Community Emergency Relief Program for compatriots affected by COVID (5 rounds: April 2020 to July 2021)

1. Why we did this

        From mid-March 2020, COVID-19 cases rose sharply in Japan, prompting the Japanese government to declare states of emergency several times. Factories and companies suspended production, cut staff, and reduced working hours, leaving many Vietnamese students, technical interns, and engineers laid off or placed on extended leave — losing income and struggling with daily life. The Community Emergency Relief Program is one of the Vietnamese Association in Japan's initiatives, with the goal of helping compatriots build a stable life in Japan.

2. Program details and outcomes

        From April 2020 to today, the Association carried out 5 rounds of relief, delivering masks and dry food (rice, instant noodles, fish sauce, canned goods, etc.) to compatriots facing hardship from the pandemic — handed over directly, mailed, or shipped via courier.

Round

Content

Recipients

Round 1

Period: 2020/04/10 – 2020/04/20

Program launch; began distributing dry food to compatriots affected by the pandemic.

93 people

Round 2

Period: 2020/04/20 – 2020/05/05

In addition to mask distribution, the Association set up a help-desk team to support compatriots with everyday issues and to guide them through the application for the Japanese government’s special cash benefit.

105 people

Round 3

Period: 2020/05/10 – 2020/06/30

Continued distributing dry food to compatriots affected by the pandemic.

(With support from the Foundation for the Welfare and Education of the Asian People and the Kanagawa Refugee Support Association)

204 people

Round 4

Period: 2020/08/30 – 2020/09/30

Continued distributing dry food to compatriots affected by the pandemic.

(With support from the Foundation for the Welfare and Education of the Asian People and the Kanagawa Refugee Support Association)

150 people

Round 5

Period: 2021/05/10 – 2021/07/30

Continued distributing dry food to compatriots affected by the pandemic.

(With support from the Foundation for the Welfare and Education of the Asian People)

410 people

3. Donations from supporters

        In addition to the financial contributions listed below, the Association also received many in-kind donations from supporters — especially Ms. LTDH, Mr. PĐQ, and Ms. H from Hokkaido — and bore many shipping and distribution costs out of pocket through Association members themselves; we cannot list everything in this summary.

No.

Name

Amount

1

Mr. KTH

¥10,000

2

AOUMI

¥30,000

3

Mr. VĐK

¥10,000

4

Mr. TVB & Ms. PTH

¥10,000

5

Mr. NVĐ

¥10,000

6

Mr. LPĐ

¥10,000

7

Mr. NAD

¥10,000

8

Ms. NHMU

¥20,000

9

Ms. NH

¥10,000

10

The HAV family

¥30,000

11

Mr. NNP

¥10,000

12

Mr. PTL

¥10,000

13

Mr. TVN

¥10,000

14

Ms. NST

¥5,000

15

VTTN

¥30,000

16

Ms. HG

¥5,000

17

Ms. T

¥2,000

18

Ms. MH

¥10,000

19

Mr. LTĐ & Ms. HTTP

¥10,000

20

Mr. NLB

¥10,000

21

Nhất Chí Đông Du group

¥250,000

22

ATCC

¥10,000

No.

Name

Amount

23

Two generous supporters in Chiba and Ibaraki

¥60,000

24

Ms. TH

¥20,000

25

Ms. TTH

¥10,000

26

Mr. NT in Himeji

¥20,000

27

Mr. T in Himeji

¥10,000

28

Mr. T in Himeji

¥3,000

29

Mr. NMT in Hikone

¥10,000

30

Mr. ĐBĐ in Hikone

¥5,000

31

Mr. T in Hikone

¥3,000

32

Ms. T in Kanagawa

¥30,000

33

Kanagawa TN group

¥130,000

34

NTĐD group

¥50,000

35

NST

¥5,000

36

Mr. BVH

¥5,000

37

Mr. SL

¥50,000

38

Ms. M

¥10,000

39

Mr. NNP

¥10,000

40

Ms. NHMU

¥1,000

41

Mr. Uchida Kaku

¥10,000

42

Mr. Joseft Nhiem

¥10,000

43

Mr. TDP

¥10,000

Total

¥974,000

4. Closing words

        Together with this report on five rounds of community emergency relief, the Vietnamese Association in Japan once again extends its sincere thanks to all compatriots who contributed so meaningfully to this work. We hope to continue counting on your understanding and partnership in our future activities.