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24 The SPiCE Magazine • January 2019
TECHNOLOGY WITH A HEART
Sharing the gift of giving and eco responsibility
By Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hải – Site Director, Vietnam
CSR Day is a highly anticipated annual event for
SPi Global Vietnam. This year, the team conducted
half and full-day activities in three locations, which
not only involved as many employees as possible
without impacting production and budget
constraints, but were also meaningful and
valuable for poor children in remote areas.
Donations for the benefit of selected locales were
collected during a two-week preparation for the games, motion games, and a candy party for all
CSR Day 2018 event. Employees were excited to 600 students of both schools. The team spent the
register in their preferred groups. whole day teaching and playing with children.
A total of 200 gifts, including notebooks, pencils,
The first activity, the District Environmental Clean and crayons, were given to the children during
Up, is a regular event done every year. The team the games.
participated in cleaning up the crowded main
streets surrounding the office. Because it was The schools’ directors, faculty, and students were
only a half-day activity, the cleanup did not affect very happy and appreciative of the time and gifts
production and required minimal tools and cost. that SPi Global shared with them. The school
Many passengers were impressed with the said directors even called the following week to
rehabilitation efforts, with some even stopping to personally thank our Team Leader.
ask employees about the company’s campaign.
All of us were excited and overwhelmed by the
One hundred fifty employees traveled more than children’s gratitude. We were also touched by the
200 kilometers to the Cam Khe District – the most spirit of the community, and the teachers’ will to
indigent area in Phu Tho province - for our second overcome obstacles in teaching children in the
and third activities. In both areas, the team shared highlands. While the help we extended may not
“infinIT” gifts to two primary schools: Nguyen be that lavish, as a representative of SPi Global,
Khac Nghien Primary School and Yen Duong I hope that through it, students can achieve
Primary School. great dreams and have a brighter future.
SPi Global Vietnam provided a set of speakers to In a post-event weekly meeting, the team shared
each of the beneficiary schools, while a total of experiences and stories. Although employees were
ten students with exemplary marks received one tired after a long and bumpy journey, everyone said
bicycle each. they felt very happy, fulfilled, and proud to have
had the chance to participate.
In both sites, employees of SPi Global Vietnam
conducted a number of meaningful activities: In- All in all, CSR Day 2018 was a successful and
troduction to basic IT knowledge, basic computer meaningful day for all involved, and we thank our
knowledge based on award-winning puzzle employees for their compassion and support.
