Supporting per specific address

In 2019, the province had more than 23,200 poor households, accounting for 5.05 percent and reducing more than 9,800 households against the last year figure. This year, the province expects to reduce the number of poor families down to 3 percent.

Hoa Huong Duong Club in Bac Giang province hand over the free meal to poor and difficult patient under treatment at the provincial Tumour Hospital.

Particularly, the province has changed the support method per specific address in stead of widespread help as previous time. This way aims to sustainably reduce the poverty rate and leave no one behind.

As one of the active member organizations in calling for various sources to share the difficulties with the poor per specific address, since 2017, the provincial Red Cross Society (RCS) has called for more than 15.1 billion VND (651,545 USD) from the agencies, enterprises and kind-hearted person to deliver emergency and long term supports (6 months to 1 year) to 18,000 poor households in the province.

According to RCS’s Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thoa, the RCS assigns the member organization in the district to closely watch each address, flexibly integrate various form of calling for support, especially via social network.

Promoting solidarity spirit

Annually, basing on the actual situation, the provincial FFC launches the movement and assigns the criteria to build the Fund for the poor to the district level. besides, the FFC plays the pioneer role to call for member organizations to actively appeal the donation from the officers, staff and residents toward practical support.

One of the effective programmes with widespread humanity among the community included building great unity house. Typically, Ma Van Thang (born in 1979) in Heo village, Huong Son commune (Lang Giang district) seems to live in dream after moving to his new house one month ago. Though the small house of nearly 60 square meters is simply designed with total value of 120 million VND, it helps four member family stabilize the life.

Representatives of Dan Tri Newspaper and leader of the provincial Red Cross Society hand over the support expense to family of Phung Thi Oanh in Trong Ha

To sustainably maintain the sources of support to complete the target of gifting to all poor households on Tet occasion and eliminating temporary and damaged houses, FFC Chairman Tran Cong Thang said: “The officers should reinforce the consultation to the authorities, strictly coordinate to the member organizations to call for the party members and members to actively contribute to the funds for the poor then call for the response from the residents. Apart from ensuring the publicity, transparency in fund using, the FFC officers, the organizations and agencies should further enhance the responsibility in verifying and selecting proper cases to support so as to create belief in the community and help ensure the social welfare”.

Bac Giang launches Action month for the poor: Organization and agencies register to donate over 64 billion VND

(BGO) – The Fatherland Front’s Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province on October 19 held a launching ceremony for the Action month for the poor in 2020 (from October 17 to November 18) and Social Welfare Programme 2021. Launching the event, the provincial FFC Chairman Tran Cong Thang expressed on the difficulties and challenges in 2020 for Bac Giang province and the country due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. 

Programme held to call for support for the poor

A live television programme entitled ‘The whole country joins hands for the poor’ was held in Hanoi on October 17, calling for support for the poor.

Bac Giang’s Fatherland Front Committee calls for donations for the poor

(BGO) - In response to the Peak Month for the Poor 2020 and the social welfare programme 2021, the Fatherland Front Committee, the Mobilising Board of the Fund for the poor in Bac Giang province has sent an open letter to call for donations to the poor. The contents of the letter is below:

Programme calls for support for the poor

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man chaired a meeting to discuss preparation for a programme entitled “The whole country joins hands for the poor” on October 9.

Bac Giang launches Action Month for the Poor in 2020

(BGO) – The Fatherland Front’s Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province on October 10 held a meeting to launch the Action Month for the Poor in 2020 and Welfare Programme in 2021 under the chair of Tran Cong Thang, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Chairman of the provincial FFC and Head of provincial Steering Board for the Fund for the poor.  

Tuong Vi