COMMUNITY

Two charity houses funded by Dantri/DTiNews readers officially broke ground in Tay Ninh Province on May 27 for two disadvantaged families struggling with poverty and illness.

Four young children in Quang Tri Province have been left orphaned after a family tragedy claimed the lives of both parents, leaving their impoverished grandmother as their only remaining caregiver.

A man severely injured while helping fight a forest fire has received more than VND 900 million (approximately USD 34,600) in donations from benefactors to support his medical treatment.

A charity house project was launched on May 22 for a liver cancer patient’s family in Vinh Long after readers donated more than VND 131 million (USD 5,000) through Dantri Newspaper.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper on May 24 joined local authorities to break ground on 11 houses for disadvantaged families in Cao Bo Commune, Tuyen Quang Province

More than VND 1 billion (approximately USD 38,500) in donations has been provided to build houses, schools and support poor families in Dien Bien Province.

Dantri and partner organisations have held drowning prevention training, hepatitis B screening and charity activities for students in the mountainous commune of Cao Bo in Tuyen Quang Province.

An elderly man in his 80s in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has shared his joy after receiving support from Dantri readers to build a new home.

Dantri readers have donated more than VND 225 million to two orphaned sisters in Ha Tinh Province, helping them continue their education after losing both parents.

Hanoi health authorities have launched a citywide campaign encouraging residents to register as organ and tissue donors amid continuing shortages for transplant treatment.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has launched the construction of six houses for disadvantaged families in Dien Bien Province with funding of approximately USD 42,500 donated by readers.

More than VND 310 million (USD 12,000) has been donated by Dantri/DTiNews readers to help a poor family in Phu Tho Province cover medical expenses for a boy recovering from multiple brain surgeries.

HCM City’s Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) will begin distributing 500-1,000 free tickets per day to low-income passengers from June 5 under a new community-funded support programme.

Vietnamese businessman Johnathan Hanh Nguyen became emotional after child cancer patients sang him a surprise birthday song during a visit to a children’s hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Three children in Lao Cai who were at risk of leaving school after their father died have been able to continue their education thanks to donations from Dantri/Dtinews readers and philanthropists.

Donations from Dantri readers and philanthropists have raised more than VND 309 million (approximately USD 11,900) to help a 12-year-old girl in Dong Nai continue treatment for a malignant tumour.

The southern province of Ca Mau has launched a campaign to build 1,000 homes for poor and disadvantaged households as part of efforts to improve living conditions and reduce poverty.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has begun construction of 50 floating flood-resistant homes worth VND 2 billion (approximately USD 77,000) for residents in Dak Lak Province ahead of the coming rainy season.

A poor family in Dien Bien Province is struggling to cope after two of their three children were diagnosed with thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder requiring lifelong blood transfusions.