Practical activities to support the poor in localities
(Baonghean.vn) - On April 11, organizations, units, localities and philanthropists had many meaningful activities to support poor households and poor students in the area.
* Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quynh Luu districtCoordinated with An Hoa commune to organize the groundbreaking ceremony and give money to support the construction of charity houses for poor households who are parishioners of Tan An hamlet, An Hoa commune.
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| The Chairman of the Fatherland Front of Quynh Luu district and An Hoa commune presented 30 million VND to Ms. Nguyen Thi An. Photo: Nhu Thuy |
Mrs. Nguyen Thi An (87 years old) lost her husband early after a sea trip; she now lives alone in a dilapidated house that cannot be repaired. In view of Mrs. An’s difficult circumstances, the Fatherland Front Committee of Quynh Luu district supported her family to start building a charity house.
The new 2-room house has a total value of 60 million VND, of which the District Fatherland Front supported 30 million VND, the rest is the help of the locality and neighbors. This is a meaningful activity to welcome the 19th District Fatherland Front Congress, term 2019-2024.
Nhu Thuy
* Nghe An Provincial Farmers' AssociationIn coordination with philanthropists Lang Nanh, Ninh Hiep commune, Gia Lam (Hanoi) organized gift giving for poor students and gave breeding cows to people in Ky Son district.
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| The households receiving the cows are those that have the conditions to develop livestock farming, but lack initial investment capital. Photo: Lu Phu |
The delegation visited and presented 2 water filters to Nam Can Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, and over 1,000 pens and many clothes to 4 schools in Nam Can commune.
Next, the delegation organized the awarding of 6 local breeding cows, each worth 13 million VND, to 6 poor households with sufficient conditions to care for and develop livestock in Nam Can commune.
The gifts and pets given this time are worth nearly 100 million VND.
Lu Phu
*Tri Le Border Guard Station (Nghe An Border Guard)Sponsored 7 students with especially difficult circumstances to excel in their studies, including 1 student from Laos.
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| Officers and soldiers visit each family to guide and assist the children in their studies. Photo: Le Thach |
In addition to providing financial support to the children at the rate of 500,000 VND per month (each year the unit supports the children with a total amount of 42 million VND), the unit also regularly sends officers and soldiers to each family to visit, encourage, tutor, guide and help the children in their studies.
In addition, the unit's officers and soldiers also help the children's families clean up the environment and do production work; give them extra bags, books, blankets, school supplies, etc. during holidays and Tet.
Le Thach
*Do Luong Group – Sharing loveCoordinated with the commune delegation and the Minh Son Secondary School Youth Union to give gifts to Nguyen Thi Thao, an 8th grade student at Minh Son Secondary School.
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| Mr. Nguyen Tat Hung - Head of the group "Do Luong shares love" donated 4 million VND to support Thao's family. Photo: Huu Hoan |
Nguyen Thi Thao (born 2005), in Lien Minh hamlet, Minh Son commune, has a particularly difficult family situation. Her family is poor, her father is often sick, and Thao has had a serious illness since she was little. Every month, she has to go to Hanoi for 10 days for treatment, and her health is very weak.
Sharing Thao's especially difficult situation, the group "Do Luong shares love" gave her 4 million VND in support.
Huu Hoan
* Association for the Protection of the Disabled and Orphans of Nghe An ProvinceCoordinate with Quy Hop district to organize the donation of wheelchairs to the disabled and people who are unable to move in the district.
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| Association OfficersTellsupport for the disabled and orphansNghe An province guides how to use wheelchairs. Photo: Thanh Hop |
Here, 33 disabled people and people who are unable to walk were given and instructed on how to use wheelchairs. The number of wheelchairs given this time was sponsored by the humanitarian wheelchair organization, the organization giving back childhood and the humanitarian organization for children in Vietnam.
Thanh Hop
* Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Hai Ward (Cua Lo Town)along with representatives of leaders of departments and organizations visited, encouraged and presented 174 million VND to families whose relatives were in the accident on ship NA 91286.
Gas tank explosion while fishing, 6 Nghe An crew members seriously injured
(Baonghean.vn) - While fishing at sea, a gas tank on a fishing boat of Nghe An fishermen exploded. The boat owner and crew were seriously injured.
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| Nghi Hai Ward Fatherland Front Committee presented gifts to the family of the crew member in distress. Photo: Phan Thanh. |
Previously, at around 5:00 a.m. on March 10, 2019, fishing boat numbered NA 91286 owned by Mr. Ngo Xuan Truong, residing in Hai Binh block, Nghi Hai ward, suddenly had an accident due to a cooking gas tank explosion on board, injuring 6 people, 4 of whom were seriously injured.
Immediately after the incident, the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Hai Ward and the ward's organizations and unions called on agencies, units, and philanthropists to support the families of the crew members in distress, to share the loss of life and property caused by the accident.
On March 12, the Nghi Hai Ward Fatherland Front Committee presented the first installment of 104 million VND and on the morning of April 12, the amount of 174 million VND. Thus, through 2 installments, the Nghi Hai Ward Fatherland Front Committee has presented a total of 278 million VND to support the families of the crew members in distress.
Phan Thanh
* Con Cuong District Labor FederationOrganized the donation of money to support the construction of a Trade Union Shelter for teacher Ha Thi Hang in Lang Xieng village, Mon Son commune.
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| Con Cuong District Labor Federation gives money to support Ms. Hang in building a house. Photo: Ba Hau |
Ms. Ha Thi Hang is currently a teacher at Mon Son 2 Kindergarten. She is raising two children alone. Her economic situation is difficult and she has had to live with her parents for many years.
With the help and support of trade unions at all levels and the efforts of the family, after more than 6 months of construction, a new level 4 house was built with a value of more than 100 million VND, of which the Con Cuong District Labor Federation supported 30 million VND from the "Trade Union Shelter" fund.
