October 01, 2017 | 20:20 (GMT+7)
NA leader presents Mid-autumn Festival gifts to Ben Tre children
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong handed over scholarships and gifts to disadvantaged children in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on October 1 on the occasion of the Mid-autumn Festival.
The 300 scholarships, each worth VND 1 million (USD 44), and gifts were presented to the children in Ben Tre SOS Children’s Village.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong hands over scholarships and gifts to disadvantaged children in Ben Tre province.
The same day, Phong attended a program called “Thap sang nhung uoc mo” (Lighting up dreams) jointly held by the Vietnam Association for Protection of the Rights of the Child, the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin and the Ben Tre province Association for Protection of the Rights of the Child.
Addressing the event, the legislator urged all-level Party Committees, authorities, agencies, organizations and the entire society to better materialize guidelines of the Party, and laws and policies of the State towards underprivileged children, while calling for joint efforts to protect children’s rights.
During the program, the fourth version, up to 367 scholarships, each worth VND 1 million, and gifts were presented to disadvantaged children who have recorded outstanding academic performance in Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang and Hau Giang provinces.
Source: VNA