FOREWORD This Narrow the Gap Community Fund 2016 Report was developed to give an overview of the Fund’s activities over the past year to our Non-profit Organization (NPO) partners, skilled volunteers and donors , all of whom are committed to solving local issues through leveraging local resources. NPOs are invited to submit project proposals and apply for grants from Narrow the Gap Community Fund three times each year. The first and third grant rounds occur at the beginning and end of the year, respectively, and allocate up to 50 million VND per grant. The second grant round awards NPOs a maximum of 150 million VND. However, unlike the first and third round, the second grant round includes a series of activities and events that run parallel to the proposal selection process to raise awareness about challenges the community faces and increase the number of people who want to take part in tackling these challenges This report will summarize the first and third grant rounds, detail the second grant round’s activities, and provide a financial report of all three grant rounds. Finally, the LIN team wants to extend our deepest gratitude to our NPO partners, skilled volunteers, and donors who have participated in one or more activities of the Narrow the Gap Community Fund in the past year. Their participation is instrumental to solving the challenges in Ho Chi Minh City and the surrounding areas. Sincerely, LIN Team

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ABOUT NARROW THE GAP COMMUNITY FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS About Narrow the Gap Community Fund and Campaign Highlights

Page 4 - 5

Summary of First Grant Round

Page 6 - 9

Summary of Third Grant Round

Page 10 - 13

Campaign Rationale and Objectives

Page 14 - 15

Campaign Activities and Outcomes

Page 16 - 21

Project Evaluation Process

Page 22

Training on Needs Assessment & Community Development Process

Page 23

Doing Good Together Event

Page 24 - 25

6 Finalists

Page 26 - 27

Lan Toa Tu Te Campaign

Page 28 - 30

Narrow the Gap 2016 Community Event & Grant Winners

Page 31 - 33

Narrow the Gap 2016 Community Event Feedback

Page 32 - 35

Narrow the Gap 2016 Volunteer Recognition

Page 36 - 41

Narrow the Gap 2016 Media Links

Page 42

Narrow the Gap 2016 Donors

Page 43 - 45

Narrow the Gap 2016 Budget Report

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Lesson Learnts

Page 47

Narrow the Gap 2017 Theme

Page 48

Narrow the Gap 2015 Grantee Updates

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Please click the picture or refer to this link https://youtu.be/LSLH6Z7FE34 to watch a video clip about Narrow the Gap Community Fund.

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS VND 1,631,162,718 (~US$ 72,496) contributed to Narrow the Gap Fund, including funds for 3 grant rounds and operating expenses.

GRANT ROUND I Total eligible submitted proposals: 11

209 individual donors and 27 institutional donors: 

10 corporates/organizations provided cash support

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17 corporates provided in-kind support

152 Volunteers working on project evaluation, facilitating group discussions, communication, design, fundraising and organizing events. 54% Increase in Narrow the Gap Fanpage Fans (@NarrowTheGapFund) 4 Weeks of Social Media Campaign named #LanToaTuTe which inspired people to perform acts of kindness with the participation of: 

7 Corporate donors donated VND 260,000,000 (~US$ 11,555)

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1,075 posts shared on social media by 495 people from all walks of life

67 proposals from local NPOs submitted to 3 grant rounds of Narrow the Gap Fund, 13 projects selected to receive funding that totaled VND 871,572,000. Over 90 guests attended the Doing Good Together event to brainstorm and develop solutions for the 6 challenges faced in the community. 1,176 eligible online votes for 6 project finalists, submitted from the 9th to 21st September. 390 guests attended the Narrow the Gap Community event on 24 th September. 345 votes cast during the Narrow the Gap Community event on 24th September.

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GRANT ROUND I Grant Allocation Committee: 23 members

GRANT ROUND I Project Selection Process

6 projects are funded - Total funded amount: VND 243,600,000 1. International Volunteer Club - IVC - Project “IVC supports disadvantaged students to go to school”

Total Project Budget: VND 80,000,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 30,000,000 This project supports the kitchen at Dang Ha primary school located in Hamlet 5, Dang Ha, Bu Dang District, Binh Phuoc Province in order to improve the quality and increase the quantity of meals for the students. The project will maintain the kitchen in the following years, ensuring that the students have the nourishment needed to stay and succeed in school. Committee 1

Committee 2

1

Bùi Thị Thy

1

Nguyễn Văn Kiên

2

Trần Đỗ Thu Trang

2

Lê Chí Thành

3

Vương Ngọc Vy Vân

3

Lê Thị Thùy Dung

4

Nguyễn Khang An

4

Huỳnh Nhật Minh

5

Trần Thị Thanh Hương

5

Diệp Ái Quyên

6

Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn

6

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Na

7

Ngô Phúc Nguyên

7

Trần Hoàng Phúc

8

Hoàng Ngọc Thiện Tâm

8

Nguyễn Phan Huyền My

9

Nguyễn Mai Hân

9

Chánh Tư Duy

10

Nguyễn Thị Hải Dương

11

Võ Thị Nga

12

Nguyễn Hải Thanh

13

Lương Bảo Uyên

14

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2. Healthy Chidlren, Happy Children - Project “Organize classes about hematological diseases and build network among the relatives of the pediatric patients at the HCMC Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital, Pham Viet Chanh branch”

Total Project Budget: VND 65,150,150 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 45,000,000 The project organizes periodical classes for child patients at the HCMC Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital, facilitates communication between the hospital staff and patients’ family members, connects sponsors and disadvantaged patients and accompanies the parents on the treatment journey of their children. Through these activities, the project aims to lift child patients’ spirit in the sense that they will be comfortable living in hospital environment and be optimistic about their illness, so that their treatment’s outcomes can be improved. The project also expects parents to understand their child's health status to cooperate better with doctors. 3. Thảo Đàn Social Protection Center - Project “Organizational Audit”

