Historic floods have wreaked havoc in Vietnam’s central provinces over the last week or so, prompting the launch of a number of fundraising events on October 19 to help those affected.
More than 3.2 billion VND (about 138,650 USD) were raised during an online fundraising event held by Saigon Children’s Charity on September 12-17, its Chairman David Appleton has said.
The International Food Festival took place in Hanoi on December 8, featuring nearly 130 pavilions run by members of the ASEAN Community, international agencies, cultural centres and foreign relations departments of Vietnamese localities and businesses.
A total of close to 24,800 USD has been raised within three hours after the Embassy of Vietnam launched a fundraising event in Vientiane on September 15 to support flood-hit people in central and southern Laos.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on August 22 held a fundraising event to support victims of the hydropower dam collapse in Laos’ Attapeu province, which caused great human and property losses.
Tet Shoeboxes Project, a Hanoi-based charitable project, is hosting a special fundraising event – Share the Light – on September 16 at The Grove Garden Bar in Tay Ho district.
A charity foundation established by a group of Vietnamese expats living in Singapore has presented scholarships to nearly 120 Vietnamese disadvantaged students with excellent academic results.
Vietnam’s handicrafts and cuisine attracted attention at the 2015 IWC Winter Bazaar, an annual fundraising event held by the International Women’s Club of Moscow (IWC), in Moscow, Russia on Nov 28.
The Vietnamese People’s Association in France (UGVF) raised 1,300 EUR
(1,600 USD) at an event held on October 19 in support of the fishermen
in Ly Son island district who protect the nation’s sovereignty over sea
and islands.
Overseas Vietnamese, foreigners and
local authorities gathered at the Union of Friendship Organisations on
Aug. 10 to commemorate those who have died or fallen ill because of the
toxic chemical Agent Orange, used during the American War.
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