Nghe An Children's Support Fund celebrates 25th anniversary
(Baonghean.vn) - After 25 years of establishment and development, the Provincial Children's Support Fund has mobilized over 251 billion VND to support hundreds of thousands of unfortunate children.
On the afternoon of July 19, Nghe An Provincial Children's Support Fund held a ceremony to celebrate its 25th anniversary (1994 - 2019).
Attending the ceremony were comrade Nguyen Thi Hien - Deputy Director of Vietnam Children's Fund.On the provincial side, there were comrades: Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
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| Delegates attending the 25th Anniversary of the Provincial Children's Fund. Photo: Thu Huong |
Established in 1994, after 25 years of development and growth, the Provincial Children's Support Fund has mobilized over 251 billion VND (of which the Provincial Children's Support Fund mobilized over 166.6 billion VND) to support over 430 thousand children in special and difficult circumstances. The Fund has organized surgeries for over 13 thousand disabled children; along with that, 93 thousand disabled children and children in difficult circumstances have received support with a total amount of nearly 36 billion VND.
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The Vietnam Children's Fund presented a banner with the words "25 years of dedication - transparency - timeliness - participation" to the provincial Children's Fund on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council presented the Emulation Flag to the Provincial Children's Support Fund. Photo: Thu Huong |
In addition, the Provincial Children's Support Fund also supported the construction of 533 charity houses and 76 clean water projects for disadvantaged children in ethnic minority areas; provided emergency support for over 38,000 children who had accidents and were orphaned in areas of natural disasters and floods.
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| 16 groups and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee for their achievements in mobilizing contributions to the Nghe An Children's Support Fund. Photo: Thu Huong |
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa acknowledged and highly appreciated the activities of the Provincial Children's Support Fund. He also emphasized that there are currently 15,000 disadvantaged children in the province who are in great need of the community's support, so the work of the Children's Support Fund is extremely important and needs to be further promoted to bring joy to less fortunate children.
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| Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged the efforts of the Provincial Children's Support Fund over the past 25 years. Photo: Thu Huong |
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Giving gifts to 39 children of officers and soldiers on the sea and islands. Photo: Thu Huong |
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its establishment, the Provincial Children's Fund was presented with a banner with the words "25 years of dedication - transparency - timeliness - participation" by the Vietnam Children's Fund; the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Emulation Flag for excellently completing all tasks, leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2018; awarded the title of Provincial Emulation Fighter to 1 individual; 16 collectives and individuals received Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee for their achievements in mobilizing contributions to the Nghe An Children's Fund.
On this occasion, the Provincial Children's Fund presented gifts to 39 children of soldiers working in coastal and island areas, each gift worth 2 million VND./.
