S0S Vinh Children's Village welcomes two orphans from Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of October 6, the leadership of SOS Children's Village Vinh organized a reception for two orphans to be raised and cared for in the village.

The two children are Phan Cong Phat, 13 years old, and Phan Cong Loi, 8 years old, from Phan Dang Luu hamlet, Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Phat and Loi are in very pitiful circumstances. Their father, Phan Cong Dai, died suddenly in September 2013, and before that, their mother, Vu Thi Thuy, died in the Len Co quarry collapse. Their grandfather also passed away more than a year ago, and their grandmother, Vu Thi Bien, is over 80 years old and often sick, and does not have the means to take good care of the two children.

Receiving the petition from the Nam Thanh commune government as well as the petition from the children's grandmother, the leaders of SOS Children's Village Vinh directly investigated and decided to accept both brothers Phan Cong Phat and Phan Cong Loi even though according to regulations, the children were too old to be accepted for care and upbringing at the Village.

Village leaders, relatives and neighbors brought Phat and Loi to live at house number 12.

The welcoming ceremony took place in a warm and emotional atmosphere with the presence of leaders of Nam Thanh commune government, relatives, neighbors of the two children and Mr. Nguyen Trong Ha - author of the article "Missing Mid-Autumn Festival" about the unfortunate circumstances of the two children published in Nghe An Newspaper on September 14, 2013.

Currently, Phat and Loi are living with 9 other orphans in a new home, house number 12 (also called Van Tue), taken care of by mother Pham Thi Lieu, and are given the opportunity to continue their education at Herman Gmairner High School (Phat is in 8th grade and Loi is in 3rd grade, both are good students).

Phat and Loi with their mother Pham Thi Lieu - who will directly take care of the children at the orphanage

It is known that after Phat and Loi's situation was reflected in the media, the children received the attention of charitable organizations and individuals. Bach Kim Media Company (Hanoi) decided to subsidize the children one million VND per month; Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai - AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Company in Vinh annually spends 5 million VND to pay insurance for the two brothers and will give them to them when they reach adulthood...

News and photos: Ly-Ha