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Support programme benefits more fishermen in Ben Tre province

As many as 1,000 national flags and the same number of multifunctional life jackets were presented to disadvantaged fishermen in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on March 5.
Support programme benefits more fishermen in Ben Tre province ảnh 1Flags and life jackets are handed over to fishermen in Ben Tre province on March 5. (Photo: VNA)
Ben Tre (VNA) – As many as 1,000 national flags and thesame number of multifunctional life jackets were presented to disadvantaged fishermenin the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on March 5.

The flags and jackets, worth over 1.5 billion VND (60,700 USD) donatedby two businesses, were handed over via the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) undera programme named “Safety for poor, disadvantaged fishermen”.

At the event, the VRC and Ben Tre authorities also launched workon Vam Giong Mieu Bridge in An Thanh commune of Thanh Phu district as part ofthis programme.

The bridge, 60 metres long and 4 metres wide, will have loadingcapacity of 8 tonnes. It is built at a total cost of 5 billion VND funded bythe Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank).

Addressing the ceremony, former President Truong Tan Sang saidthe programme aims to improve working conditions for poor fishermen to helpthem continue their livelihood and contribute to the safeguarding of the maritimesovereignty.

He called on sponsors to keep supporting the Ben Tre administrationto assist fishermen by building houses and transport facilities in rural areas,thus facilitating travel, economic development, and wealth gap narrowing.

Vu Thanh Luu, Vice Chairman of the VRC Central Committee, notedthat implemented from 2022 to 2027, the programme includes equipping fishermenwith first-aid and legal knowledge, helping 50,000 deprived and disadvantaged householdsdevelop sustainable livelihoods, assisting with house repair and constructionfor 1,300 households, and presenting life jackets, first-aid kits and nationalflags to fishermen and fishing vessels.

It targets poor, near-poor, and less privileged fishermen in 291particularly disadvantaged, coastal, and insular communes in 23 coastal provincesand cities nationwide.

In 2023, Ben Tre residents benefited from 1,000 life jackets, 40houses, three bridges, 270 flags, 120 school bags that can be used as lifebuoys,and free health examination under the programme./.
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