Charity

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered VND20bn (USD880,000) proceeds from the auction of a football and t-shirt used by the U23 football team to 20 poor provinces on March 11. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered VND20bn (USD880,000) to 20 poor provinces on March 11 The ball and shirt were signed by Vietnam’s U23 football team and presented to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. However, he asked ministries of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Information and Communications to organise a public auction. On the final day of the auction on February 11, FLC Group won the items with a VND20 billion bid. Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Chairman of FLC Group Trinh Van Quyet, U23 team and coach Park Hang Seo attended the ceremony. Phuc applauded the ministries, VTV, individuals and organisations that organised the event and praised kind gestures for the poor. According to … [Read more...] about Prime minister transfers VND20bn to disadvantaged people

Many women in the Mekong Delta region who married to South Korean men and are facing difficulties have been supported by a project jointly launched by Can Tho City’s Women Association and Korea Centre for United Nations Human Rights Policy (Kocun). The South-Korean funded VND11.4 billion (USD518,181) Korea-Vietnam Caring project aims to provide financial aid, legal consultancy, language training and care to Vietnamese women married to South Korean men, their multicultural families and children in Can Tho city and the Mekong Delta provinces. Korea-Vietnam Caring project supports a Vietnamese woman who married to a South Korean man The centre also includes a South Korean-Vietnamese culture library, which is expected to help mixed children integrate into the local community. Classes on the Korean language and South Korean culture and multicultural family assistance policies will be offered to South Korean-married migrant women while providing legal aid on divorce … [Read more...] about Vietnamese divorcees of South Korean men get support

A group of young people from the central province of Ha Tinh have just brought Tet gifts to homeless people in Hanoi. This is the first time the group has done this activity. Earlier, they also presented free tickets for poor people to return home for Tet. The gifts include food for Tet such as Chung Cake and lean pork paste. Many members of the group who are mostly students have saved their money to buy gifts for the poor. Some photos of their visit to homeless people on Hanoi streets on the evening of February 8: A homeless elderly woman, Dam Thi Khanh, who has been living under Chuong Duong Bridge for seven years, is given the gift. The group bring gifts to homeless people Nguyen Thi Thu from Nam Dinh Province and her four-year-old daughter were happy to receive the gift An 80-year-old man who sleeps under Chuong Duong Bridge A woman is given some money so that she can afford to buy a ticket to return home for Tet Nguyen Thi Ha, a group … [Read more...] about Charity group brings Tet gifts for homeless people

A young poor girl in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District whose father died and mother often falls into fit epilepsy is suffering from thalassemia. Nguyen Phuong Thao Uyen, 16, has been living with the disease since when she was just a few months old. Since then, she has had to live based on the blood purchased from different sources. After a workplace accident many years ago, Uyen’s mother Nguyen Thi Huong faced meningitis. Following long-term treatment, her condition improved but her heath remains weak and she suffers from epilepsy. Thao Uyen and her ailing mother  Huong mostly stays at home and can’t do hard work, leaving the family burden on her father Nguyen Ba Tinh who tried his best to support the family. He was hired to take care of a garden in District 1. Taking advantage time at noon, he pruned trees on streets to earn extra income. He had to work up to 18 hours a day. In 2013, Uyen’s condition worsened and doctors said that she needed an … [Read more...] about Poor girl in HCM City struggling with thalassemia

General director of the Golden Top Group, Nguyen Kim Thuy, is not only well-known as a successful businesswoman but also an active charity donor.Thuy was born to a talented businessman, Nguyen Gia Thao, former general director of Hai Phong Leather and Footwear Company which is one of the biggest footwear firms in the north during the 1980s. Her father also took part in many social programmes to support the poor and disadvantaged people. General director of Golden Top Group, Nguyen Kim Thuy (left), and her father, former general director of Hai Phong Leather and Footwear Company, Nguyen Gia Thao (right), visit General Vo Nguyen Giap in 1997 Thuy followed her father to continue the footwear business. She and her Thai husband, Mitrchaiyanant Chatchawat, set up the Golden Top Group and successfully run the business with factories in Hai Phong and several southern provinces and tens of thousands of workers.Thuy said she was impressed by the business philosophy of GM Roach in his book … [Read more...] about Hai Phong businesswoman active in charity work

