Twenty children representing 160 beneficiaries of Phase 4 of a programme supporting pandemic-hit children gathered at a meeting held in Hanoi on May 30.
Children receive gifts at the gathering held in Hanoi on May 30. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Twentychildren representing 160 beneficiaries of Phase 4 of a programme supportingpandemic-hit children gathered at a meeting held in Hanoi on May 30.
The programme, named “Noivong tay thuong” (Connecting Arms of Love), was first launched in October 2021 by theHo Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee to call for assistancefor children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Focusing on the localitieshit hard by the pandemic, it targets children orphaned by COVID-19, those withdisadvantaged backgrounds, and the ones who are children of frontline workers.
It will provide long-termsupport for the children in terms of spirit, education, finance, and healthuntil they reach the age of 18, thereby helping them stabilise their life and strivefor a bright future.
This programme has beencarried out in coordination with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam,the International Dairy Products JSC, and the Viet Capital Securities JSC.
So far, the HCYU CentralCommittee has presented monthly aid worth 500,000 - 2 million VND (22 - 86 USD)each for 1,748 orphans.
This June - the Action Monthfor Children, assistance in Phase 4 of the programme will be delivered to 160children in 12 provinces, namely Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan, Dak Lak, Binh Duong,Tay Ninh, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, andCa Mau, according to Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the HCYU CentralCommittee and Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children Union Central Council.
Apart from financial aid,they will also have a chance to enroll in online skill and foreign language coursesand take part in experience and physical activities held by the programme's organisers and sponsors. Teachers will also be assigned to help them overcome difficultiesand develop.
The Central Committee hasworked with more enterprises to mobilise more resources for supporting children,Trang added./.
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Children receive gifts at the gathering held in Hanoi on May 30. (Photo: VNA) 
