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Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has called for more support from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals to help poor children enjoy a warm Lunar New Year at the seventh “Spring for Children” art programme held in Hanoi on January 11.

Nearly 12,000 Vietnamese children with congenital heart diseases received financial support for surgery as of November this year since a programme to call for donation to this group was launched in 2002.

Many activities have been held across the country to help children of poor families enjoy a happy mid-autumn festival.

IBM Vietnam Company on August 7 handed over 20 sets of KidSmart (Young Explorer) early learning programme worth 1.8 billion VND (84,600 USD) to the National Fund for Vietnamese Children ( NFVC ).

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) has granted scholarships to 120 students from poor families in the central province of Quang Tri.

President Truong Tan Sang on May 31 met underprivileged children who are visiting Hanoi on the occasion of Children’s Day (June 1).

On the occasion of the Action Month for Children, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan visited and presented gifts to 157 child patients under treatment at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) on May 28.

An energy group led by the US-based Chevron company will help to upgrade schools and provide scholarships for poor students in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan held a meeting in Hanoi on January 26 with more than 50 National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) donors.

An art performance in Hanoi on Jan. 14 raised over 25 billion VND (1.2 million USD) to the National Fund for Vietnamese Children.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan met with donors for the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) in Hanoi on January 14.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong received a visiting delegation of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Association, led by its president Paul Noak, in Hanoi on July 18.

The Party and State always give priority to children, especially those living in difficult circumstances.

The Action Month for Children 2011 themed, “A safe, friendly and healthy environment for every child” was launched at a ceremony held in the northern province of Hung Yen on June 1.

The inauguration ceremony for a rehabilitation centre for disabled children in the northern province of Ha Giang was held on May 24 in Ha Giang city.

Vietnam Outreach on April 4 presented 153 million VND to 51 children whose relatives were killed in a recent landslide in Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, central province of Nghe An.

Over 3,000 representatives from Hanoi-based businesses and organisations will walk around Hoan Kiem Lake on September 26 to mark the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) has signed an agreement with oil and gas firms from the US, Japan and Thailand to finance a 125,000 USD programme on education development in five southern provinces.