Tet preparations for poor people
Numerous local authorities nationwide are making every effort to help social beneficiaries and poor households better celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
Central Nghe An province has visited and presented social beneficiaries and people who rendered great services to the country with gifts worth VND54 billion (US$2.53 million) on the occasion of the festive season.
The provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front called on businesses, organisations and individuals to give over 3,000 presents to poor households and disadvantaged children to help them enjoy a happy Tet. The locality also asked the Government to grant almost 4,200 tonnes of rice to 100,000 local households.
Meanwhile, the southern province of Dong Thap will spend over VND11 billion (US$517,000) to help families with contribution to the country’s revolution, underprivileged households and social beneficiaries have a sufficient Tet.
Dong Thap’s Children Sponsoring Fund has also received a financial assistance worth VND7 billion (about US$329,000) from donors in and outside the country to support over 7,000 local children.
Southern Dong Nai province also decided to provide about VND130 billion (roughly US$6.11 million) to more than 17,000 recipients, including people with contributions to the country’s revolution and families of martyrs beneficiaries and poor households, on the occasion of the upcoming Tet.
In addition, the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front called on local businesses to donate over VND1.1 billion (about US$51,700) to present gifts to needy families in remote areas and ethnic people.
The Dong Nai Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin will hand over 600 gifts worth VND500,000 (US$23.5) each to AO victims in the province.