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Vice President visits policy beneficiaries in Tien Giang

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on September 4 visited policy beneficiaries in Hau My Bac B and Tan Phu communes in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.
Vice President visits policy beneficiaries in Tien Giang ảnh 1Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hands over the gifts to students in Hau My Bac B commune of Tien Giang province (Photo: VNA)

TienGiang (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on September 4 visitedpolicy beneficiaries in Hau My Bac B and Tan Phu communes in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Tien Giang.

AsChairwoman of the Sponsorship Council of the National Fund for VietnameseChildren (NFVC), Thinh presented scholarships worth 1 million VND (43 USD) eachto 50 extremely disadvantaged children in Hau My Bac B commune, Cai Bedistrict, which are sourced from the NFVC and donations.

Onthe occasion, a bridge linking the two hamlets of My Trung and Hau Quoi of thecommune was inaugurated, which was built with a funding of  800 million VND provided by the NFVC togetherwith Grab ride-hailing company.

Thenew bridge is hoped to create favourable conditions for local students to go toschool ahead the 2020-2021 academic year and contribute to socio-economicdevelopment of the commune in particular and Dong Thap Muoi sub-region coveringthe three provinces of Tien Giang, Dong Thap and Long An.

TheVice President also visited Heroic Mother Pham Thi Tuoi in Tan Phu commune, CaiLay township, and offered cash and kind to 30 other policy beneficiaries, alongwith 50 scholarships worth 1 million VND each and 30 bicycles to poorstudents./.
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