(HBO) - On January 11, at the municipal culture house, the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh city, in collaboration with agencies, units and donators, organised the "Humanitarian Tet (Lunar New Year) Market" programme, during which gifts were presented to people living in underprivileged circumstances in the locality.
Gifts given to
the poor and disadvantaged in Hoa Binh city during "Humanitarian Tet
(Lunar New Year) Market".
At the programme, 1,000 gifts worth 800,000 VND – 1 million
VND (34.13 – 42.67 USD) were given to poor households, policy beneficiaries,
dioxin victims, and poor students. The total value of these gifts is nearly 1
billion VND, donated by 26 agencies and units such as the provincial Department
of Public Security, Duc Tai Construction and Trading joint Stock Company, Son
Thuy joint Stock Company, Viet Tung joint Stock Company, and Ao xanh (Blue
shirt) Volunteer Club.
The programme was implemented in response to the "Tet
of Mercy" movement 2023 launched by the Vietnam Red Cross. This is a
meaningful and humane activity of Hoa Binh city’s Red Cross, agencies and units
for the poor, and dioxin victims in the locality on the Tet occasion./.
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.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
