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Tet Shoeboxes Project gears up for annual donation drive

With Tet (Lunar New Year) festival fast approaching, the Tet Shoeboxes Project is ramping up its charitable activities with donation collection points at two upcoming events.

Local leader devoted to helping citizens escape poverty

Do Anh Hieu, chairman of Hung My Commune is known as a dynamic leader who has brought positive changes to the locality.

Suffering of the poor eased by Major’s touch

Since he signed up with the border guard force in 1995, army medic Major Ninh Cong Khanh has provided free treatment to thousands of poor fishermen and their families in Hoa Hiep Bac Ward 

Music festival to raise funds for needy children

The HCWA Fundraiser Music Festival will be held at Saigon Outcast and Soma on December 12 to raise funds for the city's oldest charity organisations for children.

Fears for future of special needs school in central Vietnam

The founder of a charity in Vietnam who was awarded one of the UK’s highest honours for her work with disabled children fears the doors to her school may soon close forever.

Man given 15-year sentence for stealing donations

The Dak Nong Provincial People's Court has given a 15-year sentence to a local man for swindling donated money from dozens of disadvantaged people who were supported by the community.

The promise before death of the man who donated his organs to save 10 people

There were many things the married couple planned to do when they were united, but these never happened because of an accident that killed the husband.

Imago Work and a story of an American family in Hanoi

An American woman whose son was born with Down syndrome has set up Imago Work project in Vietnam, to provide vocational training and job placements for young people who suffer from developmental disabilities.

Elderly teacher offers free classes for poor students

An elderly teacher is organising free classes for disadvantaged people in Binh Duong Province.

Cancer patient volunteers to help poor people

Despite suffering from cervical cancer, a Hanoian woman is still passionate about her volunteer work. She travels far and wide to remote areas to help poor people, especially underprivileged children, have a better life.

Woman dedicates her life to stray dogs

More than 100 stray dogs have been given a home by a woman in Binh Duong Province.

Quang Binh man goes above and beyond in flood relief efforts

Le Van Thang, 60, residing in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province, hired a boat to deliver relief goods to families trapped in flooded areas in recent days.

Man builds library for poor children in Quang Ngai Province

To help rural children get access to books, Nguyen Van Phap in Binh Thanh Village of central Quang Ngai Province’s Nghia Hanh District spent his own money building a library.

Concerts to raise funds for flood victims

Dozens of veteran and young singers and theatre performers will participate in two charity concerts in HCM City to raise funds for flood victims in the central region.  

Low overhead, high impact project brings support to Vietnamese orphans

It rained non-stop the night Phung Thi Hoan couldn’t sleep. She was worried about the makeshift kitchen, which was about to collapse anytime. And the rainy season was coming.

Barbers trim the cost of hair cuts for people in Mekong Delta

Le Van Vung, the owner of four hair salons in Can Tho City, regularly organises trips offering free haircuts to needy people in remote areas of the Mekong River Delta.

Virtual painting exhibition raises funds to build houses for the poor

An exhibition showcasing paintings by 101 leading Vietnamese artists is being held to raise funds to build houses for the poor in the central province of Quang Nam.

Former HCM City official helps poor with free ambulance service

The former vice-chairman of HCM City's District 1, Doan Ngoc Hai, has bought an ambulance car to transport poor patients across Vietnam after he resigned.

Veteran creates jobs for rural workers

Over the years, many veterans from Nam Dinh Province have worked together to improve their economic standing and have created stable jobs for many rural workers.

Mobile supermarket gives free food to poor people in Da Nang

Nguyen Thi Thom, 52, of Chinh Gian Ward, Da Nang City’s Thanh Khe District, got milk, vegetables, eggs, hand sanitiser and a mask for free at a mobile supermarket last weekend.