The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) signed an agreement worth 2.5 billion VND (over 106,500 USD) on August 31 with a local firm to sponsor underprivileged children.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and presented gifts in aid of the local COVID-19 prevention and control on September 20.
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.
Acting State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has urged the Vietnam Farmers’ Union to accelerate the movement “Farmers 4.0” aiming to apply scientific and technological advances to create farm produce of better quality and generate higher economic benefits for farmers.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 25 launched a project to support local orphans and poor children with assistance from an US organisation.
A project to create a brighter future for disadvantaged children and youths in central Thua Thien-Hue province was launched during a workshop in Hue City on December 14.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on September 27 presented scholarships and gifts to 100 disadvantaged children in central Thua Thien-Hue province to help them enjoy the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.
A unique fashion show where journalists from Vietnam Television (VTV) will walk the ramp at the National Museum of Vietnamese History will be held on September 22.
A book reviewing a 25-year charity house project run by a Swedish woman for underprivileged children in Vietnam has been launched in Hanoi at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children presented 50 bicycles, each worth over 1.7 million VND (75 USD), and 50 school bags to needy children in the central province of Quang Ngai.
As many as 1,000 scholarships and 5,000 gifts are expected to be offered to children from difficult backgrounds under the programme called “Thap sang nhung uoc mo” (To light up dreams) this year.
The Association for Sponsorship of Poor Patients of Ninh Thuan Province has supported 401 children with congenital heart diseases over the past nine years.
The Consulate General of South Africa in HCM City presented gifts and scholarships to orphans, children with disabilities and those from difficult backgrounds on July 13 to celebration of the Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18).
The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of central Phu Yen province teamed up with Tam Duc Heart Hospital to provide free screening tests on congenital heart defects for local needy children on April 9.
The US-based Half the Sky Foundation will sponsor more than 3.4 million USD to build the OneSky care centre and kindergarten in the central city of Da Nang.
About 80 paediatric surgeons and professionals from the US-based Project Vietnam Foundation (PVNF) began a Medical Mission on February 27 to offer free treatment to needy children in Vietnam.
Nearly 2.67 million USD was donated to disadvantaged children under a fund raising programme organised by the Vietnam Children Sponsor Fund (VCSF) and Vietnam Television in Hanoi on January 16.