Total Project Budget: VND 21,500,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 19,500,000

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GRANT ROUND I 4. Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange of Cu Chi (VaVa Cu Chi) - Project “Literacy class for children with disabilities”

GRANT ROUND III Total eligible submitted proposals: 23

Total Project Budget: VND 94,750,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 49,100,000

The project aims to eradicate illiteracy for children with disabilities in Cu Chi District by organizing a literacy course for 28 children in Tan Thanh Tay Commune, Hoa Phu, Trung An. The three main activities of the project include the following: (1) Design targeted curriculum and personal development plans for each type of disabilities, (2) Organize 3 literacy classes at Tan Thanh Tay Primary School, and (3) Organize monthly meetings for parents and establish a Parent Representative Council to accompany the project management board with running the classes, as well as taking care of and educating children with disabilities in the future. 5. SOSUB - Project “SOSUB”

Total Project Budget: VND 72,500,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000 The project’s goal is to create a free learning hub in Vietnam by adding bilingual subtitles to more than 1,000 videos spanning across 30 different fields. The project’s goal is to improve people’s English proficiency and provide them access to new knowledge from around the world. The project includes building a 1.0 and 2.0 website platform and a mobile app, converting videos to the appropriate file format, adding subtitles to 2,300 videos, organizing translation skill training courses, and recruiting translation partners to expand the project model. 6. My Future - Project “Support activities of the organization ”

Total Project Budget: VND 137,400,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000

The project helps to maintain current operations of the organization, which supports young people with disabilities in achieving basic literacy, learning living skills, and playing sports, so they can develop their physical an mental health.

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GRANT ROUND III Grant Allocation Committee: 25 members

GRANT ROUND III Project Selection Process

6 projects are funded - Total funded amount: VND 177.972.000 1. Confidence Group – Project “Garden-based vocational training for children with disabilities

Total Project Budget: VND 67,100,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000

1

Châu Nguyễn Trúc Quỳnh

1

Nguyễn Đức Thùy Anh

2

Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn

2

La Hồng Huy

3

Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến

3

Đinh Nữ Thùy Trang

The project provides literacy classes for children with disabilities in the Cu Chi district. The project currently supports 18 children between the ages of 10 and 18, many of whom lack future career aspirations. The project helps these children to explore their surrounding environment by planting flowers in a garden at Ben Do Hamlet, Tan Phu Trung Ward, Cu Chi District, a process intended to develop their cognitive capacity. After one year, the project hopes to turn a profit by selling the flowers to the local market. All of the profit will be used to hire teacher(s) to sustain the literacy class for the children in the upcoming years.

4

Trần Thị Yến Phương

4

Lê Võ Sơn Quân

2. Research Center – Counseling Social Work & Community De-

5

Vũ Lan Anh

5

Phan Thị Lệ

6

Diệp Ái Quyên

6

Lê Minh Hạnh

7

Nguyễn Thanh Trúc Linh

7

Trịnh Nguyễn Thùy Dương

8

Đỗ Hồng Liên

8

Trần Hoàng Thị Minh Tú

Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000

9

Nguyễn Thị Như An

9

Trần Hoàng Phúc

10

Nguyễn Lan Nhi

10

Vũ Thành Hà

11

Diệp Quý Anh

11

Trần Thị Thùy

12

Tạ Khánh Chi

13

Nguyễn Thị Như Thủy

14

Cao Hoàng Dung

The project helps to facilitate and encourage people of Groups 44 & 45, Quarter 6, Ward 15, Go Vap District to pool their own resources to build a drainage system. The local people contribute funds to pay for the cost of building the system and work to develop the project proposal, monitor and evaluate the building work, and raise funds from other sources. The new drainage system will eliminate drain blockages and prevent flooding, thereby improving the environment and people’s quality of life.

Committee 1

Committee 2

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velopment (SDRC) – Project “Build a drainage system in Group 44 & 45, Quarter 6, Ward 15, Go Vap Disitrict

Total Project Budget: VND 186,287,000

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GRANT ROUND III 3. Herb Garden Group / Mỹ Thạnh Southern Herbal Clinic – Project “Build a Vietnamese Southern Herbology Garden in An Giang”

Total Project Budget: VND 24,192,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 27,972,000 The amount of traditional herbal medicine in our country is declining significantly due to overexploitation, especially in Long Xuyen – An Giang. Therefore, this project builds a Vietnamese Southern Herbology garden in An Giang with an area of 3000m2. The garden will address the herbal medicine shortage, providing herbal medicines for poor patients who can- not afford Western medicines. In addition, the project also includes building a conservation area to preserve and protect rare medicinal herbs. 4. Herb Garden Group / Mỹ Thạnh Southern Herbal Clinic – Project “Build an exposure rig to dry Vietnamese Southern Medicinal Herbs”

Total Project Budget: VND 73,900,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000 The project involves building a standardized exposure system to dry Southern Vietnamese medicinal herbs before usage. The drying system will ensure the medicinal herbs will comply with the Health Ministry’s standards. It also will improve the effectiveness and quality of herbal medicines. It will benefit herbal clinics that belong to Doan Minh An, who has several clinics located in Hung Thinh Village, My Thanh Ward, Long Xuyen, and An Giang. The project will be completed in 3 months, and includes constructing the system and evaluating the quantity and the quality of the herbal medicines.

