Over VND44.3 billion contributed to HCMC’s “For the Poor Fund”

Businesses and philanthropists are honoured for their contributions to the "For the Poor" Fund at the program (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)

A fundraising campaign was organized in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 30 to support the city’s "For the Poor" Fund and collected over VND44.3 billion, with more than VND7.6 billion in material donations from businesses and philanthropists.

The event was organized by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee of HCMC - the Committee for Mobilization, Management, and Use of the HCMC’s "For the Poor" Fund, in partnership with HCMC Television.

At the event, Mr. Truong Vinh Tung, Deputy Chief of the Office of the HCMC Party Committee, said that the labor unions of specialized advisory and assistance agencies of the HCMC Party Committee had initiated a campaign to encourage officials, civil servants, public employees, and laborers in these agencies to donate one day's salary in support of the "For the Poor" Fund of HCMC, contributing a total of VND400 million.

This program is designed to support underprivileged policy families, impoverished households, near-poor households, individuals with exceptionally difficult circumstances, and those affected by diseases and natural disasters.

It also aims to effectively implemente HCMC's "Sustainable Poverty Reduction" program for the 2021-2025 period and also contribute to the successful realization of the campaign "Nationwide Unity for New-Style Rural and Civilized Urban Area Development" to create a high-quality, civilized, modern, and compassionate living environment in HCMC./.