received sympathy regarding the difficulties of the poor accessing water in Chan Truong village, especially for the women and children there. Tu Bi Foundation of Viêt Nam Buddhist Center in Texas, USA and Mr & Mrs Vu Van Phuong funded natural water project for the people of Chan Truong village, Truong Son commune, Quang Ninh district, Quang Binh province.
The work was completed and officially put into use from March 6, 2020 with the present of Ms. Lieu Duyen. The work was built with 2 dams and reservoirs with a capacity of 80m3 of water with a sturdy and long-term plastic pipeline system. Sufficient water supply for more than 230 households and 2 clusters of primary and preschool schools. The work has brought happiness and joy to the local people here.
The Rural Development and Poverty Reduction Fund (RDPR), on behalf of the local community, would like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Vu Van Phuong’s family, Tu Bi Foundation of Viêt Nam Buddhist Center in Texas, USA for their sponsorship in building this project. Special thanks to Ms. Lieu Duyen for connecting and supporting the project implementation and completion.
We wish everyone and our benefactors great health, peace and happiness.
Much appreciation.
TM Quỹ RDPR
Roof for Study Hall, Quang Tri 12/12/2019
December 25, 2019
PHÒNG GD&ĐT HẢI LĂNG
Kindergarten School HaiXuan
Thank you letter
To: Tu Bi Foundation USA and volunteers of Hai Lang District, Quang Tri Province
First of all, on behalf of all staff of Hai Xuan Kindergarten, we would like to send you well wishes for health, happiness and success in life.
Last week, our school was delighted to receive the gift from the Foundation which is “School Roof”. In Vietnam, these days it is cold and rainy season, this gift by the Foundation was very timely, helping the staff safely transfer food without getting wet. In addition, from now on the students will have more area for activities – a beautiful water sand playground. The teachers and children deeply appreciate the TuBi foundation and the volunteers in HaiLang District, Quang Tri Province.
On behalf of the School, parents and children, we would like to send our sincere thanks to our benefactors and Tu Bi Foundation. We promise to use it for the right purpose and take good care of them so as not to disappoint your benefactors’ hearts for us. In the coming time, we hope to continue to receive the attention and love of the Tu Bi Foundation and benefactors to help them have better learning conditions.
Finally, we would like warm wishes to everyone – best wishes for health, happiness and success in life.
On behalf of all the teachers, parents and students of Hai Xuan Kindergarten, I would like to thank you.
Hai Xuan, the afternoon of December 20, 2019
Best regards,
Son Mai Nu Anh Phuong
Inauguration of Vien Thong Bridge #3 – 33m x 2m – 2019.11.02
Ngày 17 tháng 11 năm 2019
Vien Thong bridge #3 is located in Phong Lưu hamlet in Đông Hưng commune, was built with reinforced concrete, length 33m and width 2m. Not far away is an old bridge which has been damaged in many places so it’s not easy to cross. Locals said that when it rained at night, some people and cars would accidentally fell into the river. Luckily this is a busy area; hence, they were rescue in time.
The bridge allow pupils to go to school from elementary school to high school, and adults to get to the main road for trade. Moreover, the locality promised that after the bridge is built, the officials and the locals will remove the surrounding trees to make way for better road for easy movement. Where there is a bridge, there will be roads to bring safety to all the people living in the area, especially students who need to go to school every day. This is a good dharma that has brought many benefits to humanity.
We traveled by car for nearly 2 hours and the only means of transportation was by boat to reach our destination. It took us 45 minutes by boat to arrive to venue to administer the inauguration ceremony of Vien Thong Bridge #3. This bridge bridge will allow people to travel back and forth between districts and communes. They’ll need to take a boat if they need to gog to the city.
Much appreciation to our benefactors for donating to the construction of Vien Thong bridge #3. The family would like to share this blessing and dedicate prayer to the spirit of Phan Quốc Dũng (dharma name Tâm Trí), to be reborn to the peaceful world of Pureland. May the world be peaceful and all beings in harmony.
