Dantri newspaper has launched a series of community programmes to provide free health checks, gifts and housing support for former Youth Volunteers and wounded veterans in Ha Tinh Province and Quang Tri Province.
The initiative includes free medical examinations, medicines and gifts for 1,000 former Youth Volunteers and wounded veterans, as well as the construction of 10 houses for former Youth Volunteers across the two provinces.
Pham Tuan Anh, editor-in-chief of Dantri, and the delegation visit Heroic Vietnamese Mother Bui Thi Xiec in July 2025 (Photo: Thanh Dong).
In Ha Tinh Province, the programme will run on July 17-18. Organisers will work with local authorities to provide free health checks, medicines and gifts to 500 former Youth Volunteers at two locations, Thach Ha Commune and Ky Anh Commune. Dantri will also hand over five newly built houses to former Youth Volunteers in the province.
Le Van Liem, chairman of the Ha Tinh Province Association of Former Youth Volunteers, welcomed the initiative, saying the gifts carried significant emotional value despite their modest material worth.
According to official figures, Ha Tinh Province is home to more than 7,000 former Youth Volunteers who served during the wars against France and the United States. The youngest members of the group are now over 70 years old.
Liem said the programme would provide practical support and encouragement, helping participants improve their health and wellbeing while reinforcing the community's appreciation for their contributions.
The Dantri delegation, Hospital 19-8 under the Ministry of Public Security and sponsors visit Heroic Vietnamese Mother Ngo Thi Mung at her home in Vinh Linh, Quang Tri Province, ahead of July 27, 2025 (Photo: Thanh Dong).
On July 19, the delegation will travel to Quang Tri Province to provide free health checks, medicines and gifts to 250 former Youth Volunteers in Sen Ngu Commune.
The delegation will also pay tribute at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery before travelling to Vinh Hoang Commune, where another five houses will be presented to former Youth Volunteers.
Dantri's Editor-in-chief Pham Tuan Anh offers incense in tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs ahead of July 27, 2025 (Photo: Tien Thanh).
The programme will conclude with visits to Ba Doc Martyrs' Cemetery and the Long Dai Ferry Historical Site, where 16 Youth Volunteers lost their lives during the Vietnam War.
