Charity message "Join hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange"

This is an activity of high political and social significance, deeply humane, and practically contributes to helping victims of Agent Orange.

The charity text message program "Joining hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange" 2013 was recently held by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in coordination with the National Humanitarian Information Portal 1400 at a press conference this morning (August 10) in Hanoi.

At the press conference, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of VAVA, said that over the past two years (2011-2012), more than half a million messages of love, equivalent to VND9,483 billion, were donated to the Vietnam Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims Fund (VAVAF). This is an appropriate, convenient, highly effective and socially meaningful way of doing things.

Mr. Nguyen Van Rinh said that the success of the program depends largely on the participation of press agencies. "I believe that with the simultaneous deployment of a strong press force and close cooperation from the central to local levels, the text message campaign will definitely be a great success."

The 2013 charity text message program “Join hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange” takes place from August 1 to September 30, 2013. People can support Agent Orange victims by texting “DACAM” to 1409 or supporting online on the websitewww.vava.org.vnandwww.noidaudacam.net.

Each message is equivalent to 18,000 VND to support Agent Orange victims. This is an activity with high political and social significance, deeply humane, and practically contributes to helping Agent Orange victims.

Lieutenant General Nguyen The Luc, Vice President of the Association of Agent Orange Victims and Director of the Vietnam Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims Fund, said that this year the Fund will strive to mobilize 130 billion from various sources. This amount of money will support the construction of 10 boarding centers for Agent Orange victims, 800 houses of gratitude (50 million VND/house); 10,000 scholarships, medical examination and treatment for 5,000 people.../.

According to vov.vn - LT