Journalism - a bridge between joys

Warming the unfortunate lives
In recent times, Nghe An Newspaper has organized and coordinated with businesses to carry out social and charity programs, promptly helping hundreds and thousands of individuals and families in difficult circumstances.

Implementing the program to help poor communes in the West rise up to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, Nghe An Newspaper was assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to directly help Xieng My Commune, Tuong Duong District. Every year, the agency calls on cadres and employees to voluntarily contribute one day's salary each, the agency's Trade Union allocates additional welfare funds to help poor people in Xieng My buy breeding animals to develop livestock; purchase essential machinery and equipment for the Commune People's Committee; give gifts to children in Xieng My Commune during the summer vacation... From the breeding cow model initiated by Nghe An Newspaper, up to now, the number of breeding cows has increased to a total of 50, helping many households escape poverty. In addition to allocating resources to directly support Xieng My, Nghe An Newspaper also connects and calls for other resources to help Xieng My Commune during Tet or suddenly when natural disasters and floods occur. With the efforts of the Party Committee, government and people, along with the support of Nghe An Newspaper, up to now, the poverty rate of Xieng My commune has decreased from 64.99% to about 45%.

Nghe An Newspaper gives breeding cows to poor households in Phay village, Xieng My commune, Tuong Duong district. Photo: Archive

Every Tet holiday, Nghe An Newspaper mobilizes businesses inside and outside the province to sponsor hundreds of millions of VND to support poor people to celebrate Tet. Cooperating with businesses, directly handing over 500 gifts each year to poor people in the province (each gift worth 500 thousand VND).

When learning about difficult circumstances and disasters, reporters quickly, regardless of the long distance, approached and learned to write articles calling on readers and philanthropists to join hands to help in a timely manner. Recently, the heartbreaking case of two orphaned children in Nam Dan district was published in Nghe An Newspaper. In just a short time, the article was well received by readers near and far with tens of thousands of shares, likes and hundreds of thousands of views. Along with that, readers from all over the country and abroad accompanied Nghe An Newspaper with practical activities such as visiting and giving gifts to share the children's situation.

The Trade Union and Youth Union of Nghe An Newspaper organized the "Warm Winter Coats" program at Na Ngoi 2 Primary School, Na Ngoi Commune, Ky Son District. Photo courtesy

The Trade Union and Youth Union of Nghe An Newspaper launched the program "Warm Winter Clothes" among all cadres, reporters, and employees to donate money and warm clothes to students and people in the mountainous areas of Nghe An. In addition, many cadres, reporters, employees... still regularly directly contribute and help those in difficult circumstances published in the newspaper.

Wings of Dreams

The Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament has gone through more than 23 successful seasons. It is the result of the collective efforts of Nghe An Newspaper, which has called for sponsorship resources, coordinated with the Department of Culture - Sports and Song Lam Nghe An Club to create a useful playground for children, while also searching for and nurturing football talents for the province. Hundreds of players who have grown up from Nghe An Newspaper Cup have been playing for professional, first-class and second-class football teams at home and abroad as well as for the Vietnam national teams such as Van Quyen, Cong Vinh, Duong Hong Son, Van Binh, Trong Hoang, Cong Phuong, Nguyen Manh, Minh Duc, Nhu Thuat, Que Ngoc Hai, Phan Van Duc, Pham Xuan Manh...

The 23rd Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament 2019. Photo courtesy

Nghe An has been famous for its education for generations, but it is pitiful when there are children who have to drop out of school because their family circumstances do not allow it. For that reason, students are always given priority and top attention by Nghe An Newspaper in social activities.

There are cases that have exclaimed "It's like a fairy tale!" when receiving timely support from Nghe An Newspaper. A typical case is Tran Thi Hong Ngoc, residing in Nghi Tien Commune, Nghi Loc District, Nghe An. The family has only 2 mothers and children, the mother is disabled and has a serious illness. In the 2019 National High School Exam, she passed the entrance exam to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi with a total score of 25.75 points. It seemed that her dream of entering university would have to stop to work for money to pay for her mother's medicine, but a "miracle" came. After the newspaper published an article about Ngoc's situation, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities decided to waive all expenses such as tuition fees for the course, dormitory for her and the school leaders personally came to her house to pick her up for enrollment. Along with that, I also received more than 100 million VND in support from organizations and kind-hearted people.

Comrade Tran Huu Nghia - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper presented scholarships to students in difficult circumstances. Photo: Archive

Hundreds of scholarships for poor students overcoming difficulties are awarded annually by Nghe An Newspaper in coordination with businesses and corporations. For example, the program "Tiep suc den truong" in coordination with TECCO Group sponsored 300 million VND in scholarships to help 30 poor students overcoming difficulties with good academic performance in 5 districts: Con Cuong, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu, Hung Nguyen and Dien Chau. Connecting with Dat Xanh Nghe An Real Estate & Service Joint Stock Company, it donated 30 scholarships and a Dan Cong Anh bookcase and hundreds of books to primary school students in Dien Doan commune (Dien Chau) worth nearly 70 million VND.

Just like that, along with daily professional tasks, with "a bright mind and a warm heart", Nghe An Newspaper staff always strive to share love with those in difficult lives, actively contributing to the construction and development of their homeland and country.