The HCMC “Fund for the poor” collected more than VND309 billion (US$13 million) in 2022, according to the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in HCMC- the Mobilization Board of the program.
HCMC plans to spend VND927 billion (US$39 million) to offer more than 313,600 Tet gifts to individuals and families credited with meritorious service to the country, needy households and orphans.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) in coordination with the HCMC Television Station (HTV) on November 23 launched the "Humanitarian Strength" program for 2022 and the movement called “Tet of Mercy 2023” calling on individuals and organizations to support disadvantaged people on the upcoming Tet holidays.
On July 30, SGGP Newspaper and the Lam Dong General Hospital, with the help of benefactors country-wide, held the “Connecting love” charity program to give free medical consultation, exam, medicine and practical gifts to the poor in Da Nhim Commune, Lac Duong (Lam Dong).
Six Zero-VND mini supermarkets have been simultaneously opened since January 8 in districts of Phu Nhuan, Go Vap, Tan Binh, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi providing food and essential daily items to poor people on the upcoming Tet holidays.
Ho Chi Minh City is still in its shelter-in-place period, leading to life of many citizens turning more troublesome. As directed by Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, the municipal authorities are doing their best to make sure each resident here receive the highest social security level possible. These leaders have shared with Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper positive achievements from the latest innovative policies implemented in the city.
Tet is a special occasion for family reunion after a year of hard-working. Beside the convivial, excited atmosphere of the lunar New Year which is spreading everywhere, there are disadvantaged people who have not got happy moments with their relatives.
A delegation led by Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan presented 100 Tet gifts to local people in communes Hoa Loi, Hoa Thuan and Phuoc Hao in Chau Thanh district in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on January 27.
Leaders and local administration participate in activities to take care of poor people in all districts countrywide as Tet Holiday (the Lunar New Year) is approaching.
A delegation from the Vietnam Government Office led by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and offered gifts to disadvantaged people in Tan Lap commune in Tan Bien district, the southern province of Tay Ninh on August 27.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7 held a ceremony honoring individuals and organizations who made outstanding contribution in activities in sea and island areas and taking care of the poor.
The capital aid fund for employment of the poor under the Labor Union’s management yesterday changed its name as non-profit Vietnamese microfinance institution and working models
The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) plans to provide free treatment and drugs to at least one million poor people, social welfare brackets nationwide this year
More than 100 low-income households in five disadvantaged communes in the Mekong delta province of Long An were provided with water containers gratis on June 17.
