Volunteer work comes from the heart and compassion for the community. For Mai Thi Thuy Huong, living at Phu Thuan hamlet of Phu An commune in Ben Cat town, over the years, doing charity also comes from her passion, which not only helped her maintain her giving for many years but also spread the spirit of solidarity and mutual love to many others.
Mai Thi Thuy Huong, a woman wholeheartedly for the poor
Enthusiastic, friendly, always wholeheartedly helping the poor is the feeling of many people in Phu An commune when talking about Thuy Huong - an officer of the Solidarity Project to gather youths and young workers of the commune. Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh, over the years, she has always accompanied the disadvantaged lives to actively participate in movements launched by the locality with joined hands in building an increasingly civilized and prosperous Phu An commune.
Born in a family that was not too harsh, she grew up getting married like many others her age. She thought her life was going to be peaceful over the years, but in 2015, she had a family incident. Overcoming the problems, she is independent in economic development. When you can afford it, it is when you think: "I need to give more".
Like many people with a good heart, when life was stable, this woman did not choose leisure. Instead, she chose series of days with hardship. The pain of losing her mother because of COVID-19 made little Nguyen Ngoc Lan Phuong of An Thuan hamlet in Phu An commune extremely disappointed because she lost a prop. Understanding the pain, Thuy Huong did not hesitate to extend an annual allowance for her child until she turns 18 years old. The dark example of orphans like Lan Phuong has now been replaced with brighter colors.
Huong shared: “I do not have the conditions to do charity with great things, but I will do it according to my strength. Having witnessed many lives lacking money when sick made me worry and torment forever. Therefore, if it is within my family's ability, then I find a way to help them. I think, as long as I am healthy, I will continue to do this volunteer work to contribute a small part to the society."
Among the typical female examples of Phu An commune, Mai Thi Thuy Huong is a typical individual in emulation movements launched by the locality. Pham Minh Thuan – Deputy Chair of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Phu An commune, said that Huong is one of the typical individuals in the commune's volunteer movement for the poor. All of her actions come from a compassionate and selfless heart. In the commune, when mentioning Huong, everyone shows love and respect for her as she is not only sociable and happy but also very helpful to others. She does a lot of charity but rarely mentioned what she did. For many years now, Huong has always been one of the leading individuals in volunteering movements to help disadvantaged people, becoming an example for many women in the region to learn and follow.
“In addition, she actively participates in movements launched by the locality, and propagates relatives, families and households around to well implement the policies of the Party and the State. An example like Huong is worthy of respect," added Pham Minh Thuan.
In her ability, Mai Thi Thuy Huong often helps and takes care of disadvantaged people in Phu An commune. She donates necessities and cash to poor households and those in difficulties, take care of the lonely, give scholarships to poor students who are studious, etc. Specifically, during the time the whole country has joined hands in prevention and control the COVID-19 epidemic, she did not mind the hardships of distributing vegetables, fruits, and bringing gifts to take care of people and people in need in the blockade and isolation areas. She awarded scholarships to 50 poor students in 2022 with the amount of VND 25 million while giving 30 gifts for difficult cases worth VND 6 million, 30 gifts for workers who cannot return to their hometown to celebrate Tet worth VND 7 million, health insurance cards to people in difficult circumstances with the amount of VND 8 million, essential necessities for people in difficulty with the amount of VND 10 million dong along with active participation in supporting the Fund for the Poor launched annually by all levels of the authorities.
Reported by Huynh Thuy – Translated by Vi Bao