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GRANT ROUND II The following pages detail the activities of round II, which are combined into a campaign called Narrow the Gap for Community Development

PROBLEM STATEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES 1. Currently, many community development programs are being implemented without the full participation of local people and without the full utilization of local resources 2. Local NPOs bring local knowledge and local experience which is essential for community development, particularly when it comes to community organizing and trust building; however, these same NPOs often lack the resources necessary to implement community development projects most effectively. Many NPOs are limited by a lack of funds for programs and staff capacity building. Fortunately, the resources needed to fill the gap at these NPOs are available in Vietnam though they are focused on the private sector. 3. A large number of community members are philanthropic but most are doing charity and few are engaged in supporting community development.

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ACTIVITIES

OBJECTIVES Narrow the Gap for Community Development is a campaign designed to address the issues stated above through a combination of activities. A key element of the project will be local engagement, which will involve: raising awareness, a call for proposals from NPOs, building capacity for NPOs (e.g., proposal design and communications), proposal evaluation, crowdpitching, online and offline voting, and the pooling of local resources to create grants. The campaign aims to:

Timeline

Activities

Outcomes

Objective 1: Help LIN’s stakeholders (NPOs, donors, volunteers, general supporters) understand the “community development” approach. Dec ‘15 – Jun ‘16

Organize a series of NPO Coffee Talks about “community development”

6 NPO Coffee Talks about “community development’’ attracted nearly 200 representatives from NPOs. The talks include: 1. The concept of Community development and community development activities in HCMC (11th November 2015) – Speaker: Mr. Pham Thanh Van, Director of Tinh Than Program 2. The participation of target beneficiaries in community development programs (30th December 2015) – Speakers: Mr. Pham Thanh Van, Director of Tinh Than Program and Ms. Truong Nguyen Bao Tran, Deputy Director of the Research Center – Counseling Social Work & Community Development (SDRC). 3. How does a nonprofit, or donor, demonstrate their transparency and accountability to the beneficiaries (31st March 2016) – Speaker: Ms. Nuala O’Brian, Head of Development at the Embassy of Ireland in Hanoi. 4. Charity vs. development activities (6th May 2016) - Speaker: Ms. Nguyen Thi bich Tam, Independent Consultant on Organizational Capacity Development and Mr. Le Quang Binh, Chairman of iSEE and the People’s Participation Working Group (PPWG)

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ACTIVITIES Timeline

Activities

Outcomes

ACTIVITIES Timeline

Activities

Outcomes

Objective 1: Help LIN’s stakeholders (NPOs, donors, volunteers, general supporters) understand the “community development” approach.

Objective 2: Increase community engagement & collaboration throughout the campaign

Dec ‘15 – Jun ‘16

Mar – Sep ‘16

Recruit volunteers 104 Volunteers working on project evaluato design and run tion, group discussion facilitation, communithe entire campaign cation, design, fundraising and event organiz-

1 – 28 Aug ‘16

Organize the social  54% Increase in Narrow the Gap media campaign Fanpage Fans (@NarrowTheGapFund) named “Lan Toa Tu Te” to engage local  4 Weeks of Social Media Campaign named #LanToaTuTe which inspires citizens in sharing people to take acts of kindness with the their stories of doparticipation of: ing good for their communities. With 7 Corporate donors donated VND in each week of the 260,000,000 (~US$ 11,555) campaign, one or more corporate  1075 posts shared on social media by donors donated to 495 people from all walks of life Narrow the Gap Fund with every post shared on social media.

07 August ‘16

Organize the “Doing Good Together” event which brings people from different sectors together to revise or create solutions for existing issues proposed by the 6 finalists.

Organize a series of NPO Coffee Talks about “community development”

5. Community development in building sustainable livelihoods: An approach requiring multi-stakeholder participation (12th May 2016) – Speakers: Representatives from NPOs, social enterprises, street vendors and state agencies. 6. How should NPOs conduct needs assessment (16th June 2016) – Speakers: Ms. Hong To Hue Lan, Director of CEPORER Hoc Mon, Ms. Mai, Program Coordinator at Thao Dan Social Protection Center and Mr. Pham Truong Son, Deputy Director at LIN Center for Community Development

Apr – Jun ‘16

Introduce the concept 1. An introduction session was held on 26th of Community DevelMay for NPOs opment and the cam2. An introduction session was held on 10th paign activities to May for the campaign core team NPOs, volunteers and potential donors. 3. 2-3 meetings were organized each month with each subteam of the campaign core team to design and implement the campaign 4. Meetings with potential corporate donors

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Over 90 guests attended the Doing Good Together event to revise or create solutions for 6 challenges in community

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ACTIVITIES Timeline

Activities

Outcomes

ACTIVITIES Timeline

Activities

Outcomes

Objective 2: Increase community engagement & collaboration throughout the campaign

Objective 3: Pool funds to invest in projects that aim to address one or more community development challenge.

1 – 28 Aug ‘16

1 Mar – 31 Aug Execute corporate fund‘16 raising plan via face-toface meetings and Lan Toa Tu Te campaign

9 – 21 Sep ‘16

24 Sep ’16

Encourage NPOs to promote the campaign together with LIN.

26 NPOs support to spread the campaign information among their networks, including: AWO, BCNV, BIT, CEPORER Hoc Mon, CHANGE, CHUM, Spread Out Academic Club, UEH Social Work Club, GFOC, Happier, Huynh Tan Phat Foundation, ICS, Khanh Hoi Orphanage Center, Thien An Shelter, Ben Tre Young Creative Club, Sarus, SDC, SDRC, SES, Smile Group, Thao Dan Social Protection Center, FUNDI, UEH SISE, VietLearning, HCMC Bus, Y Tam.

