Alumni Entrepreneurs Drive Sustainable Development with Innovative Businesses

Alumna’s business makes a profound impact on the lives of Vietnamese workers with disabilities while championing sustainability!

After graduating in 2009, Nguyen Tran Van Thuy, an alumna of the RMIT Design (Multimedia System) program, moved to London to study and set up her first business. During her course of running a business in London, she saw some Vietnamese fleeing their home country and losing their lives for failed promises, she yearned to do something for a better Vietnam. Hence, she decided to go back to Saigon and start Bobi Craft, which is now the market leader in exporting and distributing premium hand-crocheted children’s toys and accessories using eco-friendly materials. With a great care about sustainability, Ms. Thuy has not only implemented policies but also help protect the environment and support disadvantaged people. 

Target impacts: 

Provide equal working opportunities for everyone with 40% of housewives & elders, and 20% of disabled people in the workforce.   Only use decomposable materials such as wool, organic cotton, acrylic yarn, etc.  Produce all baby toys that comply with European EN71 safety standards.

Until now, Bobi Craft has developed five factories in Ninh Binh, Dalat, Vung Tau, HCMC and successfully expanded to international markets such as US, UK, Singapore, Netherlands. With the current growth, Bobi Craft is promising to enhance equal job opportunities for people with special needs in Vietnam and promote the development potential of green businesses.

View the business here: https://www.bobicraftglobal.com/ 

Alumna’s initiative secures a better education for disadvantaged ethnic children in Dak Rong, Gia Lai.

After graduating from the RMIT Commerce program in 2009, Tran Nguyen Ngoc Nhan started her career in HR roles and was soon aware of the importance of education in helping young students change their future. She founded the I AM IN Foundation, intending to recreate a sustainable ecosystem for students and teachers in the mountainous area.

The current project: “Vuon rau xanh-cho em them chat” at Dak Rong Primary Boarding School aims to improve their daily meal by creating more organic vegetable gardens and pigsties inside the boarding school campus. Since, right now, With the limited funding that they receive, each meal of pupil costs only around 0.15 USD and is composed of some rice, a bit of vegetable, and fried eggs. It is by no means sufficient for children at that age who need much more nutrition to support their growth and learning activities. 

Target impacts: 

Organic farming: Additional 120 gr of vegetable and 2 eggs for each child/week, over many years  Pig raising: Additional 150 grams of meat for each child/week, with remaining meat for sale and self-fund next cycles of baby pigs again and again  Ensure the water supply in the dry season by drilling the water well  Educate organic farming methods for children and local farmers  Help to protect the environment (by opting for organic farming method)

There are also other meaningful projects at I AM IN Foundations that are contributing to sustainable development for mountainous children, such as selling Tay Nguyen’s musical instruments, building bridges, etc.

View her projects here: https://iaminfoundation.wixsite.com/iamin-foundation

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