The event was co-organised by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations, the Canadian embassy and Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, and the Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association together with Manulife Vietnam and the KAT Group.
The “run for children” has taken place annually since 2000. It has attracted nearly 50,000 runners and raised more than VND4 billion (USD190,476) for cancer research and treatment for poor children suffering from cancer and heart disease.
This year’s proceeds will be donated to disadvantaged children being treated at the Hanoi Heart Hospital and the National Hospital of Pediatrics and put towards the Heartbeat Vietnam Fund.
After the launch ceremony, thousands of people joined the run around Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi.
Some images of the “run for children”:
Other activities to raise funds for disadvantaged children
