Art performance programmes to honour the disabled

An art performance programme was held in Hanoi on April 18 to encourage the people with disabilities who do their best to overcome their difficulties in life.
An art performance programme was held in Hanoi on April 18 toencourage the people with disabilities who do their best to overcometheir difficulties in life.

The “Hearts are not disabled”programme, part of activities to mark Vietnam Day for People withDisabilities (April 18), also called for more joint efforts in helpingthe disabled improve their livelihoods and integrate into the community.

Addressingthe event, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hailed efforts by thedisabled nationwide to gain achievements in economics, politics andsociety while thanking associations of the disabled and domestic andforeign donors for their practical actions for the Vietnamese peoplewith disabilities over the past 35 years since the Day was launched

JoakimParker, Director of the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), highlighted that the US wishes to continue itscooperation with Vietnam to provide support for the disabled.

He said that the Agency has collaborated with social organisations toback programmes on medical services, education and jobs for the peoplewith disabilities.

At the event, the organising board presentedgifts to 20 outstanding disabled people and certificate of merits toindividuals and organisations with contributions to providing vocationaltraining for the disabled in recent years.

Earlier in Ho ChiMinh City on April 17, a donation worth 16 billion VND (1.2 million USD)was raised to efforts on caring the disabled and orphans through the12th charity art programme “One Heart- One World”.

The annualevent aims to honour donors and disabled people and orphans who overcametheir difficulties in life nationwide as well as connecting individualsand organisations towards supporting the groups.-VNA

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