The Swedish Embassy in Hanoi witnessed the inauguration of Water for All
Last week, the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi witnessed the inauguration of Water for All – an initiative of Atlas Copco – a Swedish company in Nong Lay, Thuan Chau, Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam.
The embassy shares that Water for All is Atlas Copco’s most important initiative for community involvement. Since its inception in 1984, the employee-driven initiative “Water for All” has empowered people through access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, thereby contributing to healthy communities and poverty around the world.
Women and young girls are particularly affected by the lack of water and sanitation, and all projects supported by Water for All therefore aim to have a positive impact on the lives of women and girls in particular.
The initiative in Nong Lay, Thuan Chau will benefit at least 650 schoolchildren and teachers in a local school as well as ethnic households living nearby in one of the most isolated, remote and poorest areas in the country.
Atlas Copco has a long history of cutting-edge technology and innovative, reliable and energy-efficient products for industries and companies. Today’s water initiative is a strong commitment from the company for better access to water and sanitation for the younger generation in Vietnam, said Dang Phuong Lan, trade, finance and education adviser from the embassy as part of his speech at the handover ceremony in Noong Lay, Thuan Chau .
At present, there are local Water for All organizations in more than 50 countries that reach millions of people worldwide.