Two orphaned children, mother with brain tumor, were taken in and raised by SOS Children's Village Vinh.

On the morning of August 16, two children, Tran Thi Thu Thuy (born 2007) and Tran Van Cong (born 2009), children of Nguyen Thi Dung (born 1984) in Mai Dinh hamlet, Thanh Mai commune, were adopted and cared for at SOS Children's Village Vinh.

Ms. Dung is in a very pitiful situation. She and her husband work as factory workers and make a living in the South. In February 2019, her husband passed away from liver cancer, leaving her to raise two young children alone.

Thuy and Cong were adopted by SOS Children's Village Vinh. Photo: Huy Thu

The pain of losing her husband had not yet subsided when a few months later, Ms. Dung was diagnosed with brain cancer. Due to difficult circumstances, in August 2019, she had to send her two children back to her hometown for their grandparents to raise and educate. As for her, after being hospitalized three times at Cho Ray Hospital, her condition became more and more serious, with blurred vision and memory loss, so her maternal relatives had to take her back to her hometown in Nghe An.

In early 2020, Ms. Dung was taken by her relatives to Hanoi for brain surgery at Viet Duc Hospital. After a re-examination, due to the lack of conditions to continue treatment at K Hospital - Hanoi, she was taken to the provincial hospital for treatment for a while, then sent home.

Mr. Le Ba Luong - Director of SOS Children's Village Vinh came to encourage Thuy and Cong at their home. Photo: Huy Thu

Recently, Dung and her three children have been relying on their maternal grandparents. The family is large (10 people), the grandparents are old and sick, so their circumstances are difficult. Thuy has just finished 7th grade at Thanh Mai Secondary School, and Cong has just finished 5th grade at Thanh Mai Primary School.

Previously,baonghean.vn has an article about the situation of Ms. Dung and her 2 children.After the newspaper reported the incident, many kind-hearted people sent their condolences and directly supported her family. Nghe An Newspaper also called on staff, reporters, and employees in the editorial office to help this family in especially difficult circumstances.

After completing the procedures, handing over the documents, and receiving the two children, the Board of Directors of SOS Vinh Children's Village encouraged, reminded, and advised... hoping that the children would soon integrate into the new life at the village, strive to study and practice well.

Mr. Le Ba Luong - Director of SOS Children's Village Vinh said: The process of surveying and preparing documents for children Thuy and Cong started in June. The decision to welcome the two children to the Children's Village was made on August 1, but due to the epidemic conditions, the children were only officially welcomed now.

The two sisters Thuy and Cong were allowed to live in house number 12. Photo: Huy Thu

Thuy and Cong were arranged to live in house number 2 (1 of 15 houses in the children's village). Here, the two children lived with the children who had been welcomed before, a total of 9 children (7 girls, 2 boys). The children were in charge of Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong (46 years old).

Ms. Dong shared that each house here has about 10 children. The children live, study, and do activities like children in a family and are supervised and taken care of from meals to sleep. In the morning, the children will wake up to do group exercises, then clean up and do other chores. All benefits are according to the regulations of the Children's Village.

A teacher present at the reception of the two children is encouraging Cong. Photo: Huy Thu

Right after being assigned to house number 2, Thuy and Cong started to get acquainted with everyone. It was the first time they were away from home and living in a new environment without relatives, so they were still confused. Cong was so emotional that he couldn't help but cry.

Also this morning, as soon as they entered the Children's Village, Thuy and Cong witnessed the SOS Scholarship Closing Ceremony of the 20th course and the transfer of boys to the youth dormitory. This is the closing ceremony to award prizes to poor students with good academic performance. It is an honor that in the past school year, in addition to many excellent students, the students cared for by SOS Vinh Children's Village also had 5 children who were admitted to the Party.

Outstanding students receive SOS scholarships. Photo: Huy Thu

It is known that SOS Children's Village Vinh started construction in 1990 and was inaugurated in 1992. Currently, the village has 15 families and 2 youth dormitories (male and female), caring for and raising 281 orphans in especially difficult circumstances and poor children who are good at studying.

For nearly 30 years, SOS Children's Village Vinh has cared for, raised and educated more than 600 orphans and homeless children from Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. Of these, 110 have gotten married and have stable, happy family lives. Many orphans cared for and raised in the village have now grown up and become useful members of society./.