AkzoNobel supports Vietnam education development

Aiming at recoating 100 schools across the country to welcome the new school year, this activity is a part of the “AkzoNobel accompanies you to school” project which has been implemented since 2017.

So far, it has re-decorated 30 schools with more than 60,000 liters of innovative exterior and interior paints in Dulux and Maxilite portfolio, thus creating colorful and fresh learning spaces for students at schools with visible degradation, lack of funds for classroom renovation and other learning space improvement.

In addition, hundreds of employees from AkzoNobel Vietnam have spent working days to participate directly in the school painting activity during the last two years.

“Our school is in a remote area with several degraded schools but lack of funds to renovate. We highly appreciate AkzoNobel Vietnam’s praiseful contribution to our school that helps students learn in a more spacious and inspiring space in the new school year 2018 - 2019”, said Ms. Vu Thi Hoai, Headmaster of An Duc elementary school, nothern Thai Binh province.

AkzoNobel’s contribution to Vietnam’s education development is demonstrated not only through facility renovation or school repainting, but also in an aim towards nurturing young talents.

Since 2009, scholarships for excellent students of Ho Chi Minh city University of Architecture has become an annual activity. This year, AkzoNobel continues to accompany Vietnam architectural students with 11 scholarship packages including 10 packages for excellent students and 1 package for an outstanding project. From 2018 onwards, talented students of Hanoi University of Architecture and Da Nang University of Architecture are project beneficiaries.

Ms. Pamela Phua, AkzoNobel Paints Vietnam General Director shared: “Supporting education and nurturing the growth of the next generation are among our key focuses on contributing to the local communities where AkzoNobel is doing businesses. We hope that our tireless committed contribution into Vietnam education will help to motivate the spirit of and facilitate Vietnamese young students to achieve greater academic performance”.

Apart from education, AkzoNobel has implemented many practical programs for the community such as sponsoring Dulux Weathershield paint for repainting and drawing 3D frescos in Canh Duong fishing village (Quang Binh province) after the Doksuri Typhoon last October.

The Netherlands-headquartered company also provided more than 8,000 liters of paint for Ly Son island (Quang Ngai province) to paint frescoes and repaint some houses to protect from impacts of extreme weather. Recently, it has sponsored more than 3,000 liters of exterior paint for the “Green volunteer summer campaign 2018” which beautified 60 alleys and three apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh city./.