Donation for COVID-19 fight exceeds 845 billion VND: VFF
Organisations, businesses and individuals nationwide and those abroad have so far donated over 845 billion VND (over 36 million USD) for the COVID-19 relief efforts, channeled to the Vietnam Fatherland Font (VFF) Central Committee, according to VFF President Tran Thanh Man.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man (sixth from right) receives relief aid from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)- Organisations, businesses and individuals nationwide and those abroad have sofar donated over 845 billion VND (over 36 million USD) for the COVID-19 reliefefforts, channeled to the Vietnam Fatherland Font (VFF) Central Committee, accordingto VFF President Tran Thanh Man.
On April 14, the VFF received donations worth 300 million VND (12,804 USD) fromthe Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; 315 million VND (over13,444 USD) from the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North);226 million VND (9,645 USD) from the Association of Tien Phong plasticbusinesses; and 200 million VND (8,536 USD) from Luckybest Vietnam JSC.
Ha Tay Traffic Management and Construction JSC and the Tran family in Vietnamhanded over 100 million VND (4,262 USD) each to the front, while a family inHanoi’s Dan Phuong district donated 10 tonnes of rice on the same day.
Talking to MoLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung, Man highly appreciated the coordinationbetween the VFF Central Committee and the ministry in recent times, saying ithas contributed to supporting the people across the country, especially socialpolicy beneficiaries and poor households.
He also highlighted the importance of the 62,000-billion-VND (2.6 billion USD)support package of the Government for people amid difficulties caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The allocation of support must be made publicly and transparently, he stressed,adding that with its role, the VFF and its member organisations will join thesupervision of the implementation, towards timely providing support to thosewho are really in need./.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to continue coordinating with the Government in raising the public’s awareness about their role in preventing and controlling the COVID-19 epidemic, ensuring health and safety for themselves and the community.
Honda Vietnam Company on March 19 donated 10 billion VND (over 420,000 USD) to the fund for COVID-19 prevention and control managed by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
Organisations, businesses and individuals in Hanoi have so far donated more than 4.1 billion VND (nearly 176,300 USD) COVID-19 relief effort, said the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF Hanoi) on March 20.
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Donations for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief efforts received by the Vietnam Fatherland Font (VFF) Central Committee exceeded 125 billion VND (5.27 million USD) on March 24 alone, according to VFF President Tran Thanh Man.
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President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man (sixth from right) receives relief aid from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Source: VNA) 
