{"id":207969,"date":"2024-02-23T15:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T07:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/?post_type=editorial&p=207969"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:34:12","slug":"grabbridge-vietnam-bridge-building-rural-schools","status":"publish","type":"editorial","link":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/inside-grab\/stories\/grabbridge-vietnam-bridge-building-rural-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab and its community of users raised more than VND 6.6 billion to build bridges in rural Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Grab is known for a wide range of services<\/span>\u2014 building physical infrastructure is not one of them! So it might come as a surprise to hear that Grab, together with its partner, the National Fund For Vietnamese Children, was involved in the construction of eight bridges in Vietnam. The <\/span>last two of them were inaugurated last month.<\/span><\/p>

In Vietnam\u2019s rural countryside, many villages are bounded by rivers and streams, with a lack of safe bridges. This makes it difficult and dangerous for children to get to school, especially during the rainy season.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grab worked with the National Fund for Vietnamese Children to raise a total of more than VND 6.6 billion (US$270,000) towards the cause, contributing to the nearly VND 8 billion required for the construction of\u00a0 the eight bridges across five provinces in Vietnam. The remaining 400 million dong was contributed by the local government.\u00a0<\/p>

The funds came partly from Grab users who contributed donations through the Grab app in Vietnam, and partly from the company itself.<\/p>

Harnessing Grab\u2019s app for a good cause<\/h5>

Rural development has long been an urgent focus in Vietnam. The government has set out a National Targeted Programme on New Rural Development<\/a> to close the economic gap between urban and rural areas.<\/p>

In 2019, Grab Vietnam joined the charge by signing a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Fund for Vietnamese Children to build bridges in remote areas. Such bridges would not only improve children\u2019s access to education, but also support the transport of goods and drive local economic development.<\/p>

Grab harnessed the power of its app and its collective user base to raise money for the cause. To make contributions as easy as possible, users in Vietnam can choose to allocate their GrabReward points towards the bridge-building initiative or contribute to the fund directly through their in-app e-wallets. GrabReward points are loyalty points Grab users collect on the app. These are normally turned into cash for future purchases on the app, or exchanged for other perks.\u00a0<\/p>

Bridging the way to a better life<\/h5>

By July 2020, the GrabBridge project had raised enough to kickstart construction of the first two bridges, in Vietnam\u2019s Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta.<\/p>

The support has continued over the years with bridges built in the provinces of Tien Giang, Ha Giang, Quang Tri, culminating this year with the opening of two final bridges in Nam Ban and Nam Hang, two communes in the mountainous Lai Chau province.<\/p>

Thanks to Grab users\u2019 enthusiastic support, GrabBridge was able to sponsor more than VND 6.6 billion out of nearly VND 8 billion in construction costs for a total of eight bridges. Most importantly, the project has transformed the lives of thousands of children, students, and people\u2014bridging the way forward for them to pursue growth and new opportunities.<\/p>

While GrabBridge may have wrapped up for now, Grab\u2019s long-term commitment in Vietnam continues. Under the Grab For Good mission, Grab will carry on working closely with agencies and sectors to implement more community projects. Grab remains committed to contributing meaningful changes to improve people\u2019s quality of life, in Vietnam and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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