Online vote: Com1,176 eligible online votes for 6 project finalmunity members ists vote for their favorite project out of the 6 finalists. Organize the Com390 guests attended the Narrow the Gap munity Event which Community event on Sept. 24 brings people inter345 votes cast during the Narrow the Gap ested in community Community event on Sept. 24 development together to learn about various approaches to solve challenges that disadvantaged communities are facing.

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VND 1,750,436,113 (~US$ 77,797) contributed to Narrow the Gap Fund, including funds for 3 grant rounds and operating expenses.

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209 individual donors and 17 institutional donors:

 1 – 24 Sep ‘16

Fundraise from individual donors by selling canvas bags and community event tickets. Call for support via the Global Giving and Pay Direct platforms.

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10 corporates/organizations provided cash support

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17 corporates provided inkind support

3 grants distributed, each valued at VND 150,000,000 (~US$ 6,666), as follows:

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Project “Clean water well for the local people of Hamlet 1, Long Thanh Commune, Thu Thua Dist., Long An” CEPORER Hoc Mon

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Project “Support for caregivers of autistic children at local communities” - Happier Group of Social Workers

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Project “Building an elearning platform for the deaf community” - Hear.Us.Now Project

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Activities

Outcomes

Objective 4: Build the capacity of grassroots NPOs to better carry out community development projects. 4 – 5 Jun ’16

Organize a training on needs assessment and community organizing for prospective applicants.

2-day training on needs assessment and community development process was organized attended by 30 representatives from 28 NPOs.

8 Jun – 17 Aug ‘16

Call for project concept notes: Concept note form requires NPOs to seriously conduct needs assessment, define problems, analyse main causes leading to those problems, and propose preliminary solutions.

33 concept notes submitted to Narrow the Gap, 6 finalists were selected based on the quality of needs assessment process, the viability and sustainability of proposed solution, and the level of participation of the project’s stakeholders.

12 Aug – 3 Sep ’16

Match the finalists with a skilled volunteer to develop full proposal based on their request

5 volunteers were matched with 5 finalists to develop full proposals based on their request

12 Aug – 3 Sep ’16

Call for full proposals: Proposal form requires NPOs to prepare a complete action plan for the project.

6 full proposals were submitted

24 Sep ‘16

Organize the Community Event: 6 organizations pitched their project in various means of communication to persuade the event attendees to vote for them.

At their booths and on the stage, the 6 project finalists of Narrow the Gap - grant round II, helped guests "sense" the challenges they seek to address and responded to questions about their proposed solutions.

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MAIN ACTIVITIES IMPORTANT MILESTONES

PROJECT EVALUATION PROCESS

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TRAINING ON NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

CONTENT

June 4th and 5th 2016

The concept and process of community development Needs assessment techniques Trust building with stakeholders Call for proposals for the Community Development grant round TRAINEES AND TRAINER

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August 7th 2016

LIN Center

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DOING GOOD TOGETHER EVENT

Trainer: Dr. Ha Minh Tri - Vice Dean of Faculty of Sociology – Social Work – Southeast Asian Studies at HCM City Open University Participants: 30 representatives from 28 NPOs

Hoa Sen University

EVENT OBJECTIVES 

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Bring people from different professions together to revise or create solutions for existing issues in 6 communities proposed by 6 local notfor-profit organizations. Participants learn about what NPOs do and what community development projects are. After the event, each NPO receives 1-2 action plan(s) for their project development.

6 CHALLENGES

Build a real hair wigs library for breast cancer/cancer patients

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Support caregivers of children with autism at local communities

Address the needs for clean water of 48 households in Hamlet 1, Long Thanh Commune, Thu Thua Dist., Long An

Support the visually impaired people to find jobs

Preventing early dropout of immigrant students in Tan Thuan Tay ward, District 7

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DOING GOOD TOGETHER EVENT

6 PROJECT FINALISTS After Doing Good Together event, 6 NPOs developed their full proposals. 3 of these 6 projects

PARTICIPANTS (90)      

Scores of Grant Allocation Commitee (65%), Online voting (15%), Event voting (20%)

Group discussion facilitators Representatives of NPOs Representatives of beneficiaries Skilled volunteers who help NPOs to develop project proposals. Community development specialists General community members from business, media, government and academia sectors

Group discussion of Real hair wigs library

Group discussion of Support for caregivers of children with autism

Group discussion of Jobs for the visual impaired people

are funded (150 million VND each) based on: Project: Build a wig library, made of real hair, for breast cancer and other cancer patients NPO: Breast Cancer Network Vietnam Total budget: VND 206 million

Patients of breast cancer and other types of cancer in experience hairs loss when undergoing chemotherapy, but there’s no effort to help them improve their looks, mental states and confidence during the treatment. The project calls for hair donation from community to make wigs and give them to patients in need, helping these patients to be more confident and optimistic to fight cancer. Project: Clean water well for the households of Hamlet 1, Long Thanh Commune, Thu Thua Dist., Long An NPO: CEPORER Hoc Mon Total budget: VND 217 million

54 children and 72 women of 48 households used water contaminated with aluminum daily, causing many health problems. The project aims to build a clean water well that meets national standards for these households with contributions of land and human resources from their own community. Project: Job for the Visually Impaired People NPO: Thien An Shelter (MATA) Total budget: VND 165 millions

Group discussion of Access to educational resources for the hearing impaired people

Group discussion of Clean water needs for the communities of Hamlet 1, Long Thanh Commune, Thu Thua Dist., Long An

Group discussion of Preventing early dropout of immigrant students in District 7

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Visually impaired people experience difficulties in getting a job because employers tend to underestimate their capacity, unaware of what they can do or how to employ them. The project builds a job search & resources website, organizes workshops, conducts consultation sessions and events to connect people with visual impairment with employers and local community members.

