Hanoi (VNA) – The spouse of Party General Secretary and State President of Vietnam To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, and the spouse of Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Naly Sisoulith, visited Birla Children's Village Hanoi on September 10 as part of the Lao leader’s state visit to Vietnam.
The ladies listened to the village's Director Trinh Thanh Huyen introducing the village, which receives, manages, and nurtures orphans and those with special backgrounds.
Since its establishment over 30 years ago, the facility, which is under the Hanoi Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs, has received and cared for over 500 children in special circumstances. Here, they have conditions to learn and participate in cultural and sports activities, receive career advice, and are helped to seek jobs so as to stabilise their life and re-integrate into the community, according to Huyen.
After touring the village, the two ladies joined children in a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional festival of Vietnam.
On this occasion, they also presented books, learning tools, and gifts to children in the village./.
