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Cows presented to the needy in Ha Giang province

On October 24 and 25, representatives of the association and donors presented cows to disadvantaged people, including UXO victims, in Minh Tan commune (Vi Xuyen district), Lung Tao commune (Dong Van district) and Xin Cai commune (Meo Vac district).

Hau Tho Chung, aged 36 from Vi Xuyen district, was among the benificiaries. He had lost his leg because of a landmine explosion when he was cultivating on his land. The gift from the VBMASA would help his family to develop their livelihood and stabilize their lives, he said.

Likewise, Duong Thanh Ba, a 60-year-old man from Minh Tan commune, felt very happy because he has received a pregnant cow.

According to Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Khoa, former Head of the Department of Combat Operations of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Vice-Chairman of the VBMASA, the program’s organizing panel presented 33 cows to UXO victims and provided them with farming techniques training.

In addition to the support for locals’ livelihood, the association collaborated with functional agencies to provide information dissemination for students in Xin Cai Secondary School in Meo Vac district and raise their awareness on preventing bomb and mine accidents.

During the previous program in February 2015, the association also gave training and information related to preventing bomb and mine accidents and fitted 35 sets of prosthetic legs and arms and handed over gifts to 57 UXO victims in Vi Xuyen commune. In 2016 Lunar New Year, the organization presented over 100 Tet gifts to disadvantaged UXO victims in the province.

Translated by Trung Thanh