All NTT Workers Union's Volunteer group visited Vietnam again!!!
To plant trees, construct toilets and for cultural exchange!

The site is Kim Boi district located three hours drive from Hanoi. Ethnic minorty called "Muong" is living there.
Most of the population in Kim Boi is living by growing rice.

We visited the primary school in Du Sang commune and held a Japanese style sports day.
On this day, more than 200 children came to attend the sports day.

What we did were, "passing the big ball" "2 peole with 3 legs" etc... Children were so happy since they did not have such event in Kim Boi district. Japanese sports day was a great cultural experience for both of us.

After the sports day, we all walked around to pick up the plastic garbage. People in Kim Boi did not have habit to pick up garbage, so first impression was "Foreign people is doing some thing strange." But after they know that was for cleaning the area, people started to say "we can do this at home, too."

The trees KEO which NTT Workers Union planted in 2003 grew to 160cm. Although the fruit trees did not grow as big as KEO since they did not get enough rain in 2004.

Thirty to fourty local villagers attended the tree planting with the Japanese group. By progressing the plantation together, we were able to plant 600 trees in half a day.

↑↑↑"Fo" is very famous Vietnamese food which we ate for breakfast. The photo is "Fo Bo (Beef Fo)".
The right photo is school materials and Japanese traditional doll which NTT Workers Union prepared for the primary schools.↑↑↑

Volleyball is very popular in Kim Boi. We held 2 games, Vietnam vs Japan!
The result of the game... Unfortunatly Vietnamese team won 2 games. They are looking forward to win next year!

The Kim Boi people welcome us by cooking "TickCho". That is dog meat...
The participant's comments were pros and cons. "Wow! Let me try!" or "No... I can't."

Fifteen participants stayed in two houses. One night home stay in Vietnamese traditional house, get the water from the well, use the detached toilet. We experienced the Moung people's real life.

We construced two toilets in primary school of Trung Tien commune. Children used to did their business out side in insanitary condition, but now more than 200 children can use this toilet.

Women participants tought Japanese song called "Under the cestnut tree" in the kindergarten.
We translated in Vietnamese for the kindergarten teacher.

↑This is very popular view in Halong Bay. Women and baby is rowing around the bay to sell fruits.

Thank you very much for All NTT Workers Union for the life remembering memory!