Last updated June 2021 | Words by Vietnam Coracle

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Vietnam is currently facing a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections that has been by far the worst outbreak since the pandemic began here in January, 2020. Indeed, more than half of all Vietnam’s COVID-19 cases have been recorded in just the last month (May, 2021). Much of the nation is back in lock-down and, unlike most Western nations, Vietnam has yet to procure large numbers of vaccine doses, nor is a national vaccine program even close to being rolled out. Despite this, Vietnam has done a spectacular job in containing COVID-19 so far. At the time of latest update (6 June, 2021), there were only 8,364 reported cases nationwide, and 51 deaths. This is an extraordinary effort for a country of nearly 100 million people. But, if Vietnam is to continue its successful pandemic response, the country requires your support. One way to help Vietnam fight the virus is to donate to both the Vaccine Fund and the general pandemic relief effort. If, like me, you’re an expatriate living in Vietnam, or if this country has special significance for you (perhaps through travel, family, friends, food), or if you’re a Vietnamese citizen who wants to contribute to their nation’s fight against the virus, please consider making a donation via one of the official channels listed below. 

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VIETNAM VS COVID-19: HOW TO DONATE

The financial costs of an effective fight against the COVID-19 virus and the acquisition of the vaccination against it are huge. Above all, Vietnam needs to maintain its medical and quarantine facilities and obtain many millions of vaccine doses. There are tens of thousands of people involved in this effort, many of whom do so at great personal and financial cost. Your donations, no matter how big or small, will make a difference: even a dollar enables the purchase of dozens of face masks. Below, I’ve compiled a list of ways to donate, including any relevant links.

*Please note: I do not claim to be an authority on either COVID-19 or the efforts to contain it, nor do I have any affiliation with the government or any of the institutions through which you can make a donation. But I, like everyone I know, have felt the affects of the outbreak and I, like everyone I know, have been impressed by the way Vietnam has dealt with it so far. If you have any more information about how to donate to Vietnam’s COVID-19 relief effort, please write in the comments section at the bottom of this page. Thank you

WAYS TO DONATE:

• Vaccine Fund Donation (by text message)

• Vaccine Fund Donation (by bank transfer)

• Fatherland Front Covid-19 Relief Donation

• By Cash, Mail or In Person

• Other Ways to Donate

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Vaccine Fund Donation (by text message)

By far the easiest, fastest, most direct way to donate to Vietnam’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fund is by text message. This method only works within Vietnam, and only for people with a Vietnamese SIM card. It is set up by the government’s Vietnam Fatherland Front and takes your pledged donation directly from your phone’s account (remember that you must have enough money on your phone in order to make the donation). The process is simple and quick, and is the preferred way to donate relatively small amounts (1,000vnđ-2,000,000vnđ [$0.50-$85]) for people within Vietnam. Follow the directions below:

→ on your phone, go to messaging

→ compose new message

→ enter recipient number: 1408

→ enter message text: Covid NK (NOTE: the letter ‘N’ is equal to any number; K is equal to 1,000vnd: thus, if you want to donate 50,000vnd, enter message Covid 50K; if 100,000vnd, enter message Covid 100K; if 1,000,000vnd, enter message Covid 1000K; if 2,000,000vnd, enter message Covid 2000K) 

→ press send message

→ you will receive a reply in Vietnamese confirming the amount of your donation and thanking you for your support in the fight against COVID-19 and procuring the vaccine.

*If you’d like to know more about the text message donation method, please read this page in Vietnamese or translate it into your preferred language.

‘Quarantine Area’ a sign seals off a Vietnamese street while authorities inspect it

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Vaccine Fund Donation (by bank transfer)

Newly introduced by the Vietnamese government in June, 2021, this donation method allows you to make bank transfers from domestic or international accounts in VND, USD, or EUR. The sole purpose of the Vaccine Fund Donation to speed up the necessary acquisition of the many millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccinations that Vietnam so badly needs. There are two bank options. See the details below of go to this page:

  • BANK OPTION 1:

Account Name: COVID-19 Vaccine Fund

Account Number:

• VND: 3761.0.9098866.91999
• USD: 3761.0.9098869.91999
• EUR: 3761.0.9098786.91999

Bank Name: State Treasury Exchange

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  • BANK OPTION 2:

Account Name: COVID-19 Vaccine Fund

Account Number:

• VND: 21110009116868
• USD: 21110371116868
• EUR: 21110142996868

Bank Name: Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Hanoi branch

This image of exhausted medical workers sleeping in the open on reed mats went viral on social media

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Fatherland Front Covid-19 Relief Donation:

This donation method, via the government’s Vietnam Fatherland Front, has been open since the nation’s pandemic response began, back in the early months of 2020. Donations can be made via direct bank transfer. The process should be a relatively easy process for anyone with a local Vietnamese bank account. However, if you’re making a donation via bank transfer from abroad, you’d need the IBAN number or BIC code for the bank. (Please see the comments at the bottom of this page for other people’s advice about donating via this method.) If you have a Vietnamese bank account, these are the details you need:

Account Name: Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam (Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front)

Account Number: 1483201009159

Bank Name: Ngân hàng Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn Việt Nam, chi nhánh Thủ độ (Agribank)

Even small donations can enable the purchase of medical supplies, such as face masks & eye protection

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Donate by Cash, Mail or In Person:

Another way to donate via the Vietnam Fatherland Front is by cash (or necessary physical supplies) through mail or in person. To do this, contact the government office below:

Division & Office: Phòng Kế hoạch – Tài chính (109, 111), Văn phòng Cơ quan Ủy ban Trung ương MTTQ Việt Nam (Division of Planning – Finance [109, 111]; Office of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front)

Address: 46 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi

Phone: 0243 8256 326 | 0243 8256 536

Contact: Ms. Đinh Thị Thúy Ngân, Trưởng phòng Kế hoạch – Tài chính (Head of Planning-Finance Department): 0904 321 618

‘To stay home is to love your country!’ a poster invokes the wartime spirit in order to fight COVID-19

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Other Ways to Donate:

Apart for the official government channels outlined above, there are surely many other donation methods to aid Vietnam’s pandemic response, as well as other practical ways to help the nation stop the spread of COVID-19. If you have any suggestions, please comment below. Thank you

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