Attendees of the house dedication ceremony include the five homeowner families, Habitat Vietnam Deputy Director Le Cao Minh, ExxonMobil General Manager Russ A. Berkoben, Hiep Duc District People’s Committee and Red Cross Chapter, along with other local authorities. 

Habitat Vietnam is also beginning a new project in Quang Nam to further support low-income families, some of which were affected by the typhoon, and to prepare communities who are regularly exposed to natural hazards. Over the next two years, we will continue to work with another 199 economically poor households (15 house constructions and 184 renovations) who are living in disaster prone areas, whose houses have also been damaged or need repair.  Habitat will provide microloans and a subsidy to households. The loan repayments will go into a revolving fund from which other homeowners can benefit, by accessing loans, in the future.