Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on January 13 paid visits to families and individuals under preferential treatment policy, organizations and Chinese club-houses on the threshold of Tet holidays.
On the first day of the new year, hundreds of disadvantaged people in Trieu Phuoc Commune in the Central Province of Quang Tri’s Trieu Phong District were happy to buy essential items without paying money.
The People's Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has implemented a specific policy to take care of and support the elderly, orphans, and other disadvantaged people in the city by giving financial support to orphans, the elderly, and disadvantaged people.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made many a large number of people living in Ho Chi Minh City, especially those from other provinces, face so many financial difficulties. The municipal authorities have tried all ways to offer both physical and spiritual help to those vulnerable individuals. In reality, however, there are still cases that have not received sufficient support. A collaboration between the localities and communities is they key to cover all emergency situations.
A barber in Tra Bong mountainous area in Central Province of Quang Ngai who has given gratis haircuts to the disadvantaged was awarded a certificate of merit signed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc because he has followed Uncle Ho’ teachings, ideology and morality.
HCMC plans to spend more than VND800 billion (US$36.4 million) to support over 500,000 disadvantaged people to celebrate the upcoming Tet holidays, said Director of the municipal Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Le Minh Tan.
The Directorate of Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Republic of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in vocational training in Hanoi on August 21.
The most remarkable feature of this year’s Tet holiday ( the Lunar New Year) in Ho Chi Minh City is that authorities, sectors, benefactors and all walks of life have joined hand to bring a loving Tet to disadvantaged people.
People from all corner in the country gather in Ho Chi Minh City which is considered as a good land for a bird to perch. The lovely feature of the land is residents’ heart to disadvantaged people;,many people joined hands to bring good things to the lives of people in need.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong on January 22 visited and presented gifts to poor people and policy beneficiaries in mountainous Cam Thuy district in the central province of Thanh Hoa ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
A texting campaign will be launched on October 1 to support disadvantaged people, as part of efforts to respond to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the Day for the Poor in Vietnam.
The eighth Help-Portrait festival in Vietnam themed “Nhat ky nu cuoi “ ( Smile diary) will be launched in 15 cities and provinces at same time on December 9.