Dantri, working with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Dien Bien and local authorities, inaugurate eight houses for poor households in Chieng Sinh Commune on December 17.
The homes were built at a total cost of more than VND 1.3 billion (about USD 51,000), entirely donated by Dantri readers.
At the ceremony, Dantri deputy editor-in-chief Nguyen Xuan Toan thanked readers, benefactors, and local authorities and residents for supporting and accompanying the newspaper’s charity programmes.
Dantri deputy editor-in-chief Nguyen Xuan Toan speaks at the ceremony.
“We called on readers to support eight difficult cases with more than VND 1.3 billion. This is a large sum that helps families change their lives,” Toan said. “We also received valuable support from local authorities and residents during the construction process.”
On behalf of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Dien Bien, Lo Thi Minh Phuong expressed deep gratitude to Dantri for its continued attention to the province. She said the completion of the eight charity homes demonstrated Dantri’s credibility in charity work and reflected the generosity and solidarity of readers nationwide.
“Dien Bien still faces many hardships and has the highest poverty rate in the country,” Phuong said. “However, we are committed to working with communes to promote socio-economic development and, together with benefactors, support residents so that no one is left behind.”
At the inauguration, Dantri, on behalf of its readers, also awarded 20 scholarships to disadvantaged children in Chieng Sinh Commune. Each scholarship was worth VND 500,000 (USD 20).
Lo Thi Buong, whose family received one of the new homes, thanked Dantri readers and expressed hope that more disadvantaged families across the country would receive similar support to build better lives.
Responding to the government’s campaign to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing, Dantri has set a target of building 200 charity homes nationwide in 2024-2025. Since April 2024, the newspaper has started construction on 249 charity homes, of which 204 have been completed.