Sincerely,
Tu Bi Foundation
Gifting Love & Kindness Home, Visiting Tu Bi Kindergarten #2
November 2, 2019
What an achievement beyond our imagination of this loving home. Thanks to the money Tu Bi Foundation donated 35 million VND (1,500 USD) and the locality matched 15 million VND. The remainder, the homeowner borrow government loans with a 5-year interest rate of .6%. The husband worked as a fisherman, so he managed to do some construction work himself. The house took 6 months to complete because they work when they have money and there was no pressure. Currently the house has been temporarily completed worth 100 million VND. But inside is unfurnish with exception of a bed. We truly helped Tran Thi Dieu’s family to have the opportunity to change their lives. From now on their family will not have to live in poverty, with thatched roof. After the parents received news that Tu Bi Foundation helped with the home. The parents gave more land so they can build a more spacious house.
Sincerely thank our benefactor from France, for helping this program to be successful. The family would like to appreciate this precious merit and dedicate prayer to for Pham Chi Ton be reborn in a peaceful world.
Afterward we have returned to visit Tu Bi Kindergarten #2 to donate library books to preschool students.
Best regards
Tu Bi Foundation
Natural Water Resource Project, Truong Son – Quang Binh 2019.04.02
Dear Benefactors,
Dear Benefactors,
This is the third time Tu Bi Foundation returns to Truong Son Mountain to give gifts and implement charities to help Van Kieu ethnic minority people in slit villages along Truong Son Mountain – Quang Binh. This is a national area where forest protection is prohibited. All life activities are independent of farming and animal husbandry. 70% of people do not speak Vietnamese and most are poor. It is our every deed that brings hope, faith, and happiness to everyone. Clusters, communities and predestined localities are supported by the Association. This is a dream they never thought would be real. May the poor people who are destitute have a better life.
Giving gifts to students of Truong Xuan commune, Quang Binh, Dec 24, 2018
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Giving gifts to Truong Xuan, Truong Son and Quang Binh communes
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Every year after Lunar New Year, is the drought season in the Central provinces. People have to work very hard to find clean water, especially people in the mountains and highlands. Animals and people share the same water source – that is, drinking water in flowing along streams … It took us close to a 1 year, to have enough conditions to learn and implement this program. Tu Bi Foundation is grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Vu Van Duy’s family in California, elder Than Thi Bich Dao at Vien Thong Pagoda in Texas, and the benefactors in Virginia for donating and dedicating prayer to the spirits of Mr. Vu Van Phuong, elder lady Than Thi Bich Dao, elder lady Vo Van Nuong, elder lady Trinh Duc Thinh … reborn to peaceful world Pureland. The program is well done and successful.
We were taught to be mindful were reminded to build “Natural Water”. We take the water flowing from the streams from above and gather in two small self-built dams, through the process of gathering and filtering water twice by natural rocks. Afterward the pipes will bring water to the home of 45 families, two schools and the village community area. In every job to help the life of people and life, we are always concerned about the impact on the environment and activities of the people, especially Truong Son, which has many unique things that are easy to cause malaria. We also have plans to protect clean water for people to use to avoid getting sick.
Especially construction programs, Tu Bi always include with the local people. We provide the materials and locals contribute their efforts. The total program cost is 9,500 USD. Local contributions and small supplies. Tu Bi helped with $7,500 USD to buy water tanks and all plumbing materials to bring water down to the source. The program completed beyond the dream of Tu Bi and the local people.”
PARTICIPANTS AND WATER RESOURCES: Natural water was brought to Khe Cat village and to households living on the highest points of the unexpected village. Up to now, the project has been put into use, everyone in the village are happy and satisfied because they no longer have to go down the river and carry buckets of water back up.
The work was proposed by people and actively participated in the implementation. The work, discussion, quality check were done by the locals. LH women’s union of Quang Ninh district, the UB Mặt and the local of Truong Son commune contributed and support to push forward. The project was sponsored by TUBI FOUNDATION USA through Lieu Duyen and RDPR Quang Ninh.”
