Vice President presents gifts to disabled women in Laos
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung handed over gifts from Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan to t he Lao Disabled Women ’s Development Centre in the Lao capital city of Vientiane.
Scene at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung handed over gifts from Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan to the Lao Disabled Women ’s Development Centre in the Lao capital city of Vientiane at a ceremony on November 24.
The gifts worth around 9,000 USD include 12 sewing machines and office furniture items.
The Ambassador said he hopes the centre will expand its operation so that more and more disadvantaged women will receive vocational training and live a better life.
Lao Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khamkeo Chanboun Khounsay thanked the Vietnamese Vice President for the gifts, saying that those items are useful for the centre.-VNA
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