Da Nang's Red Cross Society presents 58 scholarships worth 128.5 USD each to needy children (Photo: //www.tienphong.vn/)
Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is carrying o💛ut anumber of activities in response to humanitarian month, which runs until theend of May.
The city’s Red Cross Society presented 58 scholarships worth 3 millionVND (128.5 USD) each to needy children on May 8.
The programme has been carried out since 2006 with sponsorship from theSwedish organisation Children Above All - Adoptions.
On the same day the Red Cross coordinated with a young entrepreneursclub to start building a house for Nguyen Van Duc - a poor disabled local man inNam Yen hamlet, Hoa Bac commune. The house is expected to be completed in Julythis year.
Vice President of the society Thai Thi Ha said such activities are all partof activities during humanitarian month.
The society aims to support 2,000 needy people in the time to come whilepresenting 80 scholarships worth 300 million VND to poor students, calling forblood donations, and offering free medical check-ups to 200 underprivilegedpeople.
꧅ It will al𝓡so continue organising COVID-19 prevention activities./.
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Da Nang's Red Cross Society presents 58 scholarships worth 128.5 USD each to needy children (Photo: //www.tienphong.vn/) 
