Eurocharm TW and Vietnam VPIC1 both maintain excellent communication with the local communities where they operate. Our business activities have not caused any negative impact on these communities. Vietnam VPIC1 has been deeply rooted in the local area for over 20 years, effectively leveraging the unique cultural characteristics of Vietnam in its management practices. This has allowed us to establish a strong presence in the international market while using our corporate influence to help improve the lives of residents in Vietnam.
Emergency Aid
An Eurocharm TW employee stationed in Taichung passed away during his vacation due to acute myocardial infarction. Our colleagues initiated a fundraising effort, pooling their love and support to provide immediate care and assistance to the employee’s family, helping them through this difficult time. The donations, stemming from voluntary contributions from our employees, accumulated to a total of NT$160,600.
Blood Drives
VPIC1 in Vietnam organized two blood drives. On July 2, 2023, in response to an initiative of the industrial zone union, 130 Vietnam VPIC1 employees rolled up their sleeves and donated blood, with each person donating 250c.c., totaling 32,500c.c. On December 1, 2023, in collaboration with the Red Cross of Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, a blood drive was held in the education and training room of the Vietnam VPIC1. A total of 224 employees participated, with each person donating 250c.c., totaling 56,000c.c.
| Project | Unit | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fund Sponsored by the Company | VDN | 26,000,000 | 24,000,000 |
| Revenues from the Chairity Fairs | VDN | 113,248,000 | 143,000,000 |
| Revenues from the Chairity Fairs | In thousand dollars | 164 | 187 |
| Number of People Receiving Assistance | people | 40 | 47 |
Charity Activities
On September 5, 2023, when the new semester began, Vietnam VPIC1 helped 15 underprivileged students attending the Vinh Phuc Technical College by presenting them with scholarships of 1,000,000 Vietnamese Dong; the total donation amounted to 15,000,000 Vietnamese Dong. Additionally, for the agricultural college that started classes in October, Vietnam VPIC1 granted 15 scholarships, totaling 15,000,000 Vietnamese Dong.
Promoting water safety for young children
In response to the Vietnamese government’s efforts to promote water safety for young children, on May 24, 2023, we donated backpacks and swimming vouchers to underprivileged children in TuDu town, Vinh Phuc Province, with a donation of 51,000,000 Vietnamese Dong.
Helping impoverished families
On Lunar New Year, every family hopes to have a good year. However, this small wish is often difficult for impoverished families. On January 10, 2023, VPIC1 in Vietnam collaborated with the Vietnam Red Cross in Vinh Phuc Province to visit Song Lo County and Vĩnh Yên City, delivering Lunar New Year gifts and cash to 60 impoverished families to support their wish for a good year. The total donation amounted to 51,000,000 Vietnamese Dong.
On September 9, 2023, in response to the International First Aid Day event organized by the Vĩnh Phúc Red Cross and the provincial government, the General Manager of VPIC1 in Vietnam and 30 employee representatives attended a commemoration ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Square in Vĩnh Phúc Province. They donated 50 safety helmets and 17,712,000 Vietnamese Dong to impoverished families. Additionally, Khai Quang District where VPIC1 is located initiated a fundraising campaign to build a house for a particularly impoverished family. The company donated 10,000,000 Vietnamese Dong to ensure that the family has a warm home during the winter. Collaborating with two suppliers (Hanoi Steel and Minh Dũng), the company partnered with the Tam Đảo Red Cross to donate blankets to three towns (Minh Quang, Hồ Sơn, and Hợp Châu), benefiting 35 households with a total value of 16,000,000 Vietnamese Dong.
Emergency Aid
This year, we redirected the beneficiaries of the aid back to within the Company, providing monetary assistance to employees from financially disadvantaged families. From November 24 to 26, 2022, the Company held a charity festival at the Company’s football field while donating an initial amount of VND 26,000 thousand. Employees set up 13 booths that sell goods and play games, with all profits as the funds for disadvantaged employees before the Lunar New Year. With the enthusiastic participation of all employees, a total of VND 113,248 thousand was raised and handed over to the Company’s labor union for the exclusive use for the pre-Lunar New Year funds.
