Over years, local authorities have organized various activities to take care of children, creating a sound and safe environment for children to study and promote their all-round development and achievements...
Over years, local authorities have organized various activities to take care of children, creating a sound and safe environment for children to study and promote their all-round development and achievements.
Many practical activities
Nguyen Ha Thanh Tra, 9, Ninh Hai Primary School, Quarter 8 Binh Tay, Ninh Hai Ward, Ninh Hoa Town is still filled with joy after 2 weeks having received a VND1 million scholarship from the Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs jointly with other benefactors. Her family is poor as her mother is seriously sick, so the financial burden is on her father. In 2021, Covid-19 affected the income of her father. She helps her father with home chores such as cooking and laundry. The little girl said, “I am so glad to get a scholarship. The aid is of great encouragement to me. I will try harder to get good results in study and become a useful member of the society.”
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Together with scholarships, local authorities, agencies and benefactors have donated to the constructions of houses, purchase of bikes, notebooks and gifts; heart and cleft palate surgeries for orphans and kids of Covid-19 patients.
Losing dad to Covid-19 in August 2021 and abandoned by mom, the 2 siblings Le Nguyen Phi Hung aged 9, and Le Nguyen Ngoc Sang, 13, in Phuoc Tien Ward, Nha Trang City are living with their maternal grand-dad named Nguyen Thanh Loi. He said, “We are struggling due to Covid-19 impacts. Local departments and agencies have just offered us VND5 million and a VND20 million saving book. I’m grateful for the provincial support which helps the kids to continue their schooling.”
All-round care and support
In spite of achievements, there are still some challenges in child care in Khanh Hoa Province. In 2021, there were 3,000 children in severe need and over 36,000 facing risk of severely disadvantaged circumstances, etc. Especially, 19 were orphaned due to Covid-19.
In order to fulfill child protection, care and education in the coming time, the Provincial People's Committee has issued many plans on child affairs such as the program on accident and injury prevention and control for children in the period 2021 - 2030; the National Action Program for Children in the 2021 - 2030 period and the program to prevent and reduce illegal child labor in the period 2021 - 2025 with a vision to 2030 in an effort to raise public awareness of and responsibility to take care of children; promote children’s rights, prevent child abuse and violence; and develop a safe and nurturing environment for children’s all-round development and achievements.
Together with the promotion of the propaganda of children’s rights, laws and regulations related to children, local authorities and agencies have continued building and implementing programs and plans on child care, protection and education; seeking resources from organizations, individuals, businesses and the community for child care and protection, especially in support of those in severe needs, maintaining clubs and playgrounds related to children, expand child care and protection models and developing child-friendly communities to ensure child care, protection, education and all-round development, according to Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs.
In 2021, according to the Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs, 14,257 children were in need of support for study items. Local departments, agencies and authorities mobilized donations worth nearly VND2.8 billion in cash, granting 102 smart phones, 13 tablets, 51 4G SIM cards and 12 computers totaling over VND300 million to 121 kids in response to the program "Internet and computers for students".
The Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs jointly with localities and agencies organized 124 entertaining activities for nearly 27,000 children and offered gifts to over 8,314 kids totaling over VND1.6 billion on the Lunar New Year 2021; held a “full-moon night festival” for 300 children in Khanh Son District and offered gifts worth nearly VND4.6 billion to 117,310 kids; and presented gifts and scholarships worth VND2.4 billion to 67,000 children in the Action Month for Children 2021.
T.Truc
Translated by N.T
