Former Vice President attends the Journey of Life program in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) – On the morning of June 17, Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan – former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Vietnam Children's Fund attended the Journey of Life Program held at SOS Children's Village Vinh, Nghe An.

Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Manh Khai - Deputy Director of the Department of Emulation and Commendation, Office of the President; Dinh Tien Hai - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Children's Fund; Mr. Wayne Besant - General Director of AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Company Limited (AIA Vietnam).

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of Nghe An Children's Fund; leaders of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nghe An Children's Fund.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan and delegates attended the Life Journey Program at SOS Children's Village Vinh.

Previously, 100 volunteers cycled along the following routes: Quang Trung - Le Hong Phong - Nguyen Thi Minh Khai - Le Mao - Tran Phu - Truong Thi - Le Hong Phong - finishing at SOS Children's Village Vinh in Vinh City to launch the Journey of Life program.

The Journey of Life program has been jointly organized by AIA Vietnam and the Vietnam Children's Fund since 2014. The program has awarded more than 2,000 bicycles and nearly 3,000 scholarships and gifts to children in special and difficult circumstances nationwide.

This year, the program will give more than 1,000 bicycles to children in special and difficult circumstances in 30 provinces and cities across the country. Nghe An is the 6th destination out of 12 highlights of the program in 2016.

Comrade Dinh Tien Hai - Deputy Director of Vietnam Children's Fund spoke at the program.

Comrade Dinh Tien Hai - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Children's Fund, speaking at the ceremony, emphasized: Journey of Life is a meaningful program, contributing to supporting the implementation of children's rights. Through the cycling event, we aim to promote the prevention of child injuries, reduce traffic accidents, environmental pollution, and mobilize funds to help children in special and difficult circumstances in Vietnam; and highly appreciate the support of AIA Vietnam for the program.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the program.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Nghe An Children's Fund said: In recent years, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An have paid much attention to children, especially children in special and difficult circumstances. Each year, the Provincial Children's Fund has mobilized tens of billions of VND to support target programs for children in the province and more than 3.4 million children have benefited so far.

However, in the difficult socio-economic conditions of the province, the living standards of a part of the people are still low, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that in the coming time, the province will continue to receive attention, facilitation and close coordination from all levels, sectors and the whole society, including AIA Vietnam for the cause of protecting, caring for and educating children in the province.

GrandfatherWayne Besant - General Director of AIA Vietnam presented bicycles and gifts worth 250 million VND to disadvantaged students in Nghe An province.

Mr. Wayne Besant - General Director of AIA Vietnam presented bicycles and gifts worth 250 million VND to disadvantaged students in Nghe An province through the Vietnam Children's Fund.

In particular, at the program, Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan - former Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam presented 50 bicycles and 50 gifts to 50 poor but studious students in the province worth 90 million VND.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan presented gifts to students with special and difficult circumstances in Nghe An province.

The program's organizers gave 15 gifts to 15 families and sponsored cultural and artistic activities for children at SOS Children's Village Vinh City with a total value of 30 million VND.

Bao Hung Thai Binh Confectionery Company also sponsored SOS Children's Village Vinh 50 million VND to equip computers.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan - former Vice President and Comrade Le Xuan Dai presented flowers to sponsors.

The joy of poor students receiving bicycles.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Doan visited AIA Nghe An Office.

On this occasion, comrade Nguyen Thi Doan visited AIA Nghe An Office and presented gifts to AIA Vietnam.

Thanh Duy