Participation in Charity Activities
On September 29, 2022, the Company donated VND 10 million (NT$ 12,840) to the scholarships of Bắc Ninh Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce for disadvantaged families in Vinh Phuc Province to help underserved students.
(Note) The exchange rate is VND: NTD = 1: 0.001284 in 2022.
Donating Bicycles to Children in Need
On May 22, 2022, the Vinh Phuc Labor Bureau launched “For the Children” fundraising campaign as part of its Children’s Funds activities. The Company actively responded by donating 35 bicycles to disadvantaged children in TamDuong County with the value of VND 52,500 thousand. Facing young children who are just half the height of an adult, we hope that this gift can help them persevere in their studies.
Helping Impoverished Families
For impoverished families, having a good Lunar New Year is a humble but difficult wish. On January 10, 2022, VPIC1 partnered with Vinh Phuc Red Cross to distribute 23 gifts to local families with extreme difficulty with a value of VND 1.7 million. On January 21, 2022, the Company cooperated with Vĩnh Yên City Red Cross and went to Khai Quang Industrial Zone in the City with 40 gifts, with a total value of VND 3.2 million, as well as cash of VND 4.9 million to 63 disadvantaged families.
Donating Fans to Families in Need
On August 11, 2022, with the help from Vinh Phuc Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Company reached Yen Thach City and Bo Ly City to donate electrical fans to good students from disadvantaged families, hoping to allow them to feel comfortable and concentrate on studying in the hot summer. The total value of the contribution is VND 33.6 million.
Donating Hospital Beds to Help Vietnam Fight Covid-19
After the Labor Day holiday, a new wave of Covid-19 broke out in Vietnam. Vinh Phuc Province was one of the outbreak points. The provincial government quickly responded to quarantine and implemented a 10-day social isolation in Vinh An. Pandemic prevention work requires a lot of medical resources, with the empathy of the citizens of Vinh Phuc. VPIC1 donated 20 three-motor high-grade electric hospital beds with a total price of VND 770 million (approximately NT$830,000). On June 4, 2021, witnessed by Mr. Thanh, Chairman of Vinh Phuc Province, General Manager Andy Wu represent of Vietnam subsidiary VPIC1 donated to Vinh Phuc Province Red Cross Society. The Red Cross Society arranged to send it to Vinh Phuc San Nhi Hospital for installation and use. It is one of the seven treatment facilities for confirmed patients in Vinh Phuc Province.
Donate to Help Vietnam Buy Vaccines
The pandemic situation has become more and more complicated. Vinh Phuc Province has strict control over the pandemic. On September 21, 2021, the company provided VND 10,000,000,000 (about NT$1,208,000) to support the Vinh Phuc provincial government to purchase vaccines to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
New Year’s Aid to Poor Families
The Lunar New Year is an important festival in Vietnam as well as Taiwan, we all hope to have a good New Year. On the eve of this traditional festival, on January 26, 2021, 20 gifts worth VND 15 million were presented together with the Vinh Phuc Provincial Public Security Unit. It was given to needy families in Tan Dao County, Vinh Phuc Province. 20 gifts worth VND 16 million were given to families in need in Vinh Phuc Province, Sanyang County, and An Hoa Community together with the Kaiguang District Public Security Unit. On January 28, 2021, 20 gifts worth VND 12.6 million were presented together with the Red Cross of Vinh Phuc Province to the families in need in Vinh Phuc Province, Luohe County and Tongsheng Community. 20 gifts worth VND 10 million were together with the Kai Guang District given to families in need in Vinh Phuc Province, Yong An City and Kai Guang Fang, totaling 80 households with a total of VND 53.6 million (about NT$65,000).
Donate Rice Cookers to Help the Poor
In the cold weather, food and clothing are the most basic needs of every family. The company cooperated with the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Vinh Phuc Province to go to Lap Thach County to donate rice cooking to poor families, with a total of 80 households, VND 50,400,000 (about NT$60,883).
