Keyword: "disadvantaged people"

A total of 15,456 households, comprising 58,540 individuals, received rice aid during this period. Each individual was allocated 15kg of rice.

Representatives from the Ministry of Public Security on April 12 handed over funding to the southern province of Tra Vinh to build 1,290 houses for local poor and near-poor families.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on February 4 visited and gave gifts to 400 policy beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households, and workers living in difficult circumstances in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

State President Vo Van Thuong extended warm Tet greetings to disadvantaged people and workers with difficulties while attending the “Tet sum vay – Xuan tri an” (Tet reunion – Spring gratitude) programme in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc city on February 2 (the Kitchen God Day- 23rd day of the 12th lunar month).

A programme to make chung (square, glutinous rice cake) for disadvantaged people will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on January 30 on the outskirts of Hanoi, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association (SVFA) in coordination with the Vietnamese community in Switzerland held Solidarity Day 2023 in Zurich on December 3 to strengthen solidarity and mutual support between people of the two countries for peace and friendship among nations in the world.

Sen Vang (Golden Lotus), a Vietnamese charity foundation in Berlin, has provided support for many disadvantaged people in Vietnam, Germany, Europe and Africa since it was set up in 2014.

About 18.8 million disadvantaged people have received support from the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) in 2022 with a total funding of 4.7 trillion VND (over 198 million USD), heard a conference in Hanoi on December 21.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on October 20 handed over 3,000 EUR (nearly 3,000 USD) in donations to Maria Richter, director of a centre supporting the homeless and disadvantaged people in Lichtenberg district of Berlin.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Honorary President of the 10th-tenure Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC), on August 29 met with 80 delegates representing nearly 500 participants in the 11th VRC National Congress for the 2022 - 2027 tenure.

People with disabilities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An were presented with 204 wheelchairs worth over 1 billion VND (43,100 USD) by the Consulate General of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with 4 Oranges Co. Ltd on May 25.

The non-profit organisation Food Bank Vietnam has set up a warehouse in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai will earmark over 30.8 billion VND (over 1.35 million USD) sourced from the local relief fund to support households affected by floods in 2021, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces have allocated big budgets to provide aid for disadvantaged people and factory workers ahead of the upcoming Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year holiday.

A series of six minimarts was opened in Phu Nhuan, Go Vap, Tan Binh, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi districts in Ho Chi Minh City to provide necessities at a price of zero dong for disadvantaged people to welcome the Lunar New Year 2022.

Episode 3 of a music performance programme themed “Sing for life, Sing for love” will be broadcast on virtual platforms at 8:10 pm on August 26 with the participation of artists from northern and southern locations, to raise funds for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’s Central Committee has launched a campaign to assist disadvantaged people who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and frontline forces in the fight against the COVID-19.

A “Rice ATM” using artificial intelligence (AI) technology was set up in Da Nang on August 18 to help those facing difficulties due to social distancing measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the central city.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 18 called on Vietnamese people, firms and agencies both at home and overseas to continue providing relief for disadvantaged people living in far-flung islands and areas as well as those affected by natural disasters and Agent Orange/dioxin.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 8 and 9 received many projects funded by foreign organisations to support disadvantaged people and poor student in the locality.