The Reece Foundation has awarded a grant to a local charity that will assist more than 350 people in a remote Vietnamese community to access clean drinking water.

In the remote villages of Lung Ho and Sung Trai, in the Tonkinese Alps of Vietnam, the Hmong people face daily challenges accessing clean drinking water. The remoteness means families must walk five kilometres to collect contaminated water from rockpools shared with animals – and water becomes even more scarce in the dry season.  

This World Water Day, the Reece Foundation supported Community Against Poverty Assoc. Inc (CAP), a Tasmanian charity dedicated to poverty alleviation, with a grant to continue supporting the access of clean water in these villages. 

Through a combination of a Reece Foundation grant and fundraising, CAP will supply 55 stainless steel 1500-litre water tanks, providing families access to clean drinking water in their home. The water tanks will be plumbed into homes using local materials. 

A special shout out to long-term Reece customers Richard and Gayle Squires, of Squires Plumbing in Hobart, Tasmania, for making this grant possible by connecting CAP and the Reece Foundation. 

World Water Day celebrates the role water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. By backing initiatives that provide clean water, we can help create healthier, more resilient communities.