Charity programme brings joy to ethnic people, children in Son La province

A charity programme, called “Warm winter in Son La", brought health and joy to ethnic people and children in Tan Xuan Commune, Van Ho district, northern Son La province from November 4 to 6.
Charity programme brings joy to ethnic people, children in Son La province ảnh 1A doctor from Dong Do Hospital provides eye checkup for ethnic children in Tan Xuan commune, Van Ho district, northern Son La province. (Photo: the organiser)
Son La (VNS/VNA) - A charity programme, called “Warm winter in SonLa", brought health and joy to ethnic people and children in Tan XuanCommune, Van Ho district, northern Son La province from November 4 to 6.

The programme was jointly implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technologyin collaboration with Dong Do Hospital, youths in Son La province.

During the three-day event, doctors from Dong Do Hospital and volunteersprovided free medical examinations, treatment consultations and medicine to 300villagers and children of all ages in Tan Xuan commune, Van Ho district.

The programme also donated TVs to five schools and provided 100 gifts,including blankets, warm clothes, boots, socks and dental care sets to ethnicand minority students in the commune. It also donated 1,000 Bat Do bambooseedlings and cash gifts to 10 households with difficult circumstances in thearea.

Representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Youth Union alsoorganised a training course to transfer instructions on microbial organiccomposting to local residents.

“The programme aims to give highland children a fuller and warmer winter, andat the same time, transfer agricultural knowledge to ethnic and minority peoplein the area. This is one of our practical activities with deep communitymeaning, spreading the humanistic meaning of good leaves protect torn leaves,”said a representative from Dong Do Hospital./.
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