“From the day of starting the survey, writing the proposal, then executing until the date of bringing water to the people’s houses took just about a month. This morning, nine inaugurated and put into use the daily-life water project of Khe Cat village. The sponsor came to attach the name of the project, the total value of the project was over VND 150 million (excluding the workdays of the people). It is not too big or a lot of money, but it is touches the heart of the people, especially to solving their needs, they were happy to do it. People in Khe Cat village thank you very much!”
The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our gratitude to the Pháp Hoa Association in Virginia. Each year Tu Bi receive donation and built bridges for Pháp Hoa Association and the poor people in the remote area in Cà Mau province.
This bridge connects our humanity for the poor people in Tan Tao hamlet, in Tan Hung Dong discharge in Ca Mau province. It allows movement between hamlets in Tan Hung and most importantly help students cross the river without makeshift floats.
This is the second bridge sponsored by Vien Thong Temple. Dedicating the merit of this good dharma to pray for Truong Huynh Thuy Linh, to be supernaturally born in the peaceful world of Amitabha Pureland.
Tu Bi Foundation
Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Le Van Anh for sponsoring the construction of 3 concrete bridges to help students and the elderly from having to cross the river via monkey bridges and floating buoys (carry 1 to 2 students each time). From now on, students no longer have to worry about falling into the river when going to school. Poor families no longer have to spend money to send their children to school. Each month, the family saves $8 USD per student.
Much appreciation,
Tu Bi Foundation
When a relative dies, the body develops the dharma to dedicate to the deceased relative. Clean water donated to benefactors in poor areas in remote areas of Ca Mau province. Please share this merit to dedicate souls to deceased beings to be reborn in the peaceful world.
The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to our benefactors.
Dear benefactors!
When we inaugurated the bridges that Tu Bi helped build in Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Cà Mau … areas with many rivers and canals, we became more and more grateful to the numerous contributions of our benefactors over the years.
Tu Bi 19 Bridge is 25m long X 2m in Tân Hưng Commune, Cái Nước District, Cà Mau Province. The bridge connects nearly 600 people to their bloodline and culture. For years, people have been waiting for the local community and charities to help but were not considered. The only way to get to the bridge by boat and we have to keep our heads down when we cross the bridges that the locality has.
Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our deep gratitude to benefactors. Everyone’s happiness is our happiness when seeing results that bring many benefits to sentient beings.
Letter from the volunteer in Ca Mau:
Recently, we have surveyed the bridges that needed help and realize that Tan Tao Village Bridge, Tan Hung Dong Commune, Cai Nuoc District, connected to Rau Dua C Village, Hoa My Commune, Cai Nuoc District are in great need of assistance.
Situation: During the long stretch without a bridge, people along the river bank had to make temporary buoys or canoes to go back and forth. Every day students from Tan Hung Dong Commune must go to Hoa My Commune to study. Students had to cross this river to attend school so their travel is especially dangerous in the rainy season. This 27m long bridge will be connecting the main road to the big road and will connect 2 communes. The fee includes the iron span and embankment of VND 114,000,000 for the local counterpart 34 million VND 80 million. We hope Lieu Duyen and benefactors help.
Best regards, Anh Tuyết
Inauguration of Từ Bi Bridge #18
Tu Bi Foundation would like to express sincere gratitude to our benefactors and volunteers in the United States, Vietnam and Cà Mau for accompanying us throughout the project. Building bridges to connect humanity, from our benefactors living United States to the students, elderly people and people living in remote areas in Cà Mau.
Từ Bi #18 Bridge is 25M long x 2M wide in Thoi Binh commune district, Thoi Binh province – Cà Mau. Sponsored by Từ Thiện Pháp Hoa Association in Virginia.
At the inauguration, Tu Bi Foundation distributed 50 gifts to disadvantage students.
Much appreciation to our benefactors.
Thank you for making this possible.
10 wells in Tân Phú commune, 12 wells in Thới Bình commune and 8 wells in Tân Hưng Đông. The Association recently received donation to build 10 more wells.
The rural areas of Cà Mau is surrounded by water which are salty from the ocean. In order to access clean water wells, we needed to dig 110 – 150 m deeper.
