Dam appreciated the contributions made by Gunther Platter and Helmut Kutin to calling for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support children from many countries around the world, including Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam receives a delegation from SOS Children’s Villages International and a group of donors.

Vietnam has long treasured its cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages International and backs the alternative family model of the organization.

The country’s localities have also paid attention to the non-governmental organization’s related projects, he added.

Since the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and SOS Children’s Villages International signed a cooperation agreement on the development of SOS villages in Vietnam 32 years ago, there have been nearly 70 SOS village projects and programmes implemented in Vietnam.

The country is currently home to 1.4 million children living in extremely disadvantaged circumstances, with 157,000 classified as orphans and abandoned or homeless children, Dam shared.

The Deputy PM expressed his hope that through this visit, the SOS Children’s Villages International will continue to carry out more activities to help Vietnamese children in the years to come.

The guests spoke highly of the effective activities of SOS villages in Vietnam with the close coordination of the MoLISA and localities.

Vietnam is now one of the organization’s top five countries in terms of the numbers of projects and children receiving benefits out of the 135 countries and territories that have SOS villages, they said.

During their stay in Vietnam, along with working with related ministries and sectors, the delegation will make a fact-finding tour to several SOS villages, they stated, affirming to call for more support from international organisations and individuals.

First football tourney for disadvantaged children slated for 2019

The first football tournament for disadvantaged children nationwide is set to take place in 2019, heard a press briefing in Hanoi on December 26.

 

Children book-adapted musical to premiere in HCM City

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will for the first time staged the musical ‘Diary of a Cricket’, which is based on one of the best-known Vietnamese children’s books by late writer To Hoai, at the city’s Opera House on December 29.

 

Vice President receives SOS Children's Villages International leader

Vietnam always attaches importance to contributions of social organizations, including help from the SOS Children's Villages International, for Vietnam, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh. 

 

Vice President calls for more support from enterprises for Vietnamese children

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has called for more support from the business community to care for Vietnamese children.

 

FrieslandCampina conducts second nutrition survey on Southeast Asian children

FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s largest dairy companies, has announced the initiation of the second Southeast Asia Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS II), giving an insight into the nutritional status of more than 18,000 children in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.

 

Source: VNA