From donating 300 PPE mask to hospitals to A bridge of assist connecting 170 smiling faces those a success Black Belt campaigns have impressed our Spouse & Distributor communities around the globe.

Proceeding the momentum, right here we’re with but every other philanthropic initiative—”Black Belt Certification for a Reason why”—a one-of-a-kind marketing campaign that addresses no longer simplest Cisco Vietnam’s trade objectives but additionally caters to the essence of giving again to society.

In April 2023, the Cisco Vietnam DPSE workforce collaborated with vendors M.Tech, Synnex, and TechData, in conjunction with Cisco Black Belt to release the “Black Belt Certification for a Reason why” marketing campaign. 11 instructor-led classes have been performed via DPSEs throughout 3 other places inside Vietnam, with the function of coaching Spouse engineers throughout Cisco applied sciences via leveraging the Cisco Black Belt studying plans. To conclude the marketing campaign with a giving again process, an leading edge crowd investment style was once experimented with to assist the far off Aur Lang village.

Due to the 65 contributors and charitable contributions of our collaborating vendors, “Black Belt Certification for a Reason why” no longer simplest ended in 202 new Black Belt certifications, however 22 million VND ($950 USD) being raised. The workforce’s goal function for brand spanking new certifications was once 120 and price range raised was once $600 USD, making the marketing campaign a good fortune from a trade standpoint. However what made the marketing campaign really a success was once what the workforce was once in a position to do with the price range that have been raised.

The DPSE Vietnam workforce selected to center of attention their give-back efforts at the Aur Lang village. The village has 23 households with a complete inhabitants of about 100 folks, together with round 45 school-age kids. Situated deep within the jungle of the Tay Giang Mountains, from Nationwide Freeway 14 it takes about 6 hours to stroll to the village, going via 14km of trails with 8 hills and greater than 10 streams and will simplest be accessed via foot. Because of geographical distance, the folks of Aur Lang village principally continue to exist self-sufficiency, develop upland rice, fish in streams, and lift a couple of wild boars. Infrequently they get wild honey and Ganoderma mushrooms and convey them right down to the city Prao, which is ready 25km from the village, to replace for cash or important meals. Folks listed below are missing in electrical energy, well being care, training (the varsity is simply too a ways clear of the village, so the kids will have to steer clear of their folks, going to the city to stick and coming again to their house throughout the summer time) or even communique (no mobile phone sign).

The DPSE Vietnam workforce used the price range donated via the collaborating vendors to shop for vegetable seeds; foot fungus drugs for folks operating within the fields; deworming drugs for kids; comedian books; some goodies; garments; and a few game apparatus corresponding to footballs, volleyballs, and badminton rackets for the kids to have a laugh in the summertime. Every family was once additionally supported with money (500k VND/family) in order that they are able to actively purchase some breeding inventory to develop them up, or spend on important bills for his or her circle of relatives. Along with the above presents, the workforce additionally gave the village a small competition with grilled red meat and a pot of red meat porridge stewed with pumpkin.

“The villagers are more than pleased and excited after they were given the strengthen from Cisco. Vegetable seeds, drugs are issues that the villagers desperately want. The consultant of the village will strengthen the folks to shop for breeding inventory to beef up their lives. The villagers want to sincerely thank the corporate, the implementation workforce, and need the corporate extra good fortune, to assist extra communities like our village.”

—Mr. A Ting Del, head of the village, represented the villagers to specific his emotion and gratitude to the workforce and Cisco Vietnam

The 3-day weekend within the Aur Lang village was once a memorable enjoy for the workforce. Staying clear of computer systems, telephones, social networks, enjoying with the kids, cooking with the villagers, bringing pleasure to the folks—we felt energized to go back to our busy lives within the town.

There may be not anything higher for us as a company to assist our ecosystem Companions of their trade whilst giving again to society which makes the Black Belt for a Reason why/Reason initiative a real Win-Win!

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