More than 132 billion VND to support the program 'Love of Lam River - Spring At Ty 2025' of Nghe An

Attending the program, on the Central leadership side, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education; Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education.

Attending the program, leaders of Nghe An province were: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation.

Also attending the program were comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, departments, branches, agencies, units, enterprises, collectives, individuals inside and outside the province, and kind-hearted people, enterprises, collectives, individuals inside and outside the province accompanying the program.

Mobilizing and calling for more than 873 billion VND to take care of Tet for the poor

In recent years, along with economic development, social security work, care for the poor, people in difficult circumstances, and vulnerable groups in society have always received special attention and effective implementation from Nghe An province.

With the active participation of Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and organizations at all levels, and the support of the people, business community, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, poverty reduction work in Nghe An province has achieved many positive results, the poverty rate has decreased sharply, and the material and spiritual life of the people has been constantly improved.

Over the past 12 years of organizing the "Tet for the Poor" program, Nghe An province has mobilized and called for more than 873 billion VND to take care of Tet for hundreds of thousands of poor households. For the 2024 Giap Thin Tet alone, the province mobilized more than 143 billion VND, giving gifts to over 132,000 households.

In addition, in the period of 2023-2024, Nghe An province has mobilized and supported the construction and repair of more than 11,787 houses for the poor and disadvantaged people with a total cost of over 843 billion VND.

These are meaningful activities, contributing to sharing some of the difficulties, adding motivation for poor households and households in difficult circumstances to have a warm, full, happy Tet and are vivid proof of the tradition and good morality of "loving others as you love yourself" full of humanity of Nghe An people.

After 12 years with the name “Tet for the poor”, this year the program was renamed “Nghia tinh dong Lam”. Not only stopping at taking care of Tet for the poor, the province also mobilized and mobilized social resources to support house repairs; help the poor, poor households, near-poor households, households in especially difficult circumstances with other livelihood models, ensuring people have a better life.

157 agencies, units, businesses, and philanthropists registered to donate more than 132 billion VND

Speaking at the program, on behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his gratitude, recognition and deep thanks for the kindness and noble gestures of domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, especially businesses and entrepreneurs who have actively responded and helped the poor and poor households through the "Fund for the Poor" and social security programs.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that despite many efforts, Nghe An still has more than 36,700 poor households, accounting for 4.16%; over 47,800 near-poor households, accounting for 5.42% and more than 5,000 poor households living in makeshift, dilapidated houses that are in dilapidated need of support from the whole society.

Responding to the Appeal Letter of the Provincial Party Secretary, this year, Nghe An province organized the program "Lam River's Love" with many humanitarian activities.

Agencies, organizations, businesses, philanthropists and localities have actively organized activities such as "Early Tet" and "Early Spring in the Highlands" to call for and mobilize support and give Tet gifts to the poor.

In difficult conditions, the contributions of organizations and individuals are even more meaningful, demonstrating a noble, compassionate and valuable gesture for the poor every time Tet comes and Spring comes.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh called on Party committees, authorities at all levels, organizations, individuals, and philanthropists at home and abroad to continue to pay attention to supporting and taking care of the poor during Tet, so that everyone can enjoy Tet and welcome Spring, "leaving no one behind".

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh affirmed that Nghe An province will direct agencies and localities to allocate and deliver Tet gifts to the poor to ensure fairness and timeliness, and the poor will feel more warm when receiving the attention and care of all levels, sectors and the community.

Through the program, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh hopes that the poor and those in difficult circumstances will further promote their will to be self-reliant, self-reliant, take care of their labor, join hands to help the poor in the same situation, following the principle of "the whole leaves cover the torn leaves, the less torn leaves cover the more torn leaves", to have more motivation and aspiration to rise up and escape poverty sustainably.

According to the announcement of the Organizing Committee, as of 9:00 p.m. on January 10, 157 agencies, units, organizations, businesses, and philanthropists had registered and directly supported the program "Lam River Love - Spring At Ty 2025" organized by the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province with money and gifts worth more than 132,187 billion VND.