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Over 11 billion VND donated for COVID-19-impacted children

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children on October 21 received more than 11 billion VND (483,727 USD) from different donors in aid of children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 11 billion VND donated for COVID-19-impacted children ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The National Fund for VietnameseChildren on October 21 received more than 11 billion VND (483,727 USD) fromdifferent donors in aid of children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of the donations, 10 billion VND came from the Vietnam DairyProducts Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), 550 million VND from Vinanutrifood, 637 million VND from AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Co. Ltd,and 100 million VND from the Foreign Ministry’s trade union.

On the occasion, Vinamilk also presented 1 million glasses of milk to disadvantaged children, to be delivered through the “Stand Tall Vietnam Milk Fund.”

At the hand-over ceremony, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha lauded the companies for their valuable assistance for disadvantaged children inmany years, particularly during the pandemic.

Ha said she will direct the fund’s implementation of relatedsupport programmes to be timely, publicly, and transparently.

Children are among the hardest hit victims of the pandemic. Statistics showed that COVID-19 has made 2,352 childrenorphans, mostly in Ho Chi Minh City (1,584) and southern localities such asBinh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, and An Giang.

The fund has so far provided 7.78 billion VND (342,572 USD) tochildren orphaned by COVID-19 and offered aid of over 7 billion VND 308,263USD) in cash and kind to 12,800 others affected by the pandemic./.
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