A “Month for the Poor” was launched in Hanoi on October 17, withorganisations and enterprises pledging to donate over 3.4 billion VND(162,000 USD) to the fund for the poor just after the launchingceremony.
Chairman of the Vietnam FatherlandFront’s Central Committee (VFFCC) Nguyen Thien Nhan emphasized thatpoverty reduction is not only an economic issue but also a condition toensure political and social stability and to achieve the United Nation’smillennium goals.
While highlighting the positiveoutcomes of the 14-year charity campaign “Day for the Poor”, the VFFleader cited the statistics of the National Steering Committee forPoverty Reduction, which showed that 7.6 percent of all householdnationwide still lived in poverty at the end of 2013. Therefore,stronger and more efficient assistance is needed to further reduce thepoverty rate in a sustainable manner.
In thefirst nine months of this year, individuals and organisations at homeand abroad donated nearly 2 trillion VND (95.2 million USD) to the fundfor the poor run by VFF and its member organisations.
Thedonations were used to pay for the construction and repair of over11,000 houses for the poor, provide financial assistance to 55,000 poorhouseholds and medical check-ups for 178,000 needy patients.
After 14 years of implementation, the Fund for the Poor has received almost 34 trillion VND (1.6 billion USD) in donations.-VNA
Chairman of the Vietnam FatherlandFront’s Central Committee (VFFCC) Nguyen Thien Nhan emphasized thatpoverty reduction is not only an economic issue but also a condition toensure political and social stability and to achieve the United Nation’smillennium goals.
While highlighting the positiveoutcomes of the 14-year charity campaign “Day for the Poor”, the VFFleader cited the statistics of the National Steering Committee forPoverty Reduction, which showed that 7.6 percent of all householdnationwide still lived in poverty at the end of 2013. Therefore,stronger and more efficient assistance is needed to further reduce thepoverty rate in a sustainable manner.
In thefirst nine months of this year, individuals and organisations at homeand abroad donated nearly 2 trillion VND (95.2 million USD) to the fundfor the poor run by VFF and its member organisations.
Thedonations were used to pay for the construction and repair of over11,000 houses for the poor, provide financial assistance to 55,000 poorhouseholds and medical check-ups for 178,000 needy patients.
After 14 years of implementation, the Fund for the Poor has received almost 34 trillion VND (1.6 billion USD) in donations.-VNA
