Charity in memory of British tourist to support needy children in Vietnam

Aiden’s girlfriend Bluebell Baughan has set up a charity in the name of Aiden Webb, who died climbing Fansipan mountain in Vietnam - the highest peak of Indochina in 2016. Aiden plunged to his death after slipping down a

Aiden’s girlfriend Bluebell Baughan has set up a charity in the name of Aiden Webb, who died climbing Fansipan mountain in Vietnam - the highest peak of Indochina in 2016. Aiden plunged to his death after slipping down a steep waterfall.

According to Youcaring.com, Aiden Shaw Webb Ascent (ASWA) aims to help relieve some of the consequences of poverty that the Hmong people residing in Xin Chai village, about 30 kilometers trekking from Sapa town, Vietnam’s northern Lao Cai province endure on a daily basis.

Primarily, Bluebell Baughan hope to raise enough funds to provide payments for the materials and labour required to conduct essential repairs to the school building and the necessary educational equipment they currently lack.

Children of H'mong ethnic group in Lao Cai Province

‘ASWA also aims to be in the position to pay for the provision of public amenities such as the construction of concrete pathways in the place of their current dirt walkways that transform into dangerous gullies during the rainy season’, Aiden’s girlfriend said.