Crossing the forest to 'carry' rice to support poor Khmu villages

(Baonghean.vn) – 17 members of the Winter Coat Club carried hundreds of kilograms of rice, blankets, warm clothes, televisions, books and many other necessities to support Huoi May village located in the deep forest.

Members of the Winter Coat Club carry gifts to support Huoi May village. Photo: Hung Cuong

On the morning of December 17, the Winter Coat Club from Quynh Luu district crossed hills and forests to carry gifts to support the poor village of Huoi May in Cam Muon commune (Que Phong). The gifts included: 1 42-inch TV, 1 terrestrial TV dish, 370 kg of rice for 37 households, 37 warm blankets, warm clothes for 178 people, books, shoes, warm uniforms for primary school students, 39 gifts for teachers in the village... In addition, there were many necessities such as: rice, salt, MSG, fish sauce...

Club members take souvenir photos with children from Huoi May village. Photo: Hung Cuong

The Winter Coat Club was established in July 2016. Huoi May is the Club's 10th support destination this year. Previously, the Club organized gift-giving activities to support people and students in the highland villages of Nghe An and people affected by natural disasters and floods in the two provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

The club donated solar-powered lesson planning lamps to teachers in Huoi May.

Huoi May village is located on steep terrain, rugged mountains and forests, almost isolated from other residential areas. The village has 37 households and 178 people, mainly Khmu ethnic people. This area currently has many "no"s: no roads, no electricity grid, no medical station, no phone signal and no production fields. People mainly live by clearing land for farming and relying on support policies from the State and local authorities.

Hung Cuong