Former Vice President Truong My Hoa speaks to overseas Vietnamese in Australia at the event. (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – Former Vice President Truong MyHoa, who is President of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and head of the “Forbeloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club, on July 5 visited Vietnamese Embassy inAustralia and met overseas Vietnamese in the country during her trip to promote humanitarians activities by the fund and the club.
Speaking at the meeting, former Vice President Hoa saidthat after 24 years of operation, the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund has given morethan 125,000 scholarships to students of ethnic minorities, children of navalsoldiers, coast guards, fisheries surveillance officers, border guards, andfishermen, who overcome difficulties and study well across the country.
Hoa shared that in 2012, overseas Vietnamese in Australiawere the first to contribute to a programme to support students in Truong Sa, which was the starting point of a large supporting movement inVietnam and among overseas Vietnamese communities across the world.
In August 2014, the "For beloved Hoang Sa - TruongSa" Club was established to connect people and mobilise resources forHoang Sa and Truong Sa. After nearly 9 years of operation, the club hasattracted 3,692 individual members, and 142 collective members, including 16 chapters in Australia. The club has become a bridge to bring messages of love tothe homeland’s sea and islands.
On the occasion, participants at the meeting donated more than7,000 AUD (4,666 USD) to the scholarship fund and the club./.
