POSCO gives over 100 new homes to southern poor households
Over 100 new steel-frame houses were presented to low-income families in Tan Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria–Vung Tau province on June 13 as part of the project “Vietnam POSCO Steel Village”.
The hand-over ceremony of 104 new steel-frame houses presented to low-income families in Tan Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. (Photo: Habitat for Humanity Vietnam)
Ba Ria - Vung Tau (VNA) – More than100 new steel-frame houses were presented to low-income families in Tan Hoacommune, Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province on June 13 aspart of the project “Vietnam POSCO Steel Village”.
Construction on the new homes began inNovember 2014 in Phuoc Long and Phuoc Hiep hamlets, Tan Hoa commune for underprivilegedlocal families.
The steel producer POSCO Vietnam, a memberof the POSCO Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK), provided funding to buildthe houses while non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity Vietnam oversawthe construction and provided advice on building techniques and clean watersystems.
Employees of POSCO Group donated one percentof their monthly salary to the funding while about 1,500 volunteers from theRoK went to Vietnam to support the construction.
Habitat for Humanity Vietnam will also helpthe families through community development projects.
The project has total investment of about 11billion VND (480,700 USD). Each new house, covering 53.6 sqm, was constructedat a cost of 95-150 million VND.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Trinh spoke highly of POSCOVietnam’s contribution to the local social welfare efforts. The project hasgiven local residents living under difficulties decent homes and encouragedthem to earn a living for a better life, he said.
POSCO Vietnam previously built 42 charitablehouses in Tan Thanh district where the company is located.-VNA
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The hand-over ceremony of 104 new steel-frame houses presented to low-income families in Tan Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. (Photo: Habitat for Humanity Vietnam) 
