Charity

A poor woman in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa who is struggling with various diseases has to still care for her son living with cerebral palsy. Vu Thi Tam, 56, in Cong Liem Commune, Nong Cong District, is suffering from polyarthritis which causes her great pains every day. Meanwhile, she is at risk of being blind.  Tan and her ailing son Tam said that her son contracted cerebral palsy after a high fever. Over the past 18 years, he has lived a vegetable existence, putting the family burden on the mother. When Tam was still in good health condition, she tried to do different kinds of jobs to earn money; but since she was sick, she has only stayed at home. Many neighbours sometimes give them food. Due to the family’s financial difficulties, Tam did not go to hospital for medical check-ups. Until one day, she suddenly fainted and then was taken to hospital. Doctors said that she was in the critical stage of polyarthritis.  Tam is also suffering from many … [Read more...] about Ailing poor woman takes care of cerebral palsy son

The United Nations said Sunday it began delivering aid to hundreds of thousands of Syrians through the Jaber-Nassib border crossing with Jordan, which reopened two months ago. A view of Syrian border checkpoint near Nasib border crossing between Jordan and Syria, as seen from Marafaq, Jordan. Photo - Reuters file In total, "369 trucks carrying 11,200 metric tons of... assistance for over 650,000 people" will be involved in the four-week operation, the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said. The "exceptional" delivery, which amounts to one-month's worth of aid, would be carried out by six UN agencies and one international NGO, it added. "This is a major logistical operation in an effort to mitigate the suffering of the Syrian people," said Anders Pedersen, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Jordan. Among the immediate needs of Syrians were food, shelter, water and medical care, according to OCHA. "We are working closely with our UN partners inside Syria to ensure … [Read more...] about UN launches aid delivery from Jordan to 650,000 Syrians

Grobest Industrial Vietnam Company has presented scholarships worth VND3.5 billion (USD152,173) to poor students across the country through the Vietnam Study Promotion Fund and Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper. At the granting ceremony in HCM City on Tuesday, Pham Huy Hoan, director of Vietnam Study Promotion Fund and Editor-in-chief of Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper received the scholarship from Grobest Vietnam. Hoan expressed his deep thanks to the donor.  Pham Huy Hoan, director of Vietnam Study Promotion Fund and Editor-in-chief of Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper receives the scholarship from Grobest Vietnam on December 4 Mai Van Hoang, a representative from the firm, said that Grobest Vietnam always paid attention to charitable activities, including the support for poor students. Grobest Vietnam has provided scholarships for many students in Vietnam. In the 2016-2017 period, the company has offered scholarships worth around VND3 billion for between 4,500 and 5,000 pupils annually. From this … [Read more...] about Grobest Vietnam grants scholarships to poor students

Local authorities in Danang City have honoured an Australian man for his support provided to local children with heart diseases. Edward Smith honoured for helping children with heart disease Edward Smith, born in 1941, also had heart disease and went under an operation 10 years ago. Since having a heart transplant, he started doing charity works to help children with heart disease. Since 2015, he has donated over VND1bn (USD42,900) to 135 patients at Danang Hospital for Women and Children who needed to be operated. He also donated a variety of equipment to the hospital such as high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, echocardiography and incubator that worth over VND3.3bn. On November 23, Danang Hospital for Women and Children held a ceremony to honour Smith and gave him a certificate of merit by the chairman of Danang People's Committee for his contribution to the heart operation programme for disadvantaged children. At the ceremony, Smith said he wanted to help children with … [Read more...] about Australian man honoured for helping ill children

Life of a disabled couple in Gia Lai Province has improved greatly after they received help and a new house built with the donation from Dantri/DTiNews readers. Hong's old and new house (left to right) Ngo Van Hong said, "Our living condition was very poor just a few months ago. I lost both of my hands. Luckily I was able to find a job as a gardener to support my paralysed wife. But our house was dilapidated and I didn't know what to do to buy medicine for my wife and for our meals." Hong also lost a foot and is blind in one eye. His wife, Do Thi Tuyet Mai, was paralysed after having a stroke. Their son who is still in primary school was at risk of dropping out of school. Hong said after their story was published, many people have called them offering encouragement and made donations. The Fatherland Front of Chu Pah District visited and gave them VND45m (USD1,900) while the representative of Dantri transferred to them VND130m from readers' donation. "Youth unions, many … [Read more...] about Readers help build new house for disabled couple