Led by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, the programme was launched in July 2025 as a boarding-school model for children from disadvantaged families, with priority given to those who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out. Students receive State-supported education, accommodation and daily living services.
The third Youth Development Club Festival Day has been held in Vinh Long commune, Vinh Loc district in the central province of Thanh Hoa by the non-governmental organization Good Neighbours International (GNI) Vietnam, aiming to enhance the comprehensive capacity of poor children across the country.
The Action Month for Children 2019 was launched at a ceremony held in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 25, calling for joint efforts to help poor children and those from ethnic minority groups.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu on January 5 presented 30 gift packages to poor children who are undergoing treatment at Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
As many as 1,000 scholarships and 3,000 gifts will be presented to poor children in areas with extreme natural conditions or suffered from natural disaster and flood of seven central localities.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children received nearly 96 billion VND (4.2 million USD) to support underprivileged children during the 11th Spring for Children programme in Hanoi on January 21.
Free heart disease screenings were given to poor children under 16 years old in northern Thai Binh province on August 12 as part of a charity project “Trai tim cho em” (Operation Healthy Heart).
An art photography project, I Femme, has been launched to help poor girls access education and to fund schools for poor children in Vietnam, India and Nepal.
“Spring for Children” programme, which aims help poor children enjoy a warmer Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, will be held on January 14, revealed the organising board during a press conference on January 12.
A charity gala on October 8 night raised nearly 20 billion VND (900,000 USD) for the charity fund A healthy heart for you, which sponsors operations for poor children suffering from heart diseases.
US organisation Giving It Back to Kids and the VinaCapital Fund will sponsor a charity drive for 33 underprivileged children with heart disease in the central city of Da Nang.
The Empty Pockets, a four-piece rock band from Chicago, will perform in HCM City on December 24, 25 and 26 to raise funds to support nutrition for poor children in Vietnam.
