Fundraising campaign launched to aid disadvantaged children
A fundraising campaign was launched by the Phu nu Viet Nam (Vietnamese Women) newspaper and the menswear brand of Aristino on August 8 to support orphans and children with disadvantages.
The launch of the fundraising campaign in Hanoi on August 8 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A fundraising campaign was launched bythe Phu nu Viet Nam (Vietnamese Women) newspaper and the menswear brand of Aristinoon August 8 to support orphans and children with disadvantages.
The campaign was kicked off on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Mottainai charity programme to call for support for childvictims of traffic accidents, those orphaned by COVID-19 and other causes, alongwith 10 orphanages nationwide.
During the event from August 8 to September 3, Aristino willdonate 10,000 VND (0.4 USD) per item sold to the Mottainai fund.
It will also donate another 100 million VND to the fund when thecampaign’s message “Wear.Care.Share” and hashtag #ARISTINO10 reach 10,000shares on the social media.
At the launch, 81 Aristino showrooms nationwide receiving donatedold clothes were also publicised.
Data from the Ministry of Public Security show that over thelast 10 years, there were about 20,000 traffic accidents annually, killing7,000 and injuring about 16,000 others. Among them, about 70% are breadwinners.
Meanwhile, 4,461 Vietnamese children were orphaned during the twoyears of the COVID-19 pandemic, including 193 losing both their parents,according to the Department of Child Affairs at the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs.
Nguyen Thi Thuc Hanh, Editor-in-chief of Phu nu Viet Nam andhead of the organising committee of the Mottainai programme, said that over thelast 10 years, this programme has carried out a number of meaningful activitiessuch as encouraging a green lifestyle and environmental protection, raisingdonations, and selling/auctioning and reusing millions of items to assist orphansand children with disadvantages across the country.
The Mottainai programme has become the biggest drive to raisedonations of old items for humanitarian and environmental protection purposesin Vietnam. It has attracted more than 500,000 participants and benefited nearly5,000 disadvantaged children so far.
This year, the programme will last through December, she added./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 30 visited educational institutions for disadvantaged children in Hanoi on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and Action Month for Children.
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The launch of the fundraising campaign in Hanoi on August 8 (Photo: VNA) 
