Tuoi Tre Newspaper in association with Khanh Hoa Youth Union offered 30 breeder cows to disadvantaged farmers affected by natural disasters in Ninh Hoa Town, Van Ninh District and Khanh Vinh District...
Tuoi Tre Newspaper in association with Khanh Hoa Youth Union offered 30 breeder cows to disadvantaged farmers affected by natural disasters in Ninh Hoa Town, Van Ninh District and Khanh Vinh District on April 19.
Farmer Le Thanh Giang, Van Khanh Commune, Van Ninh District is so happy to receive a breeder cow. His family is so poor that he has to drop out of school to help his parents to earn a living. The aid will assist farmers in making a living as well as expanding their family business. “I am so delighted. I am offered one cow by my relative and now I get another one. I will work hard to raise cows profitably to increase income,” he says.
Tran Ngoc Thuong, Binh Son Village, Ninh Tho Commune, Ninh Hoa Town says “We work for hire, struggling to make ends meet with an income of VND4 million/month. We can’t even afford a breeder cow.”
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Reportedly, this is in the charity program held by Tuoi Tre Newspaper and Khanh Hoa Youth Union and Farmers’ Association of cities and provinces in an effort to support typhoon-hit communities with a VND7.5 billion funding donated by readers of Tuoi Tre Newspaper. Khanh Hoa is the first community having benefited from the support program. According, 30 families, Youth Union members and young people in need will receive the support in Ninh Hoa (12 cows), Van Ninh District (12 cows), Khanh Vinh District (6 cows). The total aid is worth VND450 million in total.
The charity program is to provide farmers with sustainable livelihood. Cows are all carefully chosen. Besides, the office has also cooperated with local economic bureaus to provide benefiaciries with cow care and disease prevention. The deprived farmers are also informed of contact information (telephones) of vets for livestock medicines.
Within the support program, Tuoi Tre Newspaper plans to offer 270 breeder cows, donate 1 school building, 1 clean water supply work, 1 concrete bridge and 1,500 gifts to families damaged by storms, says Huynh Hieu, Head of Tuoi tre Newspaper office in Southern Central Region and the Highlands.
According to Truong Tan Hung, Vice-Secretary of Khanh Hoa Youth Union, in early 2018, the two units jointly offered assistance with 15 breeder cows, fishing tools, 200 scholarships worth more than VND1 billion to students. In the time to come, the effort is expected to support the poor with sustainable livelihood, increase income and thus improve living standards.
Vinh Thanh
Translated by N.T
