More charity houses handed over to poor households in Can Tho
As many as 130 charity houses, each worth at least VND32 million (US$1,300), were handed over to poor and ethnic minority households in Truong Long commune, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 15.
The funding of the charity houses is sourced from the Southwesterm Region Steering Committee, the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, and the local fund “For the Poor”, according to the PhongDien district People’s Committee.
The activity, among those to mark the 55th anniversary of the National Liberation Front (December 20), is part of the plan to present 184 houses to impoverished households in the three communes of Tan Thoi, Nhon Ai and Truong Long.
Earlier this year, another 288 houses, funded by the fund “For the Poor”, were handed over to the local needy households.
Truong Long commune is expected to meet all criteria of the new style rural area building programme and its PhongDien district is to be recognised as the first new style rural area in Can Tho in 2015.
The activity, among those to mark the 55th anniversary of the National Liberation Front (December 20), is part of the plan to present 184 houses to impoverished households in the three communes of Tan Thoi, Nhon Ai and Truong Long.
Earlier this year, another 288 houses, funded by the fund “For the Poor”, were handed over to the local needy households.
Truong Long commune is expected to meet all criteria of the new style rural area building programme and its PhongDien district is to be recognised as the first new style rural area in Can Tho in 2015.