On March 24, 2026, MD CARE, in collaboration with the Vietnam Children’s Fund Social Enterprise and the Tuyen Quang Department of Education and Training, has donated a reverse osmosis (RO) drinking water filtration system with a capacity of 300 liters per hour to Quan Ba Ethnic Minority Semi-Boarding Primary School in Na Vin Hamlet, Quan Ba Commune, Tuyen Quang Province.
The system will provide safe drinking water directly from the tap for 402 students and 37 teachers and staff members at the school. The treated water meets 11 chemical and physical indicators and 5 microbiological standards for direct drinking water set by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health. Access to clean water will help protect students’ health, improve daily conditions at the school, and support a safer learning environment for children in this mountainous community.
Access to safe water remains a challenge in many mountainous areas of Tuyen Quang Province. In some communities, households must travel several kilometers to collect water from mountain streams. Meanwhile, many centralized water supply systems have deteriorated or no longer have a stable water source. Rugged terrain and high infrastructure costs make it difficult to build and maintain reliable water systems. As a result, many families rely on small, self-built storage tanks and untreated water sources that may not meet basic hygiene standards. This situation increases the risk of contamination and directly affects the health of local residents, particularly children.
Similar challenges exist in mountainous regions across Vietnam, where nearly 20 percent of rural water supply facilities nationwide are reported to be damaged or nonfunctional. Expanding sustainable clean water solutions for schools therefore plays a critical role in protecting children’s health and improving their learning environment.
Earlier, on February 13, 2026, MD CARE and the Clean Water & Environmental Impact program of the Social Enterprise Vietnam Children’s Fund signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the project “Clean Water and Safe Sanitation for Children in Tuyen Quang Province.” Through this initiative, the water filtration system was installed and handed over to the school, ensuring that students and teachers have reliable access to safe drinking water on campus.
Providing clean water at the school not only helps reduce the risk of waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, and E. coli infections, but also improves daily living conditions for boarding students, creating a stronger foundation for their learning and long-term development.
