During the monsoon season, which begins around October and ends around February, Central Vietnam is susceptible to extreme flooding. The most vulnerable families are oftentimes very poor and live in rural, undeveloped areas. Using grant money from AmeriCares, Giao Diem Humantarian Foundation (GDHF) collaborated with local leaders in Vietnam, in the provinces of Hue and Quang Tri, to distribute flood relief supplies to families most affected. In-need families were determined by specific standards drafted by local leaders, and each family received a flood relief package of:
- 10 kg bag of white rice
- 1 box of thirty packets of packaged, instant noodles
- 1 kg bag of granulated sugar
In Quang Tri, 200 families received flood relief packages per flood relief distribution sites; there were a total of three distribution sites planned over the course of November 10th and 11th 2011. In total, 600 families received flood relief packages in Quang Tri in November 2011, which was achieved primarily because of the cooperation and organization of local leaders.
Families gather around the first flood relief distribution site on November 10th, 2011
Volunteers help distribute flood relief supplies at the second distribution site on November 11th, 2011
A woman receiving her supply of packaged noodles, rice, and granulated sugar at the third flood relief distribution site on November 11th, 2011
For more pictures of the flood relief efforts, please visit the picture gallery and click through the photo album titled “November 10th to 11th, 2011: Flood Relief in Quang Tri”