Nhập mô tả cho ảnh HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society launchedthe Humanitarian Month, themed Humanity – From awareness to action, in the cityon May 5 to inspire people’s kindness and sympathy and encourage them to giveto charity.
The month-long campaign will run to May 31 as part of activities tomark the Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (May 8) – Everywhere for everyone.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice President of Vietnam Red CrossSociety (VRCS) Tran Thi Hong An urged the HCM City Red Cross Society to promotehumanitarian values and the movement of good deeds, and provide effectivehumanitarian support for disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the community.
With about 4 million volunteers all over the country, the VRCS has beenharvesting significant achievements for their cause, said Gianni Volpin, Headof Mission in Vietnam at the International Committee of the Red Cross. Hementioned the movement to send Tet gifts to the poor and Agent Orange victimsas a highlight of the VRCS’s activities.
The movement was initiated in 1999, aiming to bring a warmer Tet, theVietnamese traditional New Year, to poor people. It has been maintained andfurther expanded today.
Volpin also said that the VRCS is a leader in the country’s blooddonation campaigns who has supported the establishment of blood banks and blooddonation clubs. This effort has helped enhance the sense of responsibilityamong individuals and the entire society for blood donation, he noted.
At the event, a total of 42 billion VND was raised while a charitytexting campaign was also launched to raise funds to support livelihood, production development, free medicalcheckup and medicine for impoverished fishermen.
Each message of BD sent to 1407 willcontribute 20,000 VND (0.85 USD) to the fund. The campaign will run until June26, 2018.
Last week, the Humanitarian Month was kicked off in Hanoi. During theopening ceremony, representatives ofthe U23 national football team donated 700 million VND (31,100 USD) through theVietnam Red Cross to help AO victims and children with fatal diseases inVietnam.
The Hanoi Red Cross Society also donated moneyto help two poor families building houses, handed over cows to three others andpresented bicycles to 20 poor students with outstanding study results in thecapital city.
VNRC has mobilised 557 billion VND (24.75million USD) to support nearly 5.2 million poor families and Agent Orangevictims over the past decade.-VNA
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