From October 2019 to September 2020, the FFC at all levels and member organization called for donation of over 113 billion VND (4.8 million USD) to the Fund for the Poor, social welfare programme and Covid-19 prevention and control

The view at the meeting.

The donated amount helped repair and build new houses, visit and present Tet gift, support poor and near poor households in production development, present gift to poor students with good academic result, organize humanitarian health examination and support Covid-19 prevention.

As schedule, the Action Month for the Poor in 2020 will take place from October 17 to November 18 with the target to raise 50 billion VND (2.1 million USD) donated to the Fund for the Poor in 2020 and Social Welfare Programme in 2021.

Chairwoman of the provincial Red Cross Society Le Thi Duyen speaks at the meeting.

Concluding the event, FFC Chairman Tran Cong Thang expressed that the impact of Covid-19 pandemic caused several obstacles in business and production to the enterprises, hence the calling for donation encountered certain difficulties. To effectively implement the programme, he urged the active participation from the levels, sectors and local authorities to coordinate with the FFC and member organization to mobilize various resources in the community to care for the poor.

FFC Chairman Tran Cong Thang voices to conclude the meeting.

At the same time, the good implementation method should be widely communicated in fund raising and caring for the poor while closely managing the fund to use properly with right purpose and subjects so as to effectively implement the Campaign “All nation join hand for the poor – No one left behind”.

Poor family with two hospitalized members needs help

(BGO) – Father and son Le Van Luong and Le Van Luan in Trung village, Dong Viet commune, Yen Dung district (Bac Giang province) are in really difficult circumstance and weak health condition who truly need support.

Organization and individuals accompany “Dream on the wings” programme 2020 for poor children

(BGO) – Promoting the achieved result in recent years, Bac Giang provincial Association for Protection of Children’s Rights (PACR), Bac Giang Newspaper and provincial Association of Study Encouragement are joining hands to actively prepare for the 5th “Dream on the wings” Programme in 2020. 

Young man with free bus for poor patients

(BGO) – For nearly one year, Nguyen Tien Vinh (born in 1992) in An Nguyen village, Cuong Son commune (Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province) has realized dozens of journeys to drive the poor patients to Hanoi for health examination and treatment.   

Da Nang: Smart ‘Rice ATM’ launched to support poor people amid Covid-19 outbreak

A smart ‘Rice ATM’ was put into operation in Da Nang City on August 18 as a joint effort from the Da Nang City Red Cross Society, the VBPO Joint Stock Company and other benefactors to distribute free rice to local disadvantaged people whose lives are being affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

Poor girl wishes to stand upright just one time

(BGO) – Though Nguyen Thi Giao was born in 1987 as a normal girl in Cao Thuong town, Tan Yen district, Bac Giang Province, her body was deformed with the crooked back after a serious fever when she was 8 years old. For 25 years, Giao has dreamed of having her health checked to stand upright.

Khoi Nguyen