Rice ATM program to support the poor in Yen Thanh

Many people in especially difficult circumstances come to wait to receive rice support. Photo: Xuan Hoang

On the morning of April 26, Yen Thanh group and relatives organized a rice ATM program - supporting the poor facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Unlike the rice ATM program in other localities, here, each poor household was handed a 10kg bag of rice and a pack of masks by members of the Organizing Committee to prevent Covid-19.

From April 26 to May 1, the group's "Rice ATM" will be deployed in commune clusters so that people in especially difficult circumstances can receive rice. Photo: Xuan Hoang

It is known that this is the first rice support point in Yen Thanh district, aiming to support those in especially difficult and vulnerable circumstances in society, to reduce difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. The program was organized by Yen Thanh group and relatives, with donations from benefactors in the district and some individuals outside the district.

Mr. Phan Van Tien - the initiator of the program said that so far the group has raised 80 million VND and 1 ton of rice. This amount will be used to buy rice to distribute to people in especially difficult circumstances in the district, from April 26 to May 1.