As many as 230 wheelchairs were presented to people with disabilities in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 14.
The wheelchairs were funded by US organisations and the presentation ceremony was co-organised by the Association for the Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans (ASVHO) and the provincial Society for the Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans.
US sponsors include the Free Wheelchair Mission (FWM), the Human Services for Children of Vietnam and Give it Back to Kids (GIBTK).
Son La province now has more than 31,000 people living with disability, making up 3 percent of its total population.
Since 2002, the province has received around 1,300 free wheelchairs.-VNA
The wheelchairs were funded by US organisations and the presentation ceremony was co-organised by the Association for the Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans (ASVHO) and the provincial Society for the Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans.
US sponsors include the Free Wheelchair Mission (FWM), the Human Services for Children of Vietnam and Give it Back to Kids (GIBTK).
Son La province now has more than 31,000 people living with disability, making up 3 percent of its total population.
Since 2002, the province has received around 1,300 free wheelchairs.-VNA
