Vietnam: new building for the Nguyet Bieu orphanage named after Giancarlo Pedrini

The new structure, promoted by the "Cardinal Lambertini" Rotary Club of Poggio Renatico and financed by the Rotary District 2072, was inaugurated in Vietnam in favour of an orphanage located in one of the less developed provinces of the country. This initiative aims at alleviating the suffering of a small community of orphans housed in a convent of Catholic nuns. On this occasion, the association wanted to contribute to the memory of Giancarlo Pedrini, therefore the structures that the unfortunate children will benefit from have been named after him. Giancarlo, late co-founder and Vice-President of CAE, was a Rotarian and fully embodied the spirit of service that unites all members of the Club, with his generosity and altruism.

The project, to which CAE is proud to have given its support, was born on the initiative of the Rotary Club of Poggio Renatico and led by President Daniele Masetti; it’s financially supported by the Rotary District 2072, with the important contribution of many of Giancarlo’s friends. Among them, Prof. Massimo Sarti, full professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche, a friend of Giancarlo and a great lover of Vietnam, distinguished himself during the implementation of the project directly in the field.

The inauguration ceremony of the new structure was held on 28th June at the orphanage of Nguyet Bieu in Hue, run by 16 Catholic nuns helped by volunteers, with the participation of the Ambassador of Italy to Vietnam, His Excellency Antonio Alessandro. With her touching speech, Vincenza Mendola, wife of Engineer Pedrini, recalled how Giancarlo frequented the country for many years, moved by the desire to personally contribute to the growth of Vietnam and the well-being of its citizens. He was certainly a visionary entrepreneur, but his daily work was also guided by passion and, above all, by generosity.

Moreover, the words of the Vice-President of the Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring of the Central Provinces, Mr. Xe, described a man profoundly committed to the progress of the country and to the mitigation of hydrogeological risk. He was never afraid to get involved with passion and get his hands dirty, acting in the front line on the field together with his co-workers.

CAE, which thanks to the efforts of engineer Pedrini has built a leadership position in the country, was also present in the person of Alessio De Faveri, head of the company's Project Office, who brought his personal message to the ceremony. For the company it was an opportunity to recall, with a brief speech, the lasting results that the efforts of Eng. Pedrini, co-founder and Vice-President until his last day, have generated in and, most importantly, for the country. Many of these results were also obtained thanks to Giancarlo's natural ability to encourage collaboration between companies, Institutions, Development cooperation bodies and Italian universities, giving life to concrete evidence of how much good the "Italian system" can do in the world.

Giancarlo saw the charm of those places and appreciated the friendliness of their people, but he also knew their difficulties and hardness of life, particularly in rural areas. We are sure that the construction of this building to support less fortunate children represents, on one hand, the realization of something that he would have helped to build himself, if he had been alive, and on the other hand a fair tribute to his memory. We conclude this article hoping that the work of the Catholic nuns of the Congregation of the Lovers of the Holy Cross at the orphanage will be a relief for all its little guests and will help them to live a peaceful life and future.


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