Cham ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are celebrating the Royal Festival after concluding their Ramadan month of fasting.

During the ten-day festival, Cham people hold parties, visit their relatives and attend recreational activities.

According to the Head of the Representative Board of the Islamic Cham Community, Musahaji, during the Ramadan 2010, Cham ethnic people in An Giang raised over 1 billion VND for social and charitable activities.

The Cham community in An Giang province was formed over 20 years ago.

There are 3,052 Cham households with 14,784 people, accounting for 0.66 percent of the province’s population, living in nine hamlets in the four districts of Chau Thanh, Chau Phu, Phu Tan and An Phu and Tan Chau Town .

Over the past years, the State has invested in transport infrastructure, education, and vocational training in the Cham area.

In 2010, An Giang province has spent over 5 billion VND sourced from the government’s Programmes 134 and 135 to open vocational training classes, build 10 transport works and upgrade schools for local Cham people./.