The document giving habitat and sanitation development in the Vietnamese city was carried out by Habitat for Humanity Vietnam. According to the US-based Center for Housing Policy “Well-constructed, maintained and managed affordable housing can help families address or escape housing-related health hazards (e.g., lead poisoning and asthma) that adversely impact learning”. Due to Viet Nam’s geography and environmental factors, the health hazards related to poor housing, especially in rural areas, can include drowning due to proximity to dangerous waterways and water-borne illnesses due to inadequate water and sanitation practices. Moreover, one needs not conduct extensive research to realize the extent to which constant flooding, dampness and lack of sufficient lighting can negatively impact a child study routine. Habitat’s home partners often report improvements in their children’s academic performance following a new home-build or housing improvements and/or renovations.
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