Khanh Hoa Red Cross provided connection, support and sought donations worth more than VND46.7 billion to help over 127,140 people in need through various social activities...
In 2019, Khanh Hoa Red Cross provided connection, support and sought donations worth more than VND46.7 billion to help over 127,140 people in need through various social activities totaling VND29 billion.
The social work included a New Year program for the poor and Agent Orange victims. The provincial Red Cross at all levels mobilized funding for more than 48,800 New Year gifts worth VND14.7 billion; and VND5.5 billion aid for nearly 4,600 people in need. Besides, the Red Cross at all levels mobilized and cooperated with many benefactors, agencies, organizations and businesses inside and outside the province to donate scholarships, wheelchairs, bikes, food, foodstuff, housing grants and breeding cows totaling VND9 billion to the poor, disabled and Agent Orange victims.
"My family has a new house to live thanks to the construction support in April provided by Isabelle Charity Society through the mobilization of Khanh Hoa Red Cross. My children now have space for learning and especially, we don’t worry whenever it rains like before when we were in a shanty house,” says Cao Thi Kim Hue, Khanh Trung Commune, Khanh Vinh District.
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In addition, the Red Cross cooperated with many agencies and organizations to promote community health care, providing medical check-ups and medications free of charge for nearly 36,000 vulnerable people, Agent Orange victims, social welfare benefactors; and held propaganda sessions on traffic safety, environmental protection and epidemic prevention and control.
In addition, the Red Cross provided first-aid training for over 3,800 people, conducted free cataract surgery for 86 people; offered 350 lifejackets to Brigade 162, Naval Region 4, and Khanh Vinh Division of Education & Training; helped maintain the operation of charity kitchens at hospitals serving 6,000 patient arrivals with more than 20,500 portions. Besides, 110 blood donation drives were held, receiving more than 19,550 units of blood, with a value of nearly 4.5 billion, achieving nearly 109% of the plan; together with propaganda on disaster mitigation, disaster response for nearly 12,700 people and VND3 billion relief to more than 6,200 people affected by natural disasters.
Thanks to the concern and guidance of local authorities and donation of many individuals at home and abroad, especially, in 2019, with the consultancy of the Red Cross, Khanh Hoa Charity Fund raised VND4.8 billion to help 3,189 those in need; cooperated with Khanh Hoa Commanding Board for Natural Disaster Relief & Rescue to provide natural disaster prevention and control for 45 vulnerable communes and towns. The “Cow Bank” project mobilized and provided 72 breeding cows and 20 calves to help empower the poor to lift themselves out of poverty and improve living standards.
However, the Red Cross has some challenges, especially in seeking funds for charity and staffing shortage in some places such as Cam Ranh City and Dien Khanh District, according to Le Van Hoa, Chairman of Khanh Hoa Red Cross.
In 2020, the Red Cross at all levels will continue implementing charity campaigns, namely “New Year for the poor and Agent Orange victims, “Cow Bank” project, social activities, disaster prevention and control and community health care; promoting the Charity Month; striving to build 100 houses for the needy, draw as many as 25,000 blood donors to donate 24,000 units of blood, etc.
C.Dan
Translated by N.T
