Donated 27 wheelchairs to the disabled

(Baonghean.vn) - On November 24, the Association for the Protection of the Disabled and Orphans of Tan Ky District organized a ceremony to give wheelchairs to the disabled in the area in 2017.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Hai Thanh - Chairman of the Association for the Protection of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Nghe An Province; representatives of the People's Committee of Tan Ky District; and departments, branches and unions of the district.

During this period, Tan Ky has 27 people receiving wheelchairs, including 5 victims of Agent Orange, 6 former youth volunteers, 2 veteran party members with 50 and 71 years of Party membership; and a number of disabled people in difficult circumstances in 7 units: Town, Ky Son, Ky Tan, Tan Phu, Nghia Hop, Tan An, Nghia Hoan.

Each wheelchair costs 2.4 million VND.

Giving wheelchairs to the disabled in the area in 2017. Photo: Phuong Hao

This program is sponsored by the FWM Humanitarian Wheelchair Mission (USA), the Giving Back Childhood Organization and the Humanitarian Support Organization for Vietnamese Children.

In Tan Ky district, there are 4,552 disabled people and orphans, including more than 1,935 severely disabled people and 342 extremely severely disabled people. Since 2013, the District Association for the Protection of Disabled People and Orphans has coordinated with sponsors to donate 170 wheelchairs to disabled people in especially difficult circumstances in the area.

Giving wheelchairs to the disabled will help them move around on their own, reducing the burden on their relatives in caring for them, while also encouraging and helping them to rise up and integrate into life.

Phuong Hao

(Tan Ky District Party Committee)