Diem Kieu distributes rice, egg and instant noodleto help Vietnamese Australians in need during Covid-19 (Photo: VNA)Sydney (VNA) - Vietnamese communities around Australia have helped their compatriots duringthe COVID-19 pandemic in a spirit of “the haves helping the have-nots”.
Businessman Diem Kieu Fuggersberger and his partners at BergerIngredients and Coco & Lucas’ Kitchen in Sydney have distributed five tonnesof rice, 1,550 eggs, and 2,000 packets of instant noodles to over 300 VietnameseAustralians.
Likewise, the Facebook page Vietnamese Students in Melbourne (VMS) raisednearly 10,000 AUD (6,000 USD) to help Vietnamese people in need in the city. Thecampaign is being run by Facebook administrator Nguyen Duc Quyet and other groupmembers who bought meat for those registered in the “Rice with Meat” programme. Eachbeneficiary will have 3 kg of meat delivered to their door.
Meanwhile, the group “Vietnamese Mummy in Aus” has mobilised nearly 25,000AUD as well as food and other supplies to help Vietnamese people inAustralia grappling with the pandemic.
The campaign, launched on March 26, has helped nearly 300 people in needin Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia.
The group is one of the biggest social media-based campaignsin Australia, with nearly 13,000 members.
In the five years since its debut, it has provided support to disadvantagedpeople in Australia, particularly abused women.
Australia is home to over 250,000 Vietnamese people./.
Businessman Diem Kieu Fuggersberger and his partners at BergerIngredients and Coco & Lucas’ Kitchen in Sydney have distributed five tonnesof rice, 1,550 eggs, and 2,000 packets of instant noodles to over 300 VietnameseAustralians.
Likewise, the Facebook page Vietnamese Students in Melbourne (VMS) raisednearly 10,000 AUD (6,000 USD) to help Vietnamese people in need in the city. Thecampaign is being run by Facebook administrator Nguyen Duc Quyet and other groupmembers who bought meat for those registered in the “Rice with Meat” programme. Eachbeneficiary will have 3 kg of meat delivered to their door.
Meanwhile, the group “Vietnamese Mummy in Aus” has mobilised nearly 25,000AUD as well as food and other supplies to help Vietnamese people inAustralia grappling with the pandemic.
The campaign, launched on March 26, has helped nearly 300 people in needin Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia.
The group is one of the biggest social media-based campaignsin Australia, with nearly 13,000 members.
In the five years since its debut, it has provided support to disadvantagedpeople in Australia, particularly abused women.
Australia is home to over 250,000 Vietnamese people./.
VNA