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Project: Building an e-learning platform for the hearing impaired community NPO: Hear.Us.Now Total budget: VND 355 million

Vietnam has around 2.7 million people with a hearing impairment, most of whom do not have access to quality education and have limited career opportunities as a result. The project aims to establish an e- learning platform for English, Information Technology and commonsense knowledge – which will be designed in accordance with the needs of the hearing impaired community. The project’s objective is to enable the hearing impaired to integrate into society and more effectively contribute to society.

LAN TOA TU TE CAMPAIGN The "Lan Toa Tu Te" (Doing Good Together) online campaign asked people to share their acts of kindness on social media in hopes of spreading kindness throughout our community. The campaign received enthusiastic support from LIN's community and strategic partners such as a the members and friends of the WakeItUp network. We were inspired by the 1075 posts shared by 495 people engaged in so many different acts of kindness, such as telling a motorbike driver that his kickstand is down, carrying books for a classmate, tutoring a child, donating supplies to a local nonprofit, and making moon cakes for disadvantaged children.

Project: Support for caregivers of children with autism at local communities NPO: HAPPIER Total budget: VND 272 million

It is challenging for parents who have children with autism to implement interventions at home because there’s little support. The project will teach parents how to perform home interventions. It will also train volunteers to accompany and support these parents. In the long run, there will be a club organized and maintained by parents and opened to broader community.

Project: Preventing early dropout of immigrant students NPO: Project Cau Han Total budget: VND 150 million

95% of immigrant students who graduated from Cau Han classes dropped out during secondary school (around 12-16 years old), often to work and help their families. The project aims to start a student’s club and create a scholarship program to support and motivate these immigrant students. There will also be training sessions and “start-up” loans for their families. Through these efforts the project aims to improve the students’ capabilities, motivation and learning environment and decrease the dropout rate.

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LAN TOA TU TE CAMPAIGN

And other great actions like donating your hair for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.

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LAN TOA TU TE CAMPAIGN

People also share that no matter how "small" or "large" the kindness is, doing good things reminds us that miracles still exist:

Although the campaign has ended, the kindness will continue to warm the hearts of those who participated in Lan Toa Tu Te and spread to those who need help in our society.

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NARROW THE GAP COMMUNITY EVENT

And the winners are: Grantee: Hear.Us.Now project Building an e-learning platform for the hearing impaired community

September 24th 2016 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Southern Women’s Museum 202 Vo Thi Sau, District 3

Launch an online platform offering free and appropriate educational resources for the hearing impaired. Upload 120 lectures on English & Computer Science subjects to equip people with a hearing impairment to be able to read & write at the A2 level (CEFR) and/ or achieve A Level computing skills, which would make them eligible for a National Certificate in Vietnam. Read the full project proposal.

Participant communicated with another guest without using words or sounds at Hear.Us.Now booth, at Narrow the Gap community event 2016.

Grantee: CEPORER Hoc Mon Clean water well for the local people of Hamlet 1, Long Thanh Commune, Thu Thua Dist., Long An Please click the picture or refer to this link https://youtu.be/yQ5K5zQpwrc to watch the event clip

Build a water well that will provide clean water, which is safe for drinking and daily living, to 48 households, including 54 children and 72 women. Reduce the risk fo water bourne illnesses among children and women in the hamlet. Read the full project proposal.

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CEPORER Hoc Mon showed sample a bit of water from Thu Thua Hamlet, Long An Province to participant at Narrow the Gap community event 2016.

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Grantee: Happier Group of Social Workers Support for caregivers of children with autism at local communities

FEEDBACK FROM EVENT PARTICIPANTS (Analysis of results from 99 submitted evaluation forms)

Satisfaction rate:

Building capacity for volunteers to support children with autism’s parents with the interventions at home and make sure they adhere to the treatment plan.

4.3/5

Building capacity for children with autism’s parents on children development and social inclusion. Accompanying the parents so that they adhere to treatment plans and doctor’s appointments.

Participant experienced how an autistic child sees and hears the world around them at the Happier Group's booth.

Read the full project proposal

THANK YOU to everyone that volunteered, contributed, attended, voted, and promoted the event as well as the #LanToaTuTe campaign. And thank you to the three projects that were the runners-up: 

Establish a wig library made from real hair for breast cancer and other cancer patients (BCNV)

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Preventing early dropout of immigrant students (Cau Han Project)

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Job for the Visually Impaired People (MATA)

Although they were not selected for a grant on Saturday, their work is incredibly important! If you are interested to support any of these projects, please feel free to contact LIN at [email protected] or reach out to any of the project owners directly. For more frequent updates about Narrow the Gap, project reports from grantees, and upcoming site visits, please "like" our Narrow the Gap page on Facebook.

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THANK YOU TO OUR NARROW THE GAP VOLUNTEERS!

