Aiming to support the community, Mondelez Kinh Do has recently donated used laptops to disadvantaged students through the Pacific Links Foundation. Students who received the donation are those were granted scholarships in the SEEDS (Scholarship to Enhance Education and Develop Skills) program targeting to help 9-grade to graduate students from poor family in the central provinces and GEMS (Girl Empowerment Scholarship) program targeting to support female students and students from the Mekong Delta and South- Central provinces.

The goals of these two scholarship programs are to reduce the number of students quitting school as well as increase the number of students completing high school and entering university. The programs also provide trainings that help students to be equipped with soft skills for future career. Through the donation, Mondelez Kinh Do has helped thousands of students and teachers have more opportunities to access advanced technology, contributing to improving the quality of teaching and learning.

A total of 141 used laptops in good conditions were given in the program, of which 40 were given to IT department at schools under GEMS program. The program also supports female students under the GEMS scholarship who pursuit STEM majors at universities in Ho Chi Minh City and donated 60 laptops to high school students under the SEEDS scholarship coming from the central provinces (from Nghe An to Phu Yen). Separately, 20 laptops were given to PALS's program of "Self-learning computer science”, 10 laptops for the program "Old computers, new knowledge" of the University of Information Technology.

“For many years Mondelez Kinh Do has pioneered in performing social responsibility that brings sustainable values ​​to the community. In today’s era of technology, the use of computers and the internet has become the key to everyone’s self-development as long as the development of the country. Thus, equipping students with modern study facilities such as laptops is essential. We hope that through this practical support, students will have better conditions to access new knowledge. We would like to thank our partner Pacific Links Foundation and school administrators for helping us bring these great values ​​to the community.”, said Mr. Bui Khanh Nguyen, Country Manager, Corporate and Government Affairs, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam.

N.Q.H, a 12th-grade student from Quang Tri province, is one of the students who will receive a computer in this round. He comes from a poor family in Hai Que commune, Hai Lang district with three siblings who also attend school. His parents work as farmers with unstable income. His mother has cancer and cannot work due to poor health. With the support of Pacific Links, he was admitted to a provincial gifted high school, and achieved the third prize in the province's Mathematics competition for excellent students, and encouragement prize in the National Mathematics competition. His dream is to study computer science at Ho Chi Minh City University of Science and Technology. During his high school years, he learned computer skills with a tablet provided by Pacific Links and now he really needs a laptop to study programming and fulfill his dream of passing into the major he wants in the university.

In Vietnam, Mondelez Kinh Do offers market-leading brands such as Cosy biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Solite cakes, Slide potato chips, AFC crackers, OREO cookies, RITZ crackers, LU biscuits, Toblerone chocolate, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Trident gum and many more. With the mission of doing the right things, the company not only empowers Vietnamese consumers to snack right, but also performs the business that contributes good values to the social economy as well as support disadvantaged people through partnership with social enterprises, with positive impact for the people and the planet.

Beside outstanding business achievements after 8 successful years in the Vietnam market, Mondelez Kinh Do is recognized as one of the most sustainable enterprises in Vietnam with significant contribution to community. The company has recently voted as Top 50 outstanding foreign-invested enterprises in green growth and sustainable development in Vietnam at the Golden Dragon Awards 2023; Top 100 sustainable enterprises by VCCI; Top 100 “Best places to work in Vietnam”, Amcham Awards for best practices of social responsibility…in several consecutive years.