Bridge Building Program

Makeshift and highly hazardous bridges in villages in poor villages are being replaced with engineer-design concrete bridges suitable for pedestrian and vehicular traffic thanks to Vietnam Foundation’s successful bridge building program. We partner up with local charities and pro-bono bridge design engineers to deliver a continuing program of bridge building which helps connect communities, and vastly improve safety and accessibility for all.

Kênh Cùng Bridge, Long Mỹ District, Hậu Giang Province

Crossing the old Kênh Cùng “bridge” was a daily hazard and a tragedy waiting to happen.
School children running the daily gauntlet just to attend school on the other side of the river
The new 5-tonne, 30 m concrete bridge, opened in 01/2019, has transformed the life of local villagers…
… as well as connecting communities and stimulating local commerce.

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Xà Phiên Bridge, Hậu Giang Province

Old Xà Phiên bridge, long overdue for demolition
This school child no longer had to endure the hazardous daily crossing of the old bridge
Pro-bono design by experienced local bridge engineer
The new concrete 5-tonne bridge
Local children and villagers celebrating the opening of the new Xà Phiên bridge in 2018