National Fund for Vietnamese Children provides aid to typhoon-hit provinces

Hanoi (VNA) - The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has provided an aid package worth 500 million VND (around 28,000 USD) to nine central and Central Highlands provinces hit by Typhoon Ketsana.

The beneficiaries include Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Thua Thien-Hue,
Da Nang, Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.

Nguyen Thi Binh – former Vice State President, Chairwoman of the Sponsoring
Council of the fund, is on a visit to Quang Nam province and Da Nang city to hand
over part of the aid to children in the two localities.

On the occasion, the Phuong Dong Garment Company sent through the fund 6,000 shirts
worth nearly 54 million VND to Quang Nam province, Da Nang city and Quang Ngai
province.

On October 20, the fund coordinated with the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock
Company (Vinamilk) to give boxes of milk to two primary schools in Quang Nam
province. The donation will be sufficient for 1,000 children to drink twice a day
within the next two months.

This forms part of activities under the programme on six million cups of milk for
poor Vietnamese children initiated by the fund, Vinamilk and the Ministry of
Education and Training.

The programme has set a target to give 6 million cups of milk worth 25 billion VND,
to 48,000 disadvantaged pupils.-Enditem