Overseas Vietnamese in Australia support poor students in mountainous regions and islands

Wednesday, 22/11/2017 23:38
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canberra, Australia, recently organized a meeting with the OV community to support the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club, led by former Vice President Truong My Hoa.

Ms. Truong My Hoa speaking at the meeting in Canberra (Photo: baotintuc.vn)

The meeting was part of a working visit to Australia by Ms. Truong My Hoa, Head of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” club, with the destinations of cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth from October 30th to November 22nd to exchange information and meet overseas Vietnamese.

Speaking at the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam said that this was an opportunity for the overseas Vietnamese community, especially Vietnamese students in Australia, to know more about the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” club.

At the event, the participants watched a documentary film and heard reports about activities of the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund and "For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa" club over the past time. The real stories and lively, true videos about the difficult lives of ethnic minorities and fishermen in the coastal regions and islands; giving scholarship to students of ethnic minorities, in coastal regions and islands; visiting and presenting gifts to families of naval soldiers who bravely sacrificed while protecting the nation’s sacred territorial waters; organizing visits to soldiers and people on islands, especially Truong Sa Archipelago and DK1 frame house; caring for naval soldiers and fishermen protecting the sea and islands.

Before the meeting in Canberra, Ms. Hoa visited and worked with the Consulates General of Vietnam in Sydney and Perth, OV people and students in Brisbane and Adelaide.

Speaking at the meetings, she always emphasized that the overseas Vietnamese in Australia were pioneers in movements of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” club abroad. They actively participated in building two primary schools on Truong Sa Archipelago in the program "For beloved Truong Sa students" and join in the "For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa" club.

Apart from the contribution of AUD18,000, many overseas Vietnamese in the cities, especially Adelaide and Perth, also became members of the club.

The former Vice President said that becoming members of the club and projects of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund would open exchanges and help overseas Vietnamese further understand activities of the club and the fund.

During the working visit to Australia, Ms. Hoa presented certificates of merit to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to movements of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the "For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa" club launched over the past year./.

BTA

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