What did participants comment on the event? “One donor promised that if we get our project granted by Narrow the Gap

to build a clean water well for people in Long An, they would support the construction of 3 other wells. And now that’s really happening! ” Ms. Hong To Hue Lan, Representative from CEPORER Hoc Mon One of the 3 winners of Narrow the Gap 2016 “The honor of receiving funding does not belong to Happier, but instead, belongs to the greater community of parents of children with autism. ” Ms. Pham Thi Yen Trinh, Representative from Happier One of the 3 winners of Narrow the Gap 2016

“Today, our idea has been acknowledged and supported.” Mr. Le Dinh Hieu, Representative from Hear.Us.Now One of the 3 winners of Narrow the Gap 2016

“Although our project was not selected, we are very proud that we could connect to different individuals and organization.” Ms. Tong Thi Huong, Representative from Cau Han Project One of the 6 finalistis of Narrow the Gap 2016 “In general, I think this year’s projects are much better developed than

those of previous years. Also, this is a meaningful event. Students, our future leaders, should go to events like this, so that they can see the value of humanity that we share. This motivates those who have ideas and enthusiasm about serving the community.” Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan Member of the Grant Allocation Committee in 2015 & 2016 “Each project has its own strength and purpose. They do not simply give

people money, they look for sustainable and long-term supports for people in need. I am optimistic about the future of community service in Vietnam. Via Narrow the Gap’s acitivities, I know that we can help people with our own resources.”

Ms. Le Thanh Phuong Member of the Grant Allocation Committee in 2016

“LIN organized an excellent event, where we were able to meet personally with organizations making an impact on social sitiations in Vietnam, and their presentations to show the professionalism of the organizations. It was well-done.” Ms. Betsye Moon Park, Director, ILA Community Network Member of LIN’s Board of Advisors Narrow the Gap Community Fund 2016: Year-end Report - Page 35

The Narrow the Gap Campaign for Community Development 2016 would not be possible without the help of over 103 amazing individuals who volunteered countless hours of their time to make it all happen. Our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you! THANK YOU TO THE CONCEPT NOTE EVALUATION COMMITTEE Vu Thi Ha - Customer Relationship Management officer at CJ CGV (Vietnam). She has 2 years of experience in project evaluation process with LIN.

Nguyen Thi Lan Nhi - Career Coach at Unity and Fund Manager at Thomas Thien Scholarship Foundation. 6 years of experience in teaching, 7 years of experience as coordinator for Odon Vallet Foundation.

Lam Trung Quan - Affiliate Marketing at Lazada Vietnam. 4 years of experience in market research and project management. 2 years of experience in project management process with LIN.

Nguyen Thi Nhu Thuy – User experience specialist at Traveloka. She has 3 years of experience in designing websites, researching consumers’ needs and psychology and evaluation of project solution.

Do Hong Lien - In charge of Examination Activities at Vietnamese-German University. 6 years of experience in university education, 4 years of experience in project evaluation process with LIN. Tran Thi Yen Phuong – Lecturer at U. of Agriculture & Forestry and project development officer at Energy Conservation Research & Development Ctr. 7 years of experience in proposal development and project management, 2 years in project evaluation process for LIN.

Luong Bao Uyen - Chief Operations Officer at Eudoxia. 7 years of experience as an engineer and manager in oil industry and 2 years of experience in project evaluation experience with LIN. Phuong Mac Tri - Master of Public Policy at Harvard University (USA), currently doctoral student in Anthropology at Yale University (USA). Experienced in community development with many projects for street children and education.

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THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF

THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF

OUR PROPOSAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE

OUR PROPOSAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Do Thuy An – Product manager, Marketing Strategy manager at United International Pharma (UIP). She has 8 years of experience working with a variety of products/services for UIP, VNG (Vinagame), Vietnamworks, Trung Nguyen.

Vu Lan Anh - Tax Manager at Ho Tram Ltd. 18 years of experience in the field of Accounting – Taxation and has participated in many volunteer groups such as Vòng Tay Ấm, Minh Tâm, Xuân Yêu Thương, Saigon Times Business Club, 20-30 Club.

Diep Quy Anh – Software tester at DiCentral Vietnam. Over 4 years of experience in software testing. 1,5 years as the product warranty administrator.

Cao Hoang Dung Software tester at DiCentral Vietnam. Over 4 years of experience in software testing for Protocol nd Warehouse projects.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich – Director at Center for Social Work Community Development Research and Consultancy (SDRC) and professional trainer. Experienced in working with community, local authority and project evaluation.

Nguyen Thi Hai Duong 4 years of experience in personal development coaching, 1 year of experience in HR, 2 years of experience in personal development training. 1 year of experience in project evaluation process with LIN.

Le Thanh Phuong Fundraising & Marketing coordinator at Christina Noble Children’s Foundation. She has worked with projects that directly help children and communities and supported them in writing reports and developing grant application proposals.

Diep Ai Quyen - Deputy Director of Human Resources-Administration Department at Fiditour. Cofounder and Operations manager of Ăn vặt MĂM MĂM volunteer group. 2 years of experience volunteering in education, communication and logistics.

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Nguyen Hoang Tuan – DR. student in Natural Resources & Environment Mgmt. 7 years of experience in teaching Geography and Environment. 2 years in project evaluation process with LIN.

Dang Phuong Uyen Impact Manager at Gone Adventurin’ in Singapore. Participated in social projects supporting coffee farmers, providing sex education, building reading habits and providing vocational guidance for students.

Tran Ngoc Phuong Thao – Project manager at Mobivi Co. 6 years of experience in quality control, 4 years in project analysis and management. Founder of Green Dreams volunteer group, who cares for orphan, and underprivileged children.

Ha Xuan Trung – Strategic Advisor of LIN and expert advisor for the SMEs Networking and Mentoring Program. Ph.D in Political Economy and Government at Harvard University. Over 40 years of experience in finance, management, teaching and consulting.

Le Chi Thanh - Senior strategist at Hoan My Medical Corporation. 6 years of experience in investment, 2 years of experience consulting for social enterprises. 3 year of experience in project evaluation process with LIN.

Le Thi Phuong Uyen Business Relationship Manger at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant in Vietnam (ACCA). 10 years of experience in marketing and communication, especially digital marketing.

