Vietnamese Association in France donates to support flood victims

The event attracted over 70 overseas Vietnamese and French friends. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tong, Deputy Head of UGVF and Head of project "Towards Vietnam” with the “Nhip Cau Nhan Ai” (compassionate bridge) program, said that the association collected over VND100 million.

Over the past years, UGVF has implemented many projects to support domestic people in various fields such as healthcare, education, society and economy.

According to Mr. Tong, most of the projects that UGVF implements need collaboration of Vietnamese and international organizations and associations, and the support of local administrations in Vietnam, such as long-term scholarship fund for more than 600 children in difficult regions such as Quy Nhon city, Lao Cai, Ha Tinh, and Dak Lak provinces; re-building Kim Dong school in the leper village in Quy Hoa, Quy Nhon city, as well as rehabilitation house for Muong Khuong General Hospital in Lao Cai province.

Currently, the Nhip Cau Nhan Ai program is carrying out two important projects: continuing to create additional 100 long-term scholarships for children in Lai Chau and Tien Giang provinces; and raising funds to buy seawater-to-fresh-water filter systems for soldiers on islands.

In the future, UGVF plans to set up a rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities in Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province./.