The Enemy Within:
The work of Lien Aid and its partners in Vietnam in the Spring of Life project seeks to bring safe water and introduce proper waste management to the people. The testimonies of ordinary people are the stories of the project’s success.
This site is produced by students and lecturers
of the School of Film & Media Studies,
Ngee Ann Polytechnic.TEXT Lee Dion & Nathaniel Ng
PHOTOGRAPHS Darren Tay, Zelda Sun &
Mr Craig Brand McTurk
DESIGN Ong Li Yan
CONSULTING EDITORS Sng-Fun Poh Yoke,
(Lien Aid) Ko Siew Huey & Flaminia Lilli
PROJECT: Hope H2ospital
LOCATION national hospital of pediatrics, hanoi, vietnam
DURATION 2007 to present
BENEFICIARIES 400,000 child patients and their parents, medical staff
PARTNERS lien aid – singapore institute of water, resources engineering – vietnam, consultancy company for agriculture & rural development (RudConsult)At the National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) in Hanoi, Vietnam, over 400, 000 child patients seek treatments for various diseases and illnesses. For many, the hospital is their only hope of having access to proper medical intervention.
While the hospital does its best in trying to meet the overwhelming needs of a massive child population, it is plagued with problems such as an insufficient water supply, poor water quality and unhygienic toilet facilities that all led to an oversight in the provision of clean water.
Lien Aid’s timely intervention seeks to upkeep the health and wellness of child patients by providing a safe and reliable water supply through maintaining proper sanitation facilities.
At present, efforts are underway to upgrade the current water treatment plant, provide drinking water points at patient areas for free, install water purification systems and certain surgical and medical departments, as well as providing child friendly sanitation facilities.>> Read more
PROJECT: Arsenic Treatment Project
LOCATION van mon and phuong tien villages, trung chau commune, dan phuong district, ha tay province (50km from Hanoi)
DURATION january to june 2008
BENEFICIARIES 60 households (300 persons) will be able to benefit from the use of acceptable quality drinking and domestic water with the provision of improving their health and hygiene. This project will serve as a model project for household level arsenic treatment.
PARTNERS lien aid, lien institute for the environment, centre for water resources conservation and development (WARECOD)It was reported that the arsenic level in well water of these villages is way above the Vietnam Ministry of Health’s standard of only 0.01mg/litre. Residents in these areas have noted that the rate of cancer affecting the skin and internal organs is on the rise due to the poor quality of the water.
Lien Aid’s involvement will see the construction of wells containing arsenic treatment materials such as laterite and sand, both of whom are locally available. >> Read more
PROJECT: Roll out of hygienic latrine designs for flooded areas in Mekong Delta
LOCATION mekong delta (long an province, vietnam)
DURATION since 2009
BENEFICIARIES 1000 villagers from long an province, vietnam or about 60 households living in high-risk flood prone areas
PARTNERS lien aid, center for rural water supply and water sanitation (CERWASS)It is reported that only 15 per cent of the households in Long An province have hygienic latrines that provides them with a proper form of sanitation. The rest of the population use fish-pond latrines or defecate directly into the river adding to the environmental pollution.
The crux of the issue happens when the banks of the rivers are flooded during the monsoon season, thereby allowing the water banks to come into contact with the ground. It is through this that contamination happens as the waste matter acts as an agent for the cultivation of disease causing bacteria.
Lien Aid’s coming in will see the provision of septic tanks and pour-flush latrine that will help to mitigate local resident’s mindsets towards the need for proper sanitation. >> Read more
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