… Hearing the gratitude of each family, we wish our benefactors was present to feel and be joyous with the family as pure water pumped out from the well. Images of old and young people, excitedly bathing together, elderly people, people with disabilities, and large families with water sources at home. The benefactors’ contribution is very meaningful! We saved many people and families from severe illness because they had to use pond water, rivers full of rubbish, polluted water to bathe, wash clothes …
Each well will be used by many surrounding families. Because the water is polluted and it is a dry season, it is a bit difficult to find a good spring. The well must dig deep to 110-120M, some places up to 150M so all well systems must have pumps (each family buys their own pumps). It is true ‘pure water wells’! Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to local volunteers and ACE at Ca Mau Buddhist Charity Committee, for working so thoughtfully and choosing families very accurately. Despite the rain and sun, they have come to the place to help the people in the needy areas.
Much appreciation to our benefactors and volunteers
Tu Bi Foundation
Natural Water Well in CaMau 2019
Dear Benefactors;
As a dream that started with the wishes of two students Madeline and Ryan Mai in grades 12 and 10, co-founder of the Duri-Ăn Group in Virginia. The two boys wished to carry out the program of “building wells, providing clean water” to the heavily polluted areas, belonging to poor families in remote areas in Ca Mau. The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our gratitude to the Duri-Ăn students in Virginia, Tâm Vàng charity group in Norway, the monks and nuns at Vien Thong Tu in Houston & Thiện Đức Center in Virginia and the teachers at Thăng Long Vietnamese language school in Virginia supported and the called for his family and friends to support him. At first, we tried to have 10 wells to help Tan Phu commune. We will not betray the volunteers in Ca Mau, who are committed to remote rural areas to choose poor families to help. It is a miracle that within two weeks Hoi Tu Bi has received support to build 30 wells: 10 wells in Tan Phu commune, 12 wells in Thoi Binh commune and 8 wells in Tan Hung Dong. TBF has also received funding to build 10 more water wells in Ca Mau.
In Vietnam near the Lunar New Year season, the plane price is 3, 4 times higher than the normal price and the car rental is very expensive, so we decided to use Phuong Trang bed to save money on transportation. Leaving station 7:30 pm and 3.30 am to Ca Mau. Early in the morning, we prepared to leave in time, having to go to remote areas in Ca Mau. Near Tet, the vehicles were crowded and noisy. On 27-29 January, 209 Tu Bi volunteers consisting of Ms. Lieu Duyen from the United States and Ms. Hoa from Norway, we returned to Ca Mau province to attend the inauguration of 3 concrete bridges: Tu Bi 17 Bridge 46M long; Tu Bi 18 bridge is 25M long and Tu Bi 19 bridge is 24M long; and collect some water wells. Some wells are still being made while we are visiting. Taking advantage of the time after the inauguration of the bridges, we went to collect some water wells. In the scorching sun, families who received the clean water well stayed far away. Sometimes we took a motorbike taxi, sometimes we went by boat, and sometimes we had to cross monkey bridges to get to water well test sites … which made us very tired. Although tired, we feel very happy to see joy and smile on each face of every family. Listen to the thanks of each family and we wish that the benefactors were present to empathize and be happy to see the pure water being pumped from the well. Especially the grandmothers and mothers, who stood next to their children, they choked up saying “Thank you, thank you very much! Without the Association, we never thought we would have ‘clean water’ like today.” Images of young and old people eager to bathe together, elderly people, people with disabilities, and large families with water at home. The benefactors’ contribution is very meaningful! We saved many people and families from severe illness because they had to use pond water, rivers full of rubbish, polluted water to bathe, wash clothes …
Each well will be used for many surrounding families. Because the water is polluted and it is a dry season, it is a bit difficult to find a good spring. The well must dig deep to 110-120M, some places up to 150M so all well systems must have pumps (each family buys their own pumps). It is true ‘pure water wells’! The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to local volunteers and ACE at Ca Mau Buddhist Charity Committee, for working so thoughtfully and choosing families very accurately. Despite the rain and sun, they have come to the place to help the people in the needy areas.
Tu Bi Foundation sincere gratitude.