Truong Nguyen Bao Tran – Deputy Director at Center For Social Work Community Development Research And Consultancy (SDRC). 5 years of experience in coordinating, developing and supervising projects, 7 years of experience in needs assessment and project evaluation. Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen HR & Administration Manager at Books Cultural Company. 7 years of experience in education and 1 year in book publishing. Experienced in personnel organization, business orientation and fund management.

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THANK YOU TO THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF OUR CAMPAIGN TEAM Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet – Business Development Manager at Damco-Maersk Group. She has 2 years of experience in the field of Supply Chain and 2 years volunteering at LIN’s

Nguyen Ngoc Tu Tran Business Staff at Equatorial Hotel. She has 5 years of experience in the field of Tourism and Hotels, 2 years of experience volunteering at LIN’s event.

Le Hung Cuong – HR Executive at Vietnam International Bank (VIB), 2 years working in Education and Human Development. He has worked with LIN since March 2016.

Tu Phuong Vy – Trade Promotion Executive. She has more than 1 year of experience in International Trade Consultant. She has volunteered in Communication for LIN since July 2016.

Cu Ngoc Mai Marketing Freelancer. She is a dynamic and creative person and also keen on finding information, likes writing and loves to explore. She has volunteered for LIN in communication team

Tran Ngoc Phung – Communication and Translation Freelancer. She graduated Marketing from University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. She has volunteered for LIN since March 2016

Dinh Anh Lan - Executive Director of Sunny Digital Ltd. In charge of Public Relations of Hoa Sen University. More than 15 years of experience in communications and marketing. She has volunteered for LIN since March 2016.

Nguyen Thi Cam Tien Working in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of EXO Travel Vietnam and has 2 years of experience in “Community Development and Corporate Participation".

Nguyen Duy Toai - IT Specialist at Doanh Nhan Sai Gon Magazine. Volunteer for Narrow the Gap in 2015 & 2016.

Ninh Nguyen - Designer Freelancer. Design posters for Narrow the Gap 2016.

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THANK YOU TO EACH OF OUR VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS FOR THE "DOING GOOD TOGETHER" EVENT Ms. Nguyen Thi Van Anh – Product Manager at Parcel Perform. She has 2 years of experience in project evaluation, supporting project proposals development and improving the project evaluation process.

Ms. Duong Van Dai Event Coordinator at Fablab Saigon. She has 5 years of experience in translating and interpreting projects. She is also a content coordinator at Young Translators Foundation and has 2 years experience in event and content coordinator at Live

Mr. Truong Quang Bao – Software Project Manager at Fsoft, has experience in coordinating, analysing and planning for engineering projects, youth activities, charity and community activities.

Ms. Nguyen Mai Han – Partnership Development officer at The Green Exchange (Sweden), 6 years of experience participating in social projects as financial manager, project coordinator. She has experience in coordinating group discussion at many events and has participated in evaluating project proposals for LIN

Ms. Dao Thi Hue Chi Social enterprise Business consultant at the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP), 5 years of experience in supporting social enterprises and NGOs to develop social enterprises model to create impact in the agricultural sector and women and the disabled’s empowerment.

Ms. Pham Hong Nhung Freelancer. She has 5 years of experience in Marketing sector. She coordinated group discussion at SEA Makerthon organized by Fablab.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR NARROW THE GAP EVENT VOLUNTEERS!

To Huynh Nhu

Phan Vu Ngoc Tho

To Van Thang

Vu Thi Hong Phuc

Nguyen Minh Thuan

Pham Thi Hong Phuc

Hoang Ngoc Thanh

Ha Viet Anh Nguyen

Phan Thi Thuy Tram

Phan Nguyen Thanh Dat

Nguyen My Chi

Nguyen Lien

Quang Le Truc Giang

Lai Chi Thanh

Bui Nhu

Le Khoa

Tran Pham Ngoc Diep

Nguyen Thi Ngoc

Pham Thi Quynh Chi

Nguyen Thanh Van

Huynh Vien Huong

Ngo Trieu Khanh Ngoc

Chau Thi Minh Thu

Tran Bao Anh

Hà Duy Khanh Tran

Hoang Le Ha Uyen

Do Ngoc Tuyen

Ha Quang Huy

Nguyen Lu Mai Khanh

Vo Thi Dieu Lan

Le Nguyen Ngoc Tran

Nguyen Thi Hong Duong

Ta Thi Thanh Nga

Pham Thi Minh Ngoc

Nguyen Thi Mai

Tran Ngoc Man Nhi

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nhi

Nguyen Vu Luan

Hoàng Nhat My

Phan Thi Tu Uyen

Nguyen Thien Thanh

Phan Minh Thành

Nguyen Thi Phuong Ly

Nguyen Minh Quan

Nguyen Huynh Phuong Linh

Nguyen Huy Hoàng

Ho Thi Oanh

Le Hong Quan

Tran Bao Ngoc

Hana Ngo

Philippe Landry

Ha Huynh

Phan Quoc Thai

Quynh Tram

Huynh Ngoc Lam

Viet An

MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT NARROW THE GAP 2016 Newspaper

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Link http://plo.vn/giao-duc/nhip-song-tre/6http://plo.vn/xa-hoi/tra-200000-donghttp://plo.vn/xa-hoi/hon-17-ti-donghttp://baovannghe.com.vn/nhin-laihttps://drive.google.com/file/ https://drive.google.com/file/ http://fundi.vn/news/truyen-thong-lanhttp://www.tinmoitruong.vn/viec-lam-http://www.tinmoitruong.vn/home/ https://www.youtube.com/watch? Fanpages

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Link https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tutelavn/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wafavn/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/plugins/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/open3x/ https://www.facebook.com/plugins/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/lop9pro/

