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5,000 join charity walk for AO/dioxin victims in HCM City

A charity walk for Agent Orange/dioxin victims was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12, with 5,000 people taking part.
5,000 join charity walk for AO/dioxin victims in HCM City ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A charity walk for Agent Orange/dioxinvictims was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12,with 5,000 people taking part.

The event was held by the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Associationfor Victims of AgentOrange/Dioxin (VAVA) on the occasion of the Action Month forAO/dioxin victims and the 62nd anniversary of the dioxin disaster inVietnam (August 10).

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Major General TranNgoc Tho, Chairman of the chapter, said since its inception in 2005, thechapter has carried out many charity programmes to mobilise funds tfor AO/dioxin victims.

It raised nearly 8.5 billion VND (356,500 USD) andsupported a total of 8,783 AO victims in the first six months of this year, Thosaid, adding that the city is now home to over 20,000 people infected with andexposed to the toxic chemical. Only over 5,000 of them who joinedthe war and their children are eligible to receive monthly allowances.

On the occasion, the Vietnam Bank forAgriculture and Rural Development presented 20 savings books, each worth 10million VND, to 20 households with AO victims.

Disabled children at Hoa Binh Village and TuDu Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City also received gifts from the organising board./.

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