Disbursement of Emergency Relief Funds
In cooperation with the municipal government of Vinh An, Vietnam. In response to the emergency, natural disasters, man-made accidents and family changes and other unexpected situations in society, we provide cash assistance to those who are in financial hardship to alleviate the urgent needs of families in need. On May 28, 2019, representatives of the company also visited children from particularly poor local families, three families located in Duy Phien, Hoang Dan and Hop Hoa villages, donating VND15 million (about NT$18,000) in cash. A Tao, the children from Duy Phien village, is almost three years old this year, but her weight is only equivalent to the one-year-old child, and she is still unable to walk, and her illness cannot be treated well because of her family’s poverty; A Cha, the children from Hoang Doa village, has no father and her mother is sick and so the family relies on local relatives for income; A Chang, the children from Hop Hoa village, has no mother and his father is not well and has limited income.
Sponsorship for Needy Families during the New Year
The Lunar New Year is an important festival in Vietnam as well as Taiwan, we all hope to have a good New Year. On January 15 and January 18, 2019, a total of 90 poor families in Tam Duong District and Khai Quang Square were given a gift of VND 45 million (about NT$54,000) before the Lunar New Year. In addition, a special needy family in Vinh Tuong donated VND 5 million (about NT$ 600) on January 25, 2019. In addition, on the eve of the traditional festival in 2020, the company cooperated with the Public Security and the Red Cross to give condolences and gifts to a total of 80 households in Khai Quang, Dao Tru, An Hoa and Dong Thinh. The company cooperated with public security to visit 51 poor families in Khai Quang, Vinh An City, Dao Duc, Binh Xuyen County and Tien Lu, Lap Thach County with a donation of VND 800,000 each, and also cooperated with Vinh Phuc’s TV to visit 3 special poor families in Tri Duong County, Hoa Thanh Township, Tri Island County and Ho Son Township with a donation of VND 3 million each, totaling VND 49.8 million (about NT$ 59,760).
Martyr Family Gift
July 27 is Vietnam Martyrs’ Day, in Song Lo and Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, presenting gifts on July 23, 2018 donated 23 people for VND 29 million (about NT$ 34,800) to wounded soldiers and families in difficulty. In addition, in line with the provincial economic and public security, on July 25, 2019, the company donated 10 wheelchairs of VND 20 million (about NT$24,000) to the families of martyrs with mobility problems in Lap Thach.
Material Donation
Our company is committed to advocating care for remote areas and helping poor families by collecting and donating materials. On June 5, 2018, we donated 40 electric fans of VND 20 million (about NT$24,000) to the Tan Island Red Cross. On December 19, 2018, donated quilts to 70 families in Ngoc Thanh and Cao Minh villages in the amount of VND 28,044,000 (approximately NT$61,992). On January 29th, 2019, the company and the Immigration Bureau presented 20 gifts of VND 10 million (about NT$12,000) to 20 poor families in Tam Quan commune. On December 10 and December 12, 2019, the company visited Yen Lac district and Bach Luu city to donate warm quilts to 70 poor families in the area, totaling VND 51,660,000 (about NT$ 61,992).
Help Raise Funds for Disaster Relief
In October 2020, when the central provinces of Vietnam were hit by severe flooding, the company union launched a donation campaign. The company, the party branch and all employees donated a total amount of VND 135 million (about NT$164,201) with empathy. On November 7, 2020, 13 members representing the company, party branch and trade union came to Tung Loc Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province, to deliver 180 gifts worth VND 750,000 (about NT$ 912) each directly to local residents affected by the disaster.
The flooding in central Vietnam is serious. We organized a disaster relief program for 40 victims with a total of VND 30 million (about NT$ 36,000) on November 7, 2020. In addition, on December 19, the company donated VND 34.83 million (approximately NT$ 41,796) to Ha Noi Child Care Center for the poor in Hanoi in response to a fundraising campaign launched by Piaggio VN.
