Charity

Around 5,000 people joined a voluntary walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on March 11 to mark Good Deeds Day. The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Youth Federation's Central Committee, Vietnam Volunteers Centre and FPT Corporation. It was also aimed to mark FPT Community Day on every March 13. Around 5,000 people joined a voluntary walk around Hoan Kiem Lake   The walk participants include FPT staff the most along with local residents and many singers and musicians. Each participant contributed VND100,000 (USD4.54) to raise funds for social security projects, including the construction of playgrounds for children. Nguyen Thi Thu Van, vice chairwoman of the Vietnam Youth Federation's Central Committee, said that voluntary campaigns would be the focus of the federation in the next five year, aiming to call for young people to contribute more to community projects. Bui Quang Ngoc, general director of FPT, said that since 2010, the corporation has selected … [Read more...] about 5,000 people walk in Hanoi on Good Deeds Day

Many women in the Mekong Delta region who married to South Korean men and are facing difficulties have been supported by a project jointly launched by Can Tho City’s Women Association and Korea Centre for United Nations Human Rights Policy (Kocun). The South-Korean funded VND11.4 billion (USD518,181) Korea-Vietnam Caring project aims to provide financial aid, legal consultancy, language training and care to Vietnamese women married to South Korean men, their multicultural families and children in Can Tho city and the Mekong Delta provinces. Korea-Vietnam Caring project supports a Vietnamese woman who married to a South Korean man The centre also includes a South Korean-Vietnamese culture library, which is expected to help mixed children integrate into the local community. Classes on the Korean language and South Korean culture and multicultural family assistance policies will be offered to South Korean-married migrant women while providing legal aid on divorce … [Read more...] about Vietnamese divorcees of South Korean men get support

A man in Hue is rescuing 200 abandoned and abused dogs and cats every year to help them find new owners. Tran Van Son, born in 1987, said he and his friends started bringing abandoned and abused dogs and cats home to take care of them after he went to university. His dream to open an animal shelter was formed since then. Tran Van Son wants to open a bigger shelter "I can feel the loyalty of the dogs. They never abandon their owners in rich, poor or hardship. That's my motivation to do something to protect them," he said. With help from friends and his own personal savings, Son successfully rented a house and opened a pet rescue group on Vu Ngoc Phan Street, Hue City in 2015. His family didn't approve at first but have come to understand his love for the animals and support him. Each year, Son rescues nearly 200 dogs and cats. He is currently taking care of 10 dogs and two of them were severely ill upon being found. When the dogs and cats recover, Son will find new owners for … [Read more...] about Animal lover runs shelter for ill dogs and cats

A 71-year-old teacher in Can Tho City is still going to classes almost every day for the past 40 years, giving free lessons to the local children.   Vo Thi Son teaches poor children for free Vo Thi Son in Chau Van Liem Ward said her sons and daughters had told her to stay home as she was only getting older. But she persists in going to classes every day because otherwise "the children will be sad."After the Reunification Day, Son taught and a local school before teaching illiterate old people. Since that time, she has already offered free lessons to the poor children."I only take a day off on Sunday to go to the pagodas. Sometimes, I feel like something is missing when I return home. Then I remember that I don't get to hear the sound of the children studying that day," she said. "I only teach from 7am to 10am."Son is teaching 40 children aged from five to six years old whose parents are workers in the area. They have problems with their studies. Son also teaches the … [Read more...] about Old teacher offers free lessons to poor children

A group of young people from the central province of Ha Tinh have just brought Tet gifts to homeless people in Hanoi. This is the first time the group has done this activity. Earlier, they also presented free tickets for poor people to return home for Tet. The gifts include food for Tet such as Chung Cake and lean pork paste. Many members of the group who are mostly students have saved their money to buy gifts for the poor. Some photos of their visit to homeless people on Hanoi streets on the evening of February 8:   A homeless elderly woman, Dam Thi Khanh, who has been living under Chuong Duong Bridge for seven years, is given the gift. The group bring gifts to homeless people Nguyen Thi Thu from Nam Dinh Province and her four-year-old daughter were happy to receive the gift An 80-year-old man who sleeps under Chuong Duong Bridge A woman is given some money so that she can afford to buy a ticket to return home for Tet … [Read more...] about Charity group brings Tet gifts for homeless people