Despite poverty, Hien is happy because the love of her father Overcoming difficult circumstancesHouse of Le Thi My Hien living at An Son commune is a hut lying on Sai Gon’s riverside. The house could collapse, if there are strong winds. However, is has covered and protected Hien and her father in many years.Hien’s father Le Thanh Long said: “I’m over 60 years old now. I came from Dong Thap to Binh Duong for settlement. Her mother left when she was 5. I have to take care of my daughter alone”.Therefore, Thuan An town’s Labor – War Invalids & Social Affairs Office and regional government helped Hien and her father building up a temporary house, supported VND340,000 from State budget and offered monthly Ho Van Men scholarship worth VND300,000 to Hien…Little girl Bui Thi Thuy Duong at An Son commune still having both father and mother but suffering another pain, the Thalassaemia disease. Her family has to live in a relative’s house, because her house collapsed. Thuy Suong said emotionally: “Now I try my best to learn well in order not to disappoint my parents, and people helping me all this time”.Many practices taking care, protecting childrenHead of Thuan An town’s Labor – Invalids & Social Affairs Office Ms. Nguyen THi Kim Thu said, in addition to propaganda of improving people’s awareness of children protection, they also cooperated with local government to support permanently 179 orphans, 12 households adopting abandoned children, 188 children with disabilities or serious illness according to Decree 67. Accordingly, the office has applied approaches helping children, established a network protecting children including 1 associate at each hamlet, 20 clubs sponsoring children with difficulties…Additionally, these children can access services of health care, education, social support, rehabilitation, etc. There are now 10/10 localities joining taking care of children with difficulties with total cost of more than VND2bln.Furthermore, the office also organized a forum about Thuan An children in 2013 on the theme of “Listening to children with all heart, protecting children by actions”. At the forum, children had a chance to share their thoughts with leaders of town People’s Committee. 10 messages, 10 suggestions in terms of issues relating to children were sent to local leaders. Reported by T.Thao, N.Nhu – Translated by Ngoc Huynh
Joining hands to take care and protect children
1,592 children having difficult circumstances in Thuan An town are really happy, because the local government has taken care and enabled these children to go to school. Despite poverty, Hien is happy because the love of her father Overcoming difficult circumstancesHouse of Le Thi My Hien living at An Son commune is a hut lying on Sai Gon’s riverside. The house could collapse, if there are strong winds. However, is has covered and protected Hien and her father in many years.Hien’s father Le Thanh Long said: “I’m over 60 years old now. I came from Dong Thap to Binh Duong for settlement. Her mother left when she was 5. I have to take care of my daughter alone”.Therefore, Thuan An town’s Labor – War Invalids & Social Affairs Office and regional government helped Hien and her father building up a temporary house, supported VND340,000 from State budget and offered monthly Ho Van Men scholarship worth VND300,000 to Hien…Little girl Bui Thi Thuy Duong at An Son commune still having both father and mother but suffering another pain, the Thalassaemia disease. Her family has to live in a relative’s house, because her house collapsed. Thuy Suong said emotionally: “Now I try my best to learn well in order not to disappoint my parents, and people helping me all this time”.Many practices taking care, protecting childrenHead of Thuan An town’s Labor – Invalids & Social Affairs Office Ms. Nguyen THi Kim Thu said, in addition to propaganda of improving people’s awareness of children protection, they also cooperated with local government to support permanently 179 orphans, 12 households adopting abandoned children, 188 children with disabilities or serious illness according to Decree 67. Accordingly, the office has applied approaches helping children, established a network protecting children including 1 associate at each hamlet, 20 clubs sponsoring children with difficulties…Additionally, these children can access services of health care, education, social support, rehabilitation, etc. There are now 10/10 localities joining taking care of children with difficulties with total cost of more than VND2bln.Furthermore, the office also organized a forum about Thuan An children in 2013 on the theme of “Listening to children with all heart, protecting children by actions”. At the forum, children had a chance to share their thoughts with leaders of town People’s Committee. 10 messages, 10 suggestions in terms of issues relating to children were sent to local leaders. Reported by T.Thao, N.Nhu – Translated by Ngoc Huynh
Despite poverty, Hien is happy because the love of her father Overcoming difficult circumstancesHouse of Le Thi My Hien living at An Son commune is a hut lying on Sai Gon’s riverside. The house could collapse, if there are strong winds. However, is has covered and protected Hien and her father in many years.Hien’s father Le Thanh Long said: “I’m over 60 years old now. I came from Dong Thap to Binh Duong for settlement. Her mother left when she was 5. I have to take care of my daughter alone”.Therefore, Thuan An town’s Labor – War Invalids & Social Affairs Office and regional government helped Hien and her father building up a temporary house, supported VND340,000 from State budget and offered monthly Ho Van Men scholarship worth VND300,000 to Hien…Little girl Bui Thi Thuy Duong at An Son commune still having both father and mother but suffering another pain, the Thalassaemia disease. Her family has to live in a relative’s house, because her house collapsed. Thuy Suong said emotionally: “Now I try my best to learn well in order not to disappoint my parents, and people helping me all this time”.Many practices taking care, protecting childrenHead of Thuan An town’s Labor – Invalids & Social Affairs Office Ms. Nguyen THi Kim Thu said, in addition to propaganda of improving people’s awareness of children protection, they also cooperated with local government to support permanently 179 orphans, 12 households adopting abandoned children, 188 children with disabilities or serious illness according to Decree 67. Accordingly, the office has applied approaches helping children, established a network protecting children including 1 associate at each hamlet, 20 clubs sponsoring children with difficulties…Additionally, these children can access services of health care, education, social support, rehabilitation, etc. There are now 10/10 localities joining taking care of children with difficulties with total cost of more than VND2bln.Furthermore, the office also organized a forum about Thuan An children in 2013 on the theme of “Listening to children with all heart, protecting children by actions”. At the forum, children had a chance to share their thoughts with leaders of town People’s Committee. 10 messages, 10 suggestions in terms of issues relating to children were sent to local leaders. Reported by T.Thao, N.Nhu – Translated by Ngoc Huynh
