With the theme “Connecting the community, spreading acts ofkindness,” the month aims to call people to connect by doing kind deeds nomatter how small.
Addressing the event, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that voluntary andhumanitarian work is not the sole responsibility of the State or any single organization,community or individual, but the common responsibility of the entire society,in which the State should play a proactive and orienting role.
The President appealed to agencies, organisations, enterprises, philanthropistsand people from all walks of life to continue join hands with the VNRC and theParty and State to support the poor and the disadvantaged people, thus buildinga united community staying healthy and safe amid the pandemic, naturaldisasters or war.
VNRC President BuiThi Hoa said during the Humanitarian Month 2022 from May 1 to 31, the wholeVNRC will strive to mobilise 400 billion VND to help one million people indifficult circumstances.
On the occasion, the VNRC launched two keyprogrammes for the next five years, including the "Safety for poor anddisadvantaged fishermen" and "Nutrition for poor and disabledchildren."
Initiated by the VNRC in2018, the movement has mobilised 1.513 trillion VND, supporting 3.3 million peoplein difficult circumstances.
At the ceremony, domestic and foreign benefactors donated and committed nearly400 billion VND to the VNRC./.
VNA
