The UEFA, which oversees European football, has a children’s foundation, while the Blue Dragon is a Hanoi-based charity that has been helping children in crises from 2003.

The foundations have come together to help children in tough circumstances in Vietnam who are extremely vulnerable to abuse, including human trafficking.

Children in Hue in central Vietnam warm up for a football lesson hosted by Blue Dragon Children's Foundation.

The streets of Hanoi, for instance, are home to many children from across the country who get here to find work or flee family problems like violence, drug abuse and poverty.

The two foundations are encouraging children to play football, aiming not only to promote a healthier lifestyle combined with learning, but also to break the cycle of leaving home at a young age and entering the labor market.

This project will provide access to sports and recreational activities for 1,585 disadvantaged children in three localities in Vietnam.

They will all have the chance to improve their physical fitness, while also developing life and work skills which will improve their employability, thus providing themselves a pathway to escape poverty.

Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA and head of the board of the UEFA’s Foundation for Children, said football can greatly benefit society. In the five years since the foundation was set up, about one million children have benefited from its activities worldwide, while it has provided support for projects in 100 countries on all five continents, he said.

Since the start of this year, the UEFA Foundation for Children, which celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 24, has been implementing a project to use sports as a catalyst for change.

Hiep Hoa: A family donates over 100 million VND to build children’s playground

(BGO) – According to Le Van Quy, Head of An Thong village, Thang town, Hiep Hoa district (Bac Giang province), Nguyen Duc Chinh, a villager on March 11 donated more than 100 million VND (4,300 USD) to build free playground for the local children.

Officials present Tet gifts to poor people, disadvantaged children

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on January 12 visited and presented gifts to ethnic minority and needy households in the central province of Quang Tri ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Each page per day for children

(BGO) – To widespread the reading culture in the community, many young families in Bac Giang province have introduced the book to their children in early childhood, which help the kids avoid the electronic devices, form healthy habit to practice the mind and actively support the study. 

Over 4.5 billion VND raised to support children with heart diseases

More than 4.5 billion VND (193,826 USD) was raised for poor children with heart diseases through a text message campaign carried out by the Vietnam Television (VTV) and the National Humanitarian Portal 1400 from November 1 to December 30, 2019.

Place brings hope to autistic children

(BGO) - The intervention area for treating child autism and underdevelopment at the Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital was established in December 2018.

Source: VnExpress