Multiplying kindness

(HBĐT) - Responding to the Humanitarian Month 2023 launched by the Provincial Red Cross Society (RCS) with the theme "Joining hands to build a compassionate community", the Red Cross Society at all levels in the area, together with businesses, units, and philanthropists, have organized many practical, humane, and meaningful activities for the poor, disadvantaged, and vulnerable in society, creating a strong spread in the community.

Provincial Red Cross Society gives gifts to sick children at Provincial General Hospital.

Comrade Bui Quoc Viet, Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Association, said: With the theme "Joining hands to build a compassionate community", this year's Humanitarian Month is the peak month of the year for all levels of the Provincial Red Cross Association to simultaneously deploy propaganda activities, mobilize resources, and build a fund to support vulnerable groups in society, contributing to building a safe community, full of love, a society rich in compassion and happiness. Through humanitarian activities, beneficiaries can feel the humane and meaningful values that the Red Cross Association and the community give. At the same time, continue to spread strongly to all classes of people and philanthropists to participate and accompany.

Strengthening propaganda work before and during the Humanitarian Month, the Provincial Red Cross Association coordinated with Hoa Binh Newspaper and the Provincial Radio and Television Station to increase propaganda about humanitarian and charity programs; propaganda on the websites and fanpages of the Associations at all levels. During the peak period from May 8 to 19, the Association focused on propagating the purpose, meaning, and activities of the Humanitarian Month, thereby mobilizing resources from units, individuals, and philanthropists to participate in support.

Not only are valuable resources mobilized and promptly donated to the poor and sick, activities during the Humanitarian Month also contribute to arousing, encouraging, promoting and spreading the spirit of mutual love and support among all classes of people. In May, the Association at all levels organized the repair, construction and handover of many "Red Cross" houses, gave gifts and necessities to people in especially difficult circumstances; helped people with serious illnesses, poor students to overcome difficulties; examined and provided free medicine to people in remote areas. The total value of humanitarian activities reached over 2.7 billion VND with nearly 4,200 beneficiaries. Of which, the Association at all levels supported the repair and construction of 8 houses, worth 480 million VND; donated 8 cows to 8 families through the "Cow Bank" program in the districts of Mai Chau, Kim Boi, Lac Son... worth 86 million VND; examined, consulted, and provided free medicine to 590 people, worth 97 million VND; gave health insurance cards to 200 people in difficult circumstances, worth nearly 161 million VND.

From the mobilized fund, the Association supported kitchen equipment for 2 kindergartens worth 78 million VND; assisted 730 humanitarian addresses worth 655 million VND. Implementing the "Sharing Meals" model at hospitals and medical facilities, the Association at all levels distributed 1,320 free meals, worth 25.6 million VND. At the same time, gifts were given to over 1,300 patients with serious illnesses and difficult circumstances being treated at hospitals, worth over 1 billion VND...

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Tra, a member of the Tan Lac District Charity Club, said: Implementing the "Sharing Meals" program, responding to activities during the Humanitarian Month, the club organized to cook and distribute free porridge to patients who had to undergo long-term treatment at the district hospital. Among the patients who received porridge, many were in very difficult circumstances. There were elderly patients with serious illnesses, who had no family members to take care of them and were starving for meals. Receiving free meals, everyone was happy, making me and my brothers and sisters in the club excited, feeling that we were doing meaningful things.

The practical effectiveness of activities during the Humanitarian Month 2023 has demonstrated the concern and responsibility of society towards the disadvantaged, the poor, and those in difficult circumstances, spreading the spirit of mutual love and support, contributing to the good implementation of social security policies in the area.

Hoang Anh

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