Over 1.5 trillion VND raised for Agent Orange victims in last five years
The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has raised more than 1.5 trillion VND (64.44 million USD) in the last five years to support victims, according to association Vice President Dang Nam Dien.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Association forVictims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has raised more than 1.5 trillion VND(64.44 million USD) in the last five years to support victims, according to associationVice President Dang Nam Dien.
Dien was addressing a meeting of the VAVA Central Committeein Hanoi on December 7 to review five years of implementing Directive No 43-CT/TWfrom the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on the strengthening of theParty in the settlement of consequences of Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) used by theUS during the war in Vietnam, and to sketch out orientations for theassociation in 2021.
He said that, this year, despite the difficulties posed by COVID-19 and naturaldisasters, the VAVA’s chapters at all levels have managed to complete all tasksassigned.
During the year, some 367 billion VND was mobilisedfor AO victims, which was used to build 1,041 houses for the needy, and providecapital to more than 1,300 people, scholarships to nearly 3,100 students, and nursingcare to more than 4,000 people. Healthcare services, dioxin detoxification, andTet gifts were also presented to thousands of victims.
Activities to claim justice for the victims,meanwhile, have been moving in the right direction, he said.
The VAVA will organise an event in 2021 marking 60years of the AO disaster in Vietnam while implementing people’s diplomacyactivities and giving advice to the Party and the State on suitable policiesfor AO victims and their offspring.
The VAVA central committee has launched an emulationmovement, “For AO victims in 2021”, while honouring collectives and individualsdisplaying outstanding performance in 2020./.
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Presenting gifts to dioxin victims (Source: VNA) 
