A student at the market
The market, which has been held every Sunday over the past two months at the headquarters of the Thanh Binh Ward People's Committee in Hai Chau District, only serves students, especially those with difficult economic conditions.
The market mostly supplies fresh goods including fruits, vegetables, meat and fish.
Phan Thi Hoai Anh who studies at the Danang University of Technology and Education said that she came from Binh Dinh Province and had faced lots of difficulties studying in Danang.
"Besides paying rent, the costs of food here are also much more expensive than they are at home," Anh said. "So poor students like me really appreciate support like this market from Danang authorities."
Another student, Tran Viet Tung said that this was his second time at the market and he appreciated the help it provided poor students.
"I want to sincerely thank Danang’s authorities and kind donors for their support," Tung said. "We now don't have to worry so much about food budgeting and we can make some savings."
A man donates vegetables to the market
Head of Ut Ly Hoa Phuoc Egg Shop, Phan Van Thoi is one of the market’s donors.
"We have so far participated in 10 markets since they started," Thoi said. "We like this way of supporting poor students from other localities coming to study in our city and we decided to participate along with other donors."
Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Thanh Binh Ward, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong said that thanks to support from local businessmen and donors, they were now supplying between 250-300 packages of fresh food at the market every Sunday.
"The programme aims to ease the difficulties facing poor students who might have faced lots of challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic," the official said.
