Each gift package included VND 1 million (USD 39) in cash and a bag of traditional Tet cakes and candied fruit worth VND 100,000 (USD 4), funded by contributions from Dantri readers.
The activity forms part of Dantri 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet charity programme, which aims to provide Tet support to 1,000 households in flood hit areas nationwide, helping vulnerable families affected by natural disasters in 2025 celebrate a warmer Lunar New Year.
Attending the event were representatives of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Dantri newspaper, local Party and government leaders from the communes of Na Son, Xa Dung, Tia Dinh, Muong Luan, Phinh Giang and Pu Nhi, along with 100 beneficiary households.
At the ceremony, Pham Dinh Manh, head of Dantri charity division, personally visited and presented gifts to residents, conveying the support and goodwill of readers across the country.
Lo Thi Hang, one of the recipients, said floods in 2025 swept away nearly all of her family assets, severely damaging their home and burying farmland.
“Receiving Tet gifts from Dantri and kind hearted donors makes us feel deeply comforted. We will use the money to buy rice and food to prepare Tet for our children. In such difficult times, being cared for and shared with means so much,” she said emotionally.
Another resident, Lau A Nhia, said flash floods and landslides between July 31 and August 2, 2025 forced his family to evacuate urgently, destroying their home, crops and livestock.
“Without support from organisations and Dantri, I would not know how to afford Tet. Receiving gifts today reminds me that we are not alone,” he said.
Luu Trong Lu, vice chair of Dien Bien provincial Fatherland Front Committee, said natural disasters in 2025 caused exceptionally severe damage to six communes in the province, wiping out most valuable assets of ethnic minority communities.
In that context, media agencies played a vital role in promptly reporting and reflecting the situation on the ground. Dantri, he said, was consistently present in areas hardest hit by floods and storms.
“We deeply appreciate and are moved by the compassion and responsibility shown by Dantri readers and staff. Their timely support has provided great encouragement and comfort to local people,” he said.