The relief aid, including two tonnes of food along with clothes and learning tools, are expected to be transported to Zimbabwe on May 1 and presented to the Zimbabwe victims later.

The Vietnamese Embassy, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s bureau and the Vietnamese Women’s Association in South Africa on April 30 handed over relief aid to the Zimbabwe Embassy in support of Zimbabwe people who were hit by Cyclone Idai last March.

On behalf of the Zimbabwe Ambassador to South Africa, his spouse Jessica Hamadziripi lauded the good deeds of the Vietnamese community in the host country and Vietnamese people in general.

Second Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy Phuong Phuong Linh said as a country frequently affected by natural disasters, Vietnam shares difficulties and losses facing Zimbabwe people.

She hoped that Zimbabwe people will swiftly surpass these difficulties and overcome the cyclone’s consequences.

Statistics show that Cyclone Idai killed more than 1,000 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, and directly affected daily lives and livelihoods of over 3 million others.

The World Bank (WB) estimated that the Idai-hit countries will need over 2 billion USD for restoration efforts.

In Zimbabwe alone, the storm left nearly 300 people dead and caused property losses worth over 200 million USD.

Over 1,200 storm victims benefit from UNDP’s project

More than 1,240 people in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, and Quang Nam, who became victims of Storm Damrey in late 2017, received support from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project.

 

Two enterprises present 800 Tet gifts to disadvantaged households and AO victims

(BGO) – Responding to the campaign of “Tet for the Poor and Agent Orange Victims (AO Victims)” in 2019 launched by the Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang, Vinahan Joint Stock Company in Song Mai commune (Bac Giang city) and Habac Nitrogenous Fertilizer& Chemicals Joint Stock Company mobilized the expenses to present 500 gift packages (each worth 400,000 VND) and 300 gift sets (each valued at 500,000 VND) respectively. 

 

Thousands of drivers commemorate victims of road traffic accident

(BGO) – Under the motto of “Commemorate the gone – For the present”, thousands of drivers in several roads in Bac Giang province at 9 am on November 18 stopped their vehicles and went down the street for a minute to commemorate the victims killed in road traffic accidents. 

 

Bac Giang calls for 29,000 Tet gifts to poor people and AO victims

(BGO) – Implementing the programme to support the needy cases on the Lunar New Year 2019 (Ky Hoi), the Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang has recently launched the donation of “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims (AO victims)”. 

 

VinGroup presents 4,000 gift packages to the poor and AO victims

(BGO) – Responding to the movement of “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange  (AO) Victims”, the Kind-Heart Fund (under VinGroup) mobilized 2 billion VND (over 85,800 USD) to present 4,000 gift packages (each worth 500,000 VND or 21.46 USD) to the needy cases in the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 via the Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang. 

 

Source: VNA