Can Tho: Children receive free milk, scholarships
The “Vietnam Rising” milk fund has donated over 87,000 glasses of milk worth VND550 million (US$24,750) to nearly 1,000 kids in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
She said the programme has come to many regions nationwide, contributing to reducing malnutrition rate and improving physical and mental conditions of children.
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| National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hands over the milk to kids |
Jointly held by the VCSF, the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Alaska Communications and Entertainment JSC, the event was to launch a raising-fund programme to help underprivileged children and students with good performance in the locality.
Additionally, children of local workers and families struggling with difficulties have their bank accounts, which will receive money to cover their study from donors monthly, quarterly or yearly until they are 18 years old. At present, total value of the donation to the accounts hit over VND6 billion (US$6.75 million), donated by 20 enterprises operating in the city.
MoLISA Deputy Minister Dao Hong Lan said this is a national-scale programme, seeking to help nearly 7,000 children nationwide.
At present, 14,500 children living in poor families or social sponsoring centres in Can Tho are in dire need of support from the community.
