Buddhist women club of Goi pagoda in Ha Nam promotes environment protection

11/03/2022

With the goal of doing good deeds and promoting the green environment, the Buddhist women club of Goi Pagoda in Ngo Khe village, Binh Nghia commune of Ha Nam province’s Binh Luc district has been established and managed by Nun Thích Đàm Huệ, Abbess of the pagoda. Over the past years, the Buddhist women club has launched practical activities for community, especially environment protection, contributing to the improvement of environment sanitation in the locality.

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Goi Pagoda in Ngo Khe village, Binh Nghia commune of Ha Nam province’s Binh Luc district

Nun Thích Đàm Huệ has motivated all members of the club and local people to implement the "5 self - 3 clean" model, (self-thinking, self-doing, self-discharge of vegetable leaves and pares of fruits, self-dispose (leaves), self-recycling (plastic bags, plastic bottles, metal) and clean house, clean valley, clean road).

Responding to the campaign “Building families of 5 without-s, 3 clean-s” launched by the Vietnam Women Union, the club has encouraged all members to register and organized program of activities for environment sanitation on the 8th day of every month or big festivals and the World Environment Day (June 5). The club in collaboration with the women association in the commune, the health clinic, and the agricultural service cooperative has motivated over 1,000 members and local residents to join the environmental sanitation, clear over 70km of village roads; collect and classify waste; donate 15 boxes of organic compost to needy women for classifying waste, etc.

In addition, the Buddhist club has proactively joined charities in the locality. During the past five years, the club has supported the removal of unsafe homes for poor women members, presented supports to needy families and people affected by storms and floods, built the cultural center of the village, made donation to the Covid-19 prevention fund, etc with the total value of over 700 million VND.

A representative from the provincial Women Union presents floral congratulation to the Buddhist club

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