Last Friday, a groundbreaking ceremony for a multi-purpose storm resistant house took place in Phuoc Hung Village in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Nhon Commune.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the storm shelter

Funded by the US Pacific High Command, the over 144,000 USD house is scheduled to be put in use in September.

The 300m², 2-storey house features 2 classrooms, toilet areas and other rooms.  In addition, there are lighting, drainage, lightning protection, and firefighting systems.  

It will provide a studying space for the village’s children, as well as a storm and flood shelter for over 200 locals.

Also on the same day, the 2017 Pacific Partnership programme (PP17) participants attended an inauguration ceremony for the Hoa Lien Kindergarten in Hoa Lien Commune.

The inauguration ceremony for the Hoa Lien Kindergarten

The construction of the kindergarten started in March, and the school was designed and built by 60 US army engineers.  The over 143,000 USD kindergarten was funded by the US Embassy in Viet Nam.

The newly-built kindergarten features 4 rooms of 60m² each, and other necessary facilities to provide a comfortable studying space for local kids.

The US Navy’s 7th Fleet band performing at the inauguration ceremony for the kindergarten

In the evening of the same day, a get-together for PP17 members took place in Da Nang.

Addressing the event, municipal People’s Committee (PC) Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh highlighted the enthusiastic cooperation and active support of local relevant agencies and some PP17 partners from such foreign countries as the USA, Japan, Australia and the UK over recent days. 

He remarked that ceremonies to break ground on a multi-purpose storm shelter and to inaugurate the Hoa Lien Kindergarten in Hoa Vang District were the highlight of the friendship and cooperation between Da Nang and PP17 partners.

The city leader vowed that his city would continue its efforts to expand its cooperation with PP17 participating countries through diversifying their cooperative programmes and aspects for their common future.

Also at the event, Vice Chairman Minh presented Certificates of Merits from the municipal PC to 16 outstanding PP17 members in recognition of their active involvement in boosting the bilateral cooperation and friendship between Viet Nam and PP17 participating countries.