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Foreign-funded projects benefit poor people in Thua Thien-Hue

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.
Foreign-funded projects benefit poor people in Thua Thien-Hue ảnh 1 Giving free check-ups to people in Thua Thien - Hue (Source: https://www.facebook.com/T.Compassion.Flower/)

ThuaThien - Hue (VNA) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August8 and 9 received many projects funded by foreign organisations to support disadvantaged people and poor student in the locality.

The Compassion Flower (TCF) of the US provided an aid package worth over 1.82 billionVND (78,351 USD) to help improve the quality of the living conditions of the beneficiaries.

The funding will focus on providing public health care services, scholarshipsto poor students and activities to protect the environment.

Meanwhile, the Aid To Children Without Parent (ACWP) organisation of theUS provided a non-refundable aid worth 31,710 USD to support orphans anddisadvantaged children.

The project’s activities include giving free check-ups to about over 1,000locals, providing hepatitis Bvaccination to 300 primaryschools and orthopedic surgeries to 15 disabled students; granting scholarshipsto 70 students, and supporting universal primary education for 260 otherpupils.

The Giving It Back To Kids (GIBTK) organisation of the US through the provincial Associationfor Disabled and Orphanage provided 678 new wheelchairs worth over 37,317 USDfor poor disabled people in the locality.

Another 90-million-VND aid project for the locality was funded by Phuc’s Fond ofNorway. It benefits disadvantaged households in A Ngo commune of A Luoidistrict, Thuy Bang commune in Huong Thuy district and those in Phu Loc and NamDong districts.-VNA


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