CHARITY INITIATIVE

HONG KONG BUSINESS ASSOCIATION VIETNAM (“HKBAV”) CHARITY INITIATIVE

HKBAV agrees that our efforts should meet the following criteria to ensure focus.

1) Activities should allow involvement of our members’ and their organizations.
2) We should be accountable for the funds being used responsibly working with organizations where we conduct appropriate due diligence.
3) Causes we contribute towards should be sustainable and have a longer term impact preferable
to one-time relief.
4) We should allow for promotion of HKBAV whenever appropriate.

HKBAV to take on a longer term initiative under the banner of “Enable Learning Impart Knowledge”. A logo, designed by Ms. Christina Yu of Ipa-Nima, incorporating the HKBAV logo, was developed to bring focus to our efforts. She has chosen the Chinese word ‘善’ for the concept behind the design as it means kindness/ charitable. The integration of the book image in the Chinese word brings out our focus of learning and knowledge.

Standing commitment

Empowering 60 Xo Dang Ethnic Students At Dakto Boarding House
https://hkbav.org/empowering-60-xo-dang-ethnic-students-at-dakto-boarding-house_charityevent72 

We are pleased to share that our Charity Committee has completed a book donation project for Dakto Ethnic Boarding House in Kon Tum Province. With an approved cost of 20,266,350 VND, we donated 1,115 school items, including textbooks and exercise books, to support 60 Xo Dang ethnic students (52 girls, 8 boys) from grades 6 to 12.

Cared for by eight Dominican sisters, Dakto provides more than shelter and schooling. Children also receive training in life skills, public speaking, moral values, and artistic talents. Despite commuting daily to school, they remain dedicated to learning and development. We are proud to support Dakto in nurturing future leaders among ethnic minority communities.
 
Education And Growth For Students At Hoa Binh Long Dien Boarding House
https://hkbav.org/education-and-growth-for-students-at-hoa-binh-long-dien-boarding-house_charityevent73 

Our Charity Committee has successfully completed a book donation project at Hoa Binh Long Dien Ethnic Boarding House, Phuoc Long Town, Binh Phuoc Province. With an approved cost of 29,524,100 VND, we provided 1,866 school items for 120 ethnic minority students from grades 4 to 12.

Guided by seven sisters from the Queen of Peace Congregation, Hoa Binh Long Dien is home to students from the Stiêng, M’Nông, H’Mông, Khmer, Mạ, Tày, and Vân Kiều ethnic groups. Beyond their regular studies, the children receive life skills and personal development lessons to prepare them for a better future. We are honored to contribute to this mission of empowering ethnic minority youth through education.

Supporting 240 Ethnic Minority Students At Teresa Boarding House
https://hkbav.org/supporting-240-ethnic-minority-students-at-teresa-boarding-house_charityevent74 

We are proud to announce the completion of a book donation project for Teresa Ethnic Boarding House in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province. With an approved cost of 17,979,468 VND, we donated 1,370 school items for 240 ethnic minority students in grades 6 to 12.

Managed by six sisters from the Congregation of Peace, the boarding house provides free accommodation and meals for students from impoverished families, remote villages, and orphaned backgrounds. The children not only pursue their studies but also receive moral guidance, life skills, and personal development support. We are proud to support Teresa’s mission of shaping resilient, educated, and compassionate young people.

HKBAV set up the Charity Funds in 2016 and over the years, more than 40 of groups/organizations has received funding over 6.7 billion dongs (USD$258,560) donated by our members and partners. HKBAV has taken on a longer-term initiative under the banner of “Enable Learning Impart Knowledge” where we focus to fund sustainable initiatives in education, training and students’ welfare. HKBAV generally will chose to work groups/organizations that do not enjoy any privilege to ready fundings. To become a corporate or individual donor or if you have a project we should consider, send the information to memberservices@hkbav.org and we will follow up with you.

Other Ad Hoc requests

We are also supporting CSR efforts of our members and member organizations through our funds as long as they meet the general objective of our focus “Enable Learning Imparting Knowledge”. The funds to be utilized shall be approved by the Ex Co on a case by case basis upon recommendation of the Charity Committee.

Fund Raising Initiatives

Every year, Tung Shing Group supports our Charity Funds through the annual moon cakes sales. Through Hanoi Hotel, HKBAV would be provided with mooncakes to our members at a preferred price and net proceeds to our Charity Funds.

In 2024, HKBAV organized the 7th charity golf tournament with net proceeds of VND323,916,000 (~USD12.956). HKBAV has been organizing golf tournaments in Vietnam and in the region since 1995. And in 2025, HKBAV organized the 1st charity pickleball tournament with net proceeds of VND34,037,000 (~USD1.361).