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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (centre) and other participants
press the button to launch the programme on April 11 (Photo: VNA)
The programme is a joint effort of the Ministry of Education and Training, the
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee, and the Vietnam Red Cross
Society, with an agreement signed the same day.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that in
many areas across the country, children are facing poor living and studying
conditions.
He hoped that the community will join hands to take care of children, stressing
that the programme is expected to have the engagement of Party organisations,
administrations in localities, organisations and businesses, thus providing poor
students with nutritious meals and stable schools with playgrounds and hygienic
toilets.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh asked
the education and training sectors in localities to advise local administrations
on exploring the demands of students and teachers to update the requests to the
national humanity portal, while coordinating with relevant agencies to organise
effective volunteer activities.
Donors can respond to the programme through the national humanity portal at
http://inhandao.vn/Điều ước cho em.
Currently, nearly 2,000 schools in 39 cities and provinces have registered to
receive support in the portal, while 5,000 schools have given their specific
needs.
Many domestic and foreign businesses have committed to supporting the building
of schools and toilets, and provide lunch to 30,000 students as well as
scholarships to poor students with total value of 127 billion VND (5.51 million
USD).
Source: VNA
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