Dong Nai continues efforts to help poor children

04:04, 24/04/2013

(ĐN)- Dong Nai Children Sponsor Fund under Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs on April 23 held a meeting to review its activities in 2012 and work out the plans for 2013.

(ĐN)- Dong Nai Children Sponsor Fund under Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs on April 23 held a meeting to review its activities in 2012 and work out the plans for 2013.

Thành viên Quỹ Bảo trợ trẻ em trao quà 1-6 cho thiếu nhi
Presenting gifts to poor children.

In 2012, the fund received donations totaling VND1.6 billion from 118 organizations and individuals, bringing its total to VND9.4 billion. Accordingly, the fund spent more than VND2.49 billion to help 6,488 children with difficult circumstances across the province.

Tổ chức Children Action khám sẹo bỏng cho trẻ em trước phẫu thuật tại bệnh viện Đồng Nai
Children Action' doctors provide burn scar treatment to children at Dong Nai hospital.

Particularly, the fund cooperated with local and foreign organizations to carry out heart surgeries for 50 children, provide burn scar treatment, maxillo-facial surgeries and eye operations to 178 others, offer free medical check-ups and medicines to 2,280 children, care for 70 children with life threatening diseases such as leukemia, thalassemia. Besides, the fund also presented gifts and scholarships to thousands of children in the locality.       

The fund will continue its efforts to raise more donations to help 5,000 other children in 2013.

Reported by H.D