Vietnam Red Cross aims to provide 1.5 million Tet gifts to the needy
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) said the VRC aims to mobilise at least 1.5 million gifts to the needy on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross presents gift packages to poor people in Gia Lai province in 2018. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The CentralCommittee of the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) said the VRC aims to mobilise at least1.5 million gifts to the needy on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year(Tet).
The organization’s chaptersacross the country have been working towards the goal since as early as October30 this year.
Beneficiaries will be householdsliving below or just above the poverty line, victims of Agent Orange/dioxin,families affected by natural disasters in 2019 and other vulnerable groups.
Besides gifts of cash and kinds,the VRC will also give support in other forms such as repairing houses, givingfree medical checks and treatment, and presenting health insurance cards,scholarships and assistance in livelihood.
Last year, the VRC presentednearly 2.7 million Tet gifts worth more than 1 trillion VND (over 45.2 millionUSD at current exchange rate). VRC chapters also raised money to build 1,580houses and buy 373 cows for poor families. In addition, more than 84,800 peoplereceived free health checks and medicines valued at over 166 billion VND.
The campaign to raise money topresent Tet gifts to the poor and Agent Orange/dioxin victims was initiated bythe VRC in 1999. So far, more than 22 million poor people have benefited fromthe campaign./.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu on January 5 presented 30 gift packages to poor children who are undergoing treatment at Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries, poor households and students in Thap Muoi and Cao Lanh districts in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on February 2.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 2 visited and delivered 100 gifts to disadvantaged households and policy beneficiary families in An Hoi ward, Ninh Kieu district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
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The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross presents gift packages to poor people in Gia Lai province in 2018. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) 
