December 30, 2017 | 21:43 (GMT+7)
Bac Lieu cares for underprivileged children
The southern province of Bac Lieu has taken measures to care for children living in extremely difficult circumstances over the past three years through a community-based project.
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These children being taken care of. Photo: baclieu.gov.vn
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At a conference held on December 29
to review the three-year implementation of the project, the provincial
Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs announced that the
province has set up 22 clubs and mobilized a total of 23 billion VND (1.01
million USD) to take care of, educate and protect underprivileged children.
The project has benefited nearly
20,900 children, of whom all are provided with health insurance cards, nearly
1,500 receive monthly allowances and more than 100 are brought up at the Social
Protection Centre and non-public social protection establishments.
The province is striving to assist
95 percent of children living in extremely difficult circumstances by 2020.
To that end, it will continue
considering child care as a task of local administrations, schools, families
and the entire society.
Child care will be included in the
locality’s socio-economic development plans, and legal documents related to
child care and protection will be completed.
On this occasion, 18 outstanding
units and individuals who had contributions to child care in Bac Lieu were honored.
Source: VNA