A home for those in need.

Amidst growing social welfare needs, Thai Nguyen currently has many elderly people living alone and orphaned children who require support. Within the network of social welfare facilities, the Huong Ha Nguyet Social Welfare Center is a common home for more than 70 underprivileged individuals.

A haven for those facing hardship.

The elderly are well cared for by the center's staff.

Established in 2013, Huong Ha Nguyet Social Welfare Center is the first and only private social welfare facility in Thai Nguyen province to date, built and invested in by Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet.

With its function and mission of managing, organizing, and caring for lonely elderly people, people with disabilities, orphans, homeless people, and other voluntary beneficiaries, the Center has become a warm home for those less fortunate since its inception.

Currently, the center provides regular care for 75 individuals, including 11 homeless, disabled, and orphaned children who are cared for free of charge. The elderly residents here are mostly senior citizens (from over 60 to 95 years old), with declining health, living alone, or whose families are unable to care for them.

Among the elderly people being cared for here, the majority use wheelchairs for mobility and most require assistance with eating. Each person has their own story, but upon arriving at the Center, they all find a warm and comforting haven of human kindness.

To ensure the well-being of the residents, the 20 staff members at the Center are busy all day long. They not only cook meals, clean, and provide healthcare, but each person also acts as a son or grandson, listening, sharing, and even comforting the elderly residents, encouraging them to eat and rest.

Thanks to this dedication, the people cared for here are all healthy, have good mental well-being, and always consider the Center their home.

Effort and reflection

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet, Director of the Center, wholeheartedly assists an elderly person in a wheelchair.

When mentioning the Huong Ha Nguyet Social Welfare Center, it's impossible not to mention its director, Nguyen Thi Nguyet. Her life has been filled with hardship. Her father died early, and when Nguyet was just over 10 years old, she moved with her mother from Hai Duong (now merged into Hai Phong province) to Thai Nguyen to live.

Having married at the age of 20, but experiencing an unhappy life, Ms. Nguyet decided to separate and has lived alone ever since. Ms. Nguyet did not have children of her own, but she raised four children from infancy.

From then on, the idea of ​​establishing a center to care for orphans and homeless people grew stronger in Ms. Nguyet's mind.

Recalling the early days of building the Center, Ms. Nguyet said: "I started construction in 2010, but due to poor health, hospitalizations, and some financial difficulties, it wasn't completed and put into operation until 2013. Initially, the Center only cared for 7 homeless people. It wasn't until nearly 5 years later that many families learned about it, researched it thoroughly, and then sent their relatives to stay there."

After more than 12 years of operation, the Center has provided care for a total of over 380 people, including 17 elderly people living alone (9 of whom have passed away, and the Center handles their funeral arrangements and memorial services), and 11 orphaned children. Besides the homeless and orphans, the elderly residents at the Center also contribute in varying amounts. To ensure funding, Ms. Nguyet remains busy with her business.

Because it is a private facility and does not receive government funding, the Center faces many difficulties in maintaining its operations. Ms. Nguyet expressed her concern: "I am old now, and my health is declining. I hope for more support from society, assistance from relevant levels and sectors, and philanthropists so that disadvantaged people can have a peaceful home."

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202509/mai-am-cho-nhung-manh-doi-kho-khan-ab100e7/