(HBO) – Whenever the autumn is coming, children are delighted to make lanterns, excitedly looking forward to the procession of lanterns, enjoying Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditionally, in every Mid-Autumn festival, many socio-political organizations and mass organizations have joined together to care for Mid-Autumn Festival for children, especially for poor children and disadvantaged children, helping children have a full fun and useful moon festival.
Hoa Binh's children are taken by parents to
buy toys for Mid-Autumn Festival.
The whole province has 209,383 children. In
order to ensure the warm and happy moon festival, on 29th August, the
Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued a document guiding
the organization of Mid-Autumn Festival activities to departments, branches,
unions, districts, cities. Organizing recreation and entertainment activities
for children needs to renew their forms, to encourage traditional cultural and
artistic activities; encouraging children to use domestically produced toys.
The organization of entertainment program, Mid-Autumn Festival must be suitable
for each condition of each village, hamlet, and residential area. Plans must be
made to visit, give gifts to children, focusing on children with special
circumstances. Gifts giving for children should be mobilized by all resources.
This year, the organization of Mid-Autumn Festival
in the residential area will be maintained, this activity is always expected by
children. Nguyen Mai Chi, Cao Phong town (Cao Phong) shared: Every year, my
parents take me to enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival. I am very happy because the
Mid-Autumn Festival is held excitingly with many folk games. We are able to see
the lion dance, see the lantern procession and receive gifts.
The mobilization of organizations, units,
benefactors supporting and helping to organize the Mid-Autumn Festival took
place excitingly. Gifts will be given to disadvantaged children, children
affected by natural disasters. The provincial Child Support Fund has a
deduction of VND 70 million to donate 200 gifts to disadvantaged children. The
Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs held to give gifts in Hoa
Binh city and Cao Phong, Kim Boi, Mai Chau and Ky Son districts. Prudeltial
Life Insurance Company presented 40 gifts to children affected by natural
disasters in Giap Dat, Tien Phong commune (Da Bac).
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.