Bringing winter warmth to Ca Da village

(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, a volunteer group including Nghe Tinh Travel Association, Dream Connection Club, and Huong Khe Charity Group have coordinated to organize the program 'Winter Warmth' to give gifts to students and the poor in Ca Da village, Bao Thang commune (Ky Son).

During the recent days of drizzle and cold wind, 36 members of the volunteer group traveled 284 km with many steep and slippery mountain passes, some sections were only 7 km long but took nearly 2 hours to reach Ca Da village, Bao Thang commune (Ky Son). The villagers coordinated with volunteers to transport belongings by motorbike to overcome this difficult road.

Locals and volunteers together transported goods through difficult roads on the journey to Ca Da village.

Ca Da village has 102 households, of which 78 are poor, with 101 primary and preschool students, mainly ethnic minority children, whose lives are still difficult. As soon as they arrived in the village, the group divided into many groups to work. The cooking group had the help of the villagers, the group organized entertainment for the children, attracting them to participate in exciting games, and the group prepared for the evening program.

Organize games for children in Ca Da village.

In the evening, by the flickering fire, the villagers and volunteers had a meal together, held hands and happily danced and sang while drinking jars of rice wine.

On this occasion, the volunteer group organized a gift giving ceremony for students and poor people in the village. On this occasion, the group gave 101 gifts to primary and preschool students, each gift included: 1 warm coat, 1 pair of boots, some socks, medicine, pens, notebooks and gave 78 gifts to poor households, each gift included 1 blanket, 1 scarf and 1 box of instant noodles. All of these gifts were organized by clubs and volunteer groups to call for donations to bring students and poor people in Ca Da village a warmer winter.

Volunteers and children have fun learning.

Giving gifts to preschool students in Ca Da village.

The joy of children in Ca Da village when they have more warm clothes.

Talking about this trip, Thai Thi Oanh, a student at Vinh University, shared: “For me, this was an interesting experience, both exploring nature and learning more about the lives of ethnic people. The trip was quite tiring, but everyone felt happy and warmed their hearts. I hope I will be able to participate in many more volunteer trips to the West.”

Huy Thu