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Houses presented to disadvantaged families in Soc Trang

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang and the provincial Lottery Company on November 16 presented 167 houses to poor and near-poor families.
Houses presented to disadvantaged families in Soc Trang ảnh 1At the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Soc Trang (VNA) – TheVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang andthe provincial Lottery Company on November 16 presented 167 houses to poor andnear-poor families.

Each family also received an aid of30 million VND (1,320 USD) and a gift set worth 500,000 VND.

At the ceremony, Duong Sa Kha, Chairmanof the provincial VFF, said that the houses were built with 5 billion VND (220,130USD) sponsored by the Soc Trang Lottery Company along with the contributions oflocal authorities and those families. 

Since 2015, the Soc Trang LotteryCompany has raised more than 15 billion VND (660,390 USD) to build 667 housesfor disadvantaged families across the locality.-VNA

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