A charity project named Foodbank Vietnam has been launched, aiming to reduce food waste and help the poor. The project was carried out under the co-operation between Vietnam Council of the Red Cross (VCRC), the Youth Social Welfare Centre and several food companies.  Volunteers of Foodbank Vietnam offer 100 bowls of soup for the homeless in HCM City on January 20 According to statistics by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, hunger is still one of the most urgent development challenges although the world is producing more than enough food. One-third of food produced for human consumption, amounting to around 1.3 billion tonnes, is lost or wasted every year, causing a loss of around USD940 billion. However, up to 800 million people around the world still face hunger so the foodbank model is common worldwide.  Nguyen Tuan Khoi, vice chairman of VCRC, cited a survey on 4,000 households in eight Asian countries by Electrolux as saying that Vietnam ranked second in … [Read more...] about Red Cross sets up foodbank for the poor

A poor ethnic minority woman in the Central Highlands of Gia Lai Province is suffering from bone cancer while in the fourth month of pregnancy. Ksor H’Nhot, 17, in Phu Thien District, got married quite early in line with the customs of J’rai ethnic minority people.   Ksor H’Nhot is facing with bone cancer Three months after giving birth to the first child, she had unusual health problems. Early this year, she felt pains in her right thigh. However, due to the family’s financial difficulties, she did not go to hospital for medical checks-up. In October last year, the pains became more serious so she was taken to Gia Lai General Hospital for the examination. Doctors there diagnosed that she contracted bone cancer. She was advised to go to hospital of higher levels for the intensive treatment, but her family couldn’t afford the fees, so she came back home.  Recently, she realised she was pregnant. Despite being tortured by pains, she … [Read more...] about Poor woman struggling with bone cancer during pregnancy

A 90-year-old woman in the northern province of Ha Nam is in desperate need of financial support as she is taking care of her two children who both suffer from mental health problems. Nhi and her children who both suffer from mental health problems Le Thi Nhi in Duy Tien District and her children are living in a dilapidated house which can collapse at any time.Nhi said that she gave birth to seven children. Two among those, one 57 years old and the other 46 years old have been living with mental health issues since they were small. Meanwhile, the other five are also poor so they can’t help her. In 2015, her eldest son was diagnosed with the same disease.Le Van Dac, head of Doi Nhi Village, said that for many years, Nhi’s family have lived off regular food donations from their neighbours. Nhi's house can collapse at any time At the age of 90, Nhi has become weak, but she has to take care of her ailing children every day. Her husband died in 2004. She worried that after she … [Read more...] about 90-year-old woman cares for children with mental health issues

A couple in Ninh Binh Province who are both suffering from cancer are calling for help to support their five children. Tran Thi Huong (right) and her husband Tran Thi Huong and her husband can only afford to buy one set of meal each day while struggling against cancer at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi."My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. He was operated once and had seven chemotherapy sessions and 10 radiotherapy sessions. He is very weak now and the tumour has spread to the brain," Huong said.She has also suffered from thyroid cancer in the past six months.Both Huong and her husband are farmers with five children. They already struggled to support the family and now the situation worsened. Huong's husband said his death was imminent so his only wish was for the children to be healthy and keep going to school.Tran Thi Minh Hang, a social worker at Bach Mai Hospital, said, "We showed them how to ask for help from social organisations. We hope the community will … [Read more...] about Couple on the brink of death fear for children’s future

A family in Quang Nam Province is in need of financial support to provide medical treatment for three ill members.When her children grow up, Tran Thi Hoa decided to withdraw from a poverty programme and was given support to start a business.However, two months ago, her husband suddenly had a high fever and coughed blood. He was admitted to hospital but asked to return home as they ran out of money. During this time, their eldest son had a traffic accident and their second son was given 13 months of imprisonment after committing a crime. Do Nguyen, Hoa's eldest son had a traffic accident "Seeing that I had to run everywhere to borrow money, my husband cried and said he wanted to go home," Hoa said. "I also had high blood pressure and vestibular disorders. But I have to be strong or else my family will fall apart."Their eldest son had a traumatic brain injury and a broken leg. He does not have health insurance so even after borrowing VND20m (USD880), it was not enough to pay … [Read more...] about Ill mother in desperate to save husband and son