Over 1,000 people participated in the “Sunwah and Friends Social Services and Creativity Day”, held by Sunwah Foundation, the public services arm of Sunwah Group, in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

Themed “Together We Care”, the programme encouraged people to work with youth and children to carry out social initiatives across the city.

A series of social and cultural activities took place during the event, including an art exhibition showcasing 53 child-produced pieces of artwork and a marketing competition for students designed to foster creativity and innovation.

In addition, the organising board also launched a number of projects to be implemented in 2015, such as sending cards to child patients and providing meals to impoverished patients and their relatives.

Jonathan Choi, Chairman of Sunwah Group, pledged to contribute to Vietnam’s development through fostering cross-sector investment cooperation and providing public and social services.

For his part, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations’ HCM City chapter Le Hung Quoc attributed the city’s socio-economic achievements to the significant role of foreign enterprises such as Sunwah, with numerous practical social programmes.

“Sunwah and Friends Social Services and Creativity Day” offered diversified social activities and set a precedent for the social responsibility of large groups to the locality’s socio-economic development, Quoc added.

Over the past few years, Sunwah, a Hong Kong-based Group, has organised numerous social projects; sponsored educational, arts, and cultural programmes, and provided scholarships for disabled Vietnamese children.-VNA