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The Hanoi Run for Children 2019 took place at the main gate of the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on December 8.

More than 300,000 kindergarten and first-grade students in 10 HCM City districts will benefit from a school milk programme launched on October 31.

As many as 220 wheelchairs and 25 scholarships worth 2 million VND (86.14 USD) each donated by Samsung Vietnam’s subsidiaries were presented to the disabled and poor students in the northern province of Bac Ninh on September 20.

More than 300 disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City will receive moon cakes, lanterns and other gifts at the Suoi Tien Theme Park as part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations around the country.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thinh visited Vo Hong Son care centre for disabled children in the central province of Quang Ngai on August 28.

New art showcasing the lives and worlds of children with autism are unveiled at an exhibition entitled Khong Thoi Gian (No Time) that is being held at the Exhibition House at 29 Hang Bai street in Hanoi.

New-age airline Vietjet has teamed up with the Vietnam Association for Protection of Children’s Rights, Vietnam Women’s Union, Ho Chi Minh Youth Union Central Committee to bring the “Light up the dreams” programme to disadvantaged children with good academic performance in northern localities.

The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 28 launched a pilot service package designed to reduce child labour and prevent accident, abuse and violence against children.

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) held a ceremony in HCM City on June 16 to honour children from disadvantaged circumstances who reaped outstanding academic results in 2019.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to mobilise social resources to support children in extremely disadvantaged communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Heartbeat Vietnam, VinaCapital Foundation’s health care programme, has funded 7,000 life-saving heart operations for disadvantaged children with congenital heart defects in Vietnam after 12 years of operation.

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo met more than 1,000 pupils of Viet Tri city at Phu Tho Stadium on May 9.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Dao Ngoc Dung visited and presented gifts to disadvantaged children at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Xa Dan secondary school in Hanoi on May 9 on the occasion of the National Action Month for Children.

Head coach of the national men’s football team Park Hang-seo met with more than 1,000 students in Viet Tri city of the northern province of Phu Tho on May 9.

A retired teacher living on Hanoi’s Kham Thien street, Dao Ngoc Huan has become well known among her community for helping disadvantaged children.

A series of drama, music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists are taking place in HCM City on the last days of the year, offering something for everyone on the occasion of the New Year 2019.

The first football tournament for disadvantaged children nationwide is set to take place in 2019, heard a press briefing in Hanoi on December 26.

Free heart disease screenings began on over 800 disadvantaged children under 16 years old in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 15.

The Hanoi Run for Children 2018, an annual event calling for support for disadvantaged children with cancer and congenital heart diseases, will take place at Thong Nhat Park on December 2.

The Vietnam Association for the Protection of Children’s Rights (VACR) will hold its third congress in Hanoi on November 17-18.