On the National Day of Protection and Care for the Disabled (April 18), Nguyen Van Nam, Chairman of provincial Sponsoring Association for Disable People, Orphans and Poor Patients yesterday led a delegation to visit and present 150 gifts worth VND250,000 each, including sugar, milk, confectionary and VND100,000 in cash, to the disabled and orphans at provincial Vocational Training Center for the Disabled and the disabled in Bau Bang district’s Lai Uyen commune. The charity program was funded by enterprises, individuals and donors across the province.

Early April 16, all 7 wards of Di An town held ceremonies to launch the Action Month for Food Quality, Safety and Hygiene 2014 with the theme of “Safety for street foodstuff”.

Provincial Traditional Medicine Hospital in collaboration with the Hue Fellow-Countrymen’s Association in Binh Duong has just held a delegation to provide free medical check-up, medicine and gifts for needy people in Ham Thuan Bac district’s Thuan Hoa in the central province of Binh Thuan.

Binh Duong Lottery One-Member Co.Ltd. in collaboration with Bau Bang district’s Division of Education and Training (DoET), on April 16, presented gifts to poor-but-excellent pupils at district-based primary and secondary schools. Accordingly, 20,000 notebooks worth VND96.8mln were sponsored by the company.

Early April 16, the Blind Associations of TDM city and Di An town held get-togethers to mark the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam Blind Association (April 17, 1969-April 17, 2014).

Thuan An town, on April 15, held a ceremony to mark the 45th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Blind Association (April 17, 1969-April 17, 2014).

43 gratitude houses worth VND3.668bil granted to privileged families, reaching 134.4% of yearly plan and 87 other homes under repair with the total cost of VND2.228bil, winning 82.9% of yearly plan were result of many contributions in the past year. This good deed contributed to ease local revolutionary contributors’ pain and loss.

 

*North Tan Uyen district’s Division of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has just presented 36 boxes of Dutch Lady milk to more than 430 poor children in Lac An commune.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Angelet Bruno have signed a specific agreement for the project “Capacity Development for the Planning Reform (CDPR)”, with a total budget of 4.3 million euros.

Dai Gia Dinh Chan Nhu charity group in TDM city’s Phu Cuong ward, on April 13, visited and presented more than 100 gifts, including rice, instant noodle, clothes, fruits…to Thien Duyen Center for Disabled and Orphan Children at Phu Hoa hamlet, Phu Hoa Dong commune, Cu Chi district, HCM city with total expense of around VND10mln funded by members of the charity group. 

The 9th national Architectural Students’ Festival, themed “Dat Thu flower”, included 8 exam parts such as introduction on examinees’ universities, composition of sculpture art works, mosaic from soil and pottery wastes, sketch drawing, architectural idea and so on.