COMMUNITY

Donations of goods and cash worth USD167,865 were granted to to over 4,800 poor households in Dong Thap Province to help them overcome the aftermath of the devastating floods in 2011.

Celebrities have joined the music show entitled “The Day of Women,” which is a non-profit program to be held on March 6, to raise funds for building a bridge in the central province Quang Binh.

SOS Children’s Villages International will help to build another similar village as well as a SOS pre-school costing USD2.5 million in Pleiku, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

Kristina Nguyen, 24, is the only American of Vietnamese origin taking part in humanitarian activities in Cameroon, West Africa.

A music association named “Dioxin Country Mascaret “has been set up in Bordeaux, France to raise funds for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.

Young doctors in Nghe An Province established a club to provide free health treatment for residents in mountainous areas.

Young, beautiful, and talented, Tina Thien Nga Nguyen dedicates most of her free time, apart from family responsibilities and running her own business to her tireless charity work.

Montgomerie Links, near Da Nang City, hosted the ‘2012 Swing to Swim Charity Golf Day’ to raise funds for survival swimming programmes in the central region of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Red Cross Association donated USD30,000 to the Philippines on Thursday in the aftermath of tropical typhoon Washi.

The Indonesian community and diplomats in Ho Chi Minh City launched a charity blood drive yesterday and collected 88.5 units of blood, or 22 liters of blood.

The Saigon Cyclo Challenge 2012 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 on March 10 to raise funds for children, charity and the community.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Ministry of Finance to supply free of charge 3,592 tonnes of rice to the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Lang Son.

Local diva Thanh Lam and quirky singer Tung Duong will hold a concert on the day of love, Valentine’s Day, in Hanoi to raise fund for cancer children patients.

A functional rehabilitation programme funded by the German organisation, Caritas has helped disabled people in Quang Tri Province integrate into the community.

Truong The Dung, head of Niem Tin (Hope) voluntary medical professionals group, is currently working unpaid for charity clinics in HCM City.

HCM City offered free bus tickets to 2,800 poor students to return to their hometowns for the Tet holiday.

The PM has urged the Ministry of Finance to provide nearly 9,880 tonnes of rice from the national reserves for seven provinces during the upcoming traditional Tet Festival.

Many businesses, agencies and domestic and foreign social organisations have joined charitable activities to help the poor and disadvantaged ahead Tet festival.

The Vietnam Golden Heart Fund made its debut in Hanoi, calling for help to the poor, AO/dioxin victims and families of martyrs and invalids.