The Fund for Support and Mobilization of Overseas Vietnamese Communities sent a delegation to Laos and presented gifts to 1,600 poor households.
Truong My Hoa, chairperson of the Fund, also presented 100 Vua A Dinh scholarships worth US$50 each to the Vietnamese children who had received good results during the academic year of 2010-2011.
She also gave away gift packages worth VND500,000 ($25) each, which included cash, noodles, cooking oil, clothes and medicines for residents of Attapeu, Sekong, Saravan, Pakse and Shiphandon Provinces.
During the visit, the delegation also met overseas Vietnamese and inquired about their welfare and problems the may be facing in their daily lives.
Enterprises, organizations and sponsors in Vietnam had donated the gifts.
