City walk raises 6.13 billion VND for poor
More than 6.13 billion VND was raised
during a charity walk in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 15 to support local
poor residents.
More than 6.13 billion VND was raised
during a charity walk in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 15 to support local
poor residents.
The event, held in response to the “Month for the Poor” launched by the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, drew the participation of approximately 10,000 people from all walks of life.
The sum will be used to build houses and provide set-up-shop capital for poor households and social policy beneficiaries in the city’s 20 poorest wards and communes.
During last year’s event, participants contributed over 6.2 billion VND and 1,000 USD.
In the first nine months of 2009, the municipal Fund for the Poor collected almost 7 billion VND granted by agencies, establishments, organisations, businesses and individuals./.
The event, held in response to the “Month for the Poor” launched by the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, drew the participation of approximately 10,000 people from all walks of life.
The sum will be used to build houses and provide set-up-shop capital for poor households and social policy beneficiaries in the city’s 20 poorest wards and communes.
During last year’s event, participants contributed over 6.2 billion VND and 1,000 USD.
In the first nine months of 2009, the municipal Fund for the Poor collected almost 7 billion VND granted by agencies, establishments, organisations, businesses and individuals./.
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