In the wake of November’s devastating floods, Karma Cares returned to the riverlands of Central Vietnam—places where the Thu Bồn swells into people’s lives with unforgiving force. On Sunday 9 November 2025, our Vietnam team travelled to the outskirts of Hoi An, seeking out communities still waiting for help to arrive. What they found was both sobering and inspiring: homes gutted by water, livelihoods washed thin, yet families meeting hardship with quiet resilience.
Led by Community Relations Specialist Hong Truong, the team identified 30 severely affected households in Binh Dao, an area that had slipped through the cracks of official relief. Here, the needs were strikingly simple—clean water, food staples, dry bedding, basic supplies—yet they meant the difference between uncertainty and stability. Karma Cares moved quickly to deliver essentials and comfort, but also something harder to quantify: the reassurance that these families had not been forgotten.
In moments like this, the strength of community reveals itself in gestures both large and small—hands lifting together, sharing what can be spared. Vietnam’s flood season is unforgiving, but its people are not. Their resolve reminds us why compassion must always travel farther than the storm.
