Humanitarian Month 2021 launched in Hanoi
Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Red Cross Association held a ceremony on
May 5 to launch Humanitarian Month 2021, on the occasion of the World Red Cross
and Red Crescent Day (May 8).
With the theme “For a safe community”, the month-long event will feature
practical activities to build a united, healthy, and safe community amid the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Chairman of the association Dao Ngoc Trieu said the event will help
raise public awareness and sense of responsibility about the humanitarian work while
creating a philanthropic emulation campaign among agencies and people from all walks
of life.
He expressed his belief that activities held will help with poverty
reduction and new-style rural development in localities.
On the occasion, the association also presented two houses, each worth
50 million VND (2,100 USD), to two poor households in Hanoi’s outlying
districts of My Duc and Quoc Oai.
The organising board also handed over 20 bicycles and aid to 10 local families
and students in need.
At the launch ceremony, the association received more than 11 billion
VND in donations from its chapters and enterprises, which will be used to
support 7,000-8,000 poor residents, build at least two humanitarian works, and
repair 69 Red Cross houses.
As part of the event, a blood donation drive was also launched in Gia
Lam district.
Piloted from 2018 to 2020, activities during the month have benefited
more than 153,000 people and cost around 53 billion VND./.