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS DIAMOND SPONSOR VND 200 million (~USD 9,019) and above

INDIVIDUAL DONORS ANONYMOUS DONOR

SILVER SPONSOR VND 60 million (~USD 2,705) to < VND 130 million BRONZE SPONSOR VND 10 million (~USD 451) to < VND 60 million

IN-KIND SPONSOR 9A Restaurant

No

Donor's full name

Amount (VND)

1

Past donation

1,388,000

2

Phan Dinh Tuan Anh

5,000,000

3

Dee Koch

5,565,000

4

Shih-hung Shieh

2,226,000

5

Huong Truong

8,904,000

6

Mark Sidel

1,113,000

7

Kimberly Hoang

2,226,000

8

Yasuhiko Imai

1,113,000

9

Vu Thi Quynh Giao

10

Brian Millington

11

Michelle Memran

12

Jonah Levey

13

Nguyen Thi Thu Hang

500,000

14

Ho Nguyen Ngoc

200,000

15

Tran Vu Ngan Giang

16

Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc

222,600 1,113,000 445,200 4,452,000

7,100,000 200,000

COMMUNICATION PARTNER

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS No

Donor's full name

17

Tran Thu Tham

18

Nguyen Khanh Dung

1,000,000

19

Vo Van Minh

1,113,000

20

Leann Luong

1,113,000

21

Peter Pannings & Linda Looise

1,500,000

22

Nguyen Ngoc Bich Tuyen

23

Chau Ta

1,113,000

24

Dennis Berg

4,452,000

25

Le Thang

26

Tran Cong Binh

1,000,000

27

Truong Le Bao Minh

1,000,000

28

Le Kim Thai

500000

29

Anonymous

1,113,000

30

Anonymous

1,113,000

31

Anonymous

4,452,000

32

Anonymous

445,200

33

People bought NTG item at weekend fair booths

34

People bought entrance tickets and activity tickets at the community event Total

Amount (VND) 200,000

500,000

222,600

1,975,000 29,815,000 94,394,600

All your contribution to Narrow the Gap Fund will support local not-for-profit organizations in working to improve access to opportunities for disadvantaged populations in HCMC. Thank you! Narrow the Gap Community Fund 2016: Year-end Report - Page 45

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LESSONS LEARNED 

This year, the core element of the community development theme was participation from multiple-stakeholders. With this in mind, we are able to accomplish the following: 

Bring local community members and project beneficiaries together to discuss concerns and challenges, so that the local community members can develop a better understanding of the difficulties faced by disadvantaged communities.

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Invite people from the government sector to participate in our activities, although they attended as individuals, not representatives of their respective government agencies.

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Local NPOs took an important role in organizing community events. They created interactional activities for event attendees to experience first-hand the challenges that disadvantaged community members are confronted with on a daily basis.

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Besides those successes, we still need greater participation from local members.

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We also need to provide more capacity building programs to help NPOs improve their proposal writing and proposal pitching skills.

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While the number of domestic institutional donors (cash contribution) accounts for 50% of the total number of donors, the value of their donation only makes up 10% of the total funds (~ 162 million out of more than 1.6 billion VND). The rest come from foreign organizations / companies. We hope to increase the value of sponsorship from Vietnamese companies in the coming years.

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NARROW THE GAP 2017 THEME In 2017, Narrow the Gap Fund will sponsor projects tackling issues on the theme of 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic United Nations Summit.

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NARROW THE GAP 2015 REPORTS ROUND II: THEME: ENVIRONMENT Project: FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT NPO: ECO VIETNAM GROUP (EVG) Total Project Budget: VND 206,000,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 150,000,000

There are many ways to create an impact for our community… Let’s do good together!

The project installed 2 biogas bags in Ben Tre Province, 10 biogas bags and 20 water storage bags in Tra Vinh Province. In addition, they organized a series of workshops on how to use these systems and other environmental issues for local authorities and and local people from Cau Ke District, Tra Vinh Province. (Note: the original proposal designated Ben Tre Province; however, the group was unable to garner support from the local authorities. Local authorities in Tra Vinh were supportive of the project and a needs assessment survey was conducted. With this information, the Narrow the Gap Grant Evaluation Committee approved the new location.) Project: COMMUNITY PARK FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY NPO: DEAF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OF HO CHI MINH CITY (DCOH) Total Project Budget: VND 124,000,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 100,000,000

The project aimed to build a park for the deaf community in district 2. In the first phase, DCOH members collected trash, cleared the land, and fertilized the soil. However, the group was unable to obtain the expertise needed to build a park. Also, the grant amount was not sufficient to build an art corner and a toilet (the project originally requested 150mil VND from Narrow the Gap, however they only get the second prize which is 100 mil VND). Thus, the park construction could not be continued as planned. DCOH then changed the project to providing trainings for their members on environment protection. This included trainings about inorganic and organic waste, waste treatment, clean eating, txygen and carbonic, and how to utilize and take care of plants. Project: POWER UP NPO: CENTER OF HANDS-ON ACTIONS AND NETWORKING FOR GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT (CHANGE) Total Project Budget: VND 304,000,000 Funded by Narrow the Gap: VND 50,000,000

CHANGE organized a climate music festival called Power Up, which attracted over 1,500 attendees. The event raised awareness about climate change, the detriments of coal usage, and renewable energy sources, and it simultaneously shared this message with the world leaders that attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), which took place in Paris shortly after the event. Watch the event video on Tuoi Tre Online here. Reports/Updates from 2015 projects of round I&III can be found here. Narrow the Gap Community Fund 2016: Year-end Report - Page 49

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