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Ha Nam: Over 1 million USD raised for poor people

More than 24 billion VND (1.05 million USD) was raised to help the poor celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival during a programme held in the northern province of Ha Nam on January 21.
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Hanoi (VNA) – More than 24 billion VND (1.05 million USD) was raised to help the poor celebrate the upcoming LunarNew Year (Tet) festival during a programme held in the northern province of HaNam on January 21.

Theevent was organised by the provincial FatherlandFront and the provincial Business Association.

Nearly 9,000 poor households in Ha Nam will receive Tet gifts worth 500,000 VND (22 USD) each. Meanwhile, 10 billion VND (440,000 USD) ofthe amount will be used to build schools.

Speaking at the event, Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Nguyen Dinh Khang highlighted the significance of the programme, andpraised local enterprises and individuals for their generosity.

The programme called for donations from businesses, organisationsand individuals to the locality’s social security programmes, he said.

The same day, more than 200 poor people and those from ethnicminority communities in the southern province of Binh Phuoc were provided withfree health check-ups and medicines during a programme initiated by theprovincial People’s Committee.

On the occasion, Tet gift packages worth 30 million VND (1,320 USD) were also deliveredto these poor residents.-VNA


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