Nghe An Province Children's Support Fund mobilizes billions of VND to support poor children

(Baonghean) - Thanks to creative, practical, innovative ways of mobilizing resources, proactively developing program plans, approaching potential sponsors and expanding new sponsors, in the first months of 2017, the Provincial Children's Support Fund mobilized more than 3.7 billion VND to support poor children.

In the first 6 months of 2017, with the dedication of those working in child care and education and the attention of Party committees, authorities, and philanthropists inside and outside the province, the Children's Support Fund (BTTE Fund) of Nghe An province has made many efforts and achieved high results in mobilizing resources to serve the care and support of disadvantaged children and children with disabilities.

Provincial leaders and sponsors present gifts to children on the occasion of Action Month for Children. Photo: PV

In the first months of 2017, the Provincial BTTE Fund mobilized more than 3.7 billion VND including money, technical expertise and in-kind. Typical sponsors for the Fund in the past time include: Understanding the Heart Fund, Vinacapital Fund, Kawun Rotary Club - Korea, Giving Back Childhood Organization, AIA Life Insurance Company, Prudential Life Insurance Company, Vietnam Outreach Organization, Zhishan Foundation Project Office...

Thanks to that, many programs and projects to support disadvantaged children have been implemented such as: The Provincial Children's Fund has coordinated with Hoan My Da Nang Hospital and Vinh International Hospital to organize 2 rounds of examination and classification for children with various disabilities in districts and towns. As a result, 6,000 children came for examination and surgery was prescribed for 358 children. Of which: 100 cases of motor disabilities; 82 cases of eye disabilities; 79 cases of cleft lip and palate, 97 cases of heart; free surgery for 43 children with motor disabilities in difficult circumstances sponsored by Zhishan Foundation Taiwan Project Office; surgery for 84 cases of eye diseases at Military Hospital 4 with a total cost of 180 million VND sponsored by the Vietnam Children's Fund.

In particular, the Fund's "For Children's Hearts" program supported surgery for 50 children with congenital heart disease with a total amount of more than 1.9 billion VND sponsored by Vina Capital, Understanding the Heart Fund, and Kawun Rotary Club of Korea; the Life Journey program donated 250 bicycles and 5 insurance contracts to poor children overcoming difficulties in Vinh city, Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu district, Nghia Dan district, Thai Hoa town, Dien Chau district sponsored by AIA Life Insurance; the organization donated 165 health insurances to poor students in Quynh Thanh commune, Quynh Luu district sponsored by HD Bank. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of VietNam Outreach, the Provincial Children's Support Fund coordinated with Vietnam Outreach to organize activities to donate 200 bicycles, 100 wheelchairs, and 200 food gifts to children in difficult circumstances.

Along with the above activities, the Fund has also done a great job of supporting children at the Fund; Conducting examinations and consultations at the center for patients with various types of motor, musculoskeletal, neurological diseases, children with autism, intellectual disabilities, language disabilities and mental disorders...; Providing physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Fund for 100 patients. Most of the patients after treatment have made significant progress, with their illnesses reduced and their functional activities enhanced.

In addition, the Provincial Children's Support Fund also organized examinations and consultations for nearly 105 children with autism, language and intellectual disabilities, etc. Most of the children participating in treatment at the Children's Support Center have made great progress in both physical and intellectual development, cognition and communication. These results have brought great joy and happiness to the children and their families.

For the future of children in difficult circumstances

Currently, in the province, there are more than 21,000 children in extremely difficult circumstances, including: 6,922 orphans, abandoned children, 1,180 children working far from their families, 483 children infected with Agent Orange, 12,140 children with various disabilities and thousands of other children living in extremely difficult conditions; many children still do not have a full education, do not receive gifts, do not have the opportunity to play with friends, many children with disabilities have not received timely surgery support. Life is too difficult, forcing them to temporarily put aside their dream of studying to work hard to earn a living.

Leaders of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and BTTE Fund received funding from Vietnam Outreach. Photo: PV

In 2017, the mobilized resources of the Basic Fund were for surgeries for motor disabilities, eyes, cleft lip and cleft palate for children, focusing on heart surgery because of the high cost (from tens to billions of VND). With practical and meaningful actions, in the spirit of "Give all the best to children", the Nghe An Provincial Children's Protection Fund hopes that organizations, businesses, and individuals in society will care together to nurture the best for children, creating conditions for "the owners of the future" to live and develop healthily in the loving arms of the community.

Nguyen Huu Minh

(Director of Nghe An Provincial Children's Fund)