(HBO) - A staff member at the Thuan Hoa social protection centre of Hoa Binh was among 150 individuals and collectives honoured in the 17th KOVA awards at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16.
Leaders of the provincial Women’s Union
congratulated Vi Thi Thuan (centre) after she received the KOVA award.
Vi Thi
Thuan, a staff member at the Thuan Hoa social protection centre in Chieng Chau
commune (Mai Chau district), is among five individuals honoured in the category
of "Good Life” for their inspiring good deeds. The Thai ethnic woman has played
an active role in preserving the local traditional brocade weaving. She has
built a common house for 35 women in disadvantaged circumstances such as
singleness, with disabilities and poverty, giving them stable jobs with income
ranging from 2.5 to 4 million VND a month.
The KOVA
Awards were started in 2002 as an initiative of Associate Professor – Dr.
Nguyen Thi Hoe, Chairwoman of the paint making group KOVA. The awards aim to
contribute to sustainable development through encouraging research on applied
science, spreading good deeds and supporting promising students. The awards
will continue to be extended to reach other subjects with the aim of
encouraging people from all walks of life to contribute to national development
using their knowledge, intelligence and innovation.
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.
