Nghe An (VNA) –287 individuals and groups donated more than 43 billion VND (1.89million USD) at the fund-raising event “Lunar New Year (Tet) for the needy” heldin the central province of Nghe An on January 9.
This wasthe fourth year the event had taken place in Nghe An. It is also a chance tohonour outstanding supporters of the poor.
Nghe An ishome to 74,740 households living in poverty.
In 2016,the Vietnam Fatherland Front provincial committee in Nghe An added 22 billionVND (968,000 USD) to its fund for the poor. The funds were used to build andupgrade 798 houses for the disadvantaged.-VNA