On the afternoon of October 23, 2024, at the program supporting the 2024 Peak Month for the Poor and Social Welfare and the “Connecting Love” Festival, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, presented VND 60 million contributed by the faculty and staff of National Economics University (NEU) to Hai Ba Trung District’s “For the Poor” Fund for 2024.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, presents VND 60 million to Hai Ba Trung District’s “For the Poor” Fund.

Over the years, the 2021-2025 “For the Poor—Leaving No One Behind” emulation movement launched by the Prime Minister and the “For the Poor” Peak Month (October 17-November 18) have received strong support and active participation from agencies, organizations, businesses, and people from all walks of life in the capital through Hanoi’s “For the Poor” Fund.

These contributions have practical significance and profound humanitarian value, inspiring broader participation and providing important additional social resources to care for and support poor households, near-poor households, and households facing particularly difficult circumstances, while helping reduce the city’s poverty rate.

Since the beginning of the year, Hai Ba Trung District has provided nearly VND 7 billion in assistance to residents facing difficult circumstances. In particular, in the first nine months of 2024, the district’s “For the Poor” Fund alone raised more than VND 967.933 million (169.6% of the 2023 figure). A total of VND 865.140 million from the “For the Poor” Fund was spent on care and assistance. Contributions to ward-level “For the Poor” Funds totaled more than VND 1.713 billion (115% of the 2023 figure). More than VND 1 billion was spent on care and assistance.

Hai Ba Trung District leaders present certificates and pose for a commemorative photo with organizations making contributions at the program.

In response to appeals from the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the central and Hanoi city levels to support residents of provinces affected by storms and floods, the district has contributed more than VND 11 billion since September 10, transferring the funds to the Relief Fund of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi.

On the occasion of the 2024 Peak Action Month for the Poor and Social Welfare launched by the city, the district’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and “For the Poor” Fund Mobilization Committee called on agencies, organizations, collectives, individuals, and all residents in the district to continue upholding the nation’s traditions of solidarity and compassion, actively contribute to the “For the Poor” Fund, and participate in activities supporting the 2024 Peak Action Month for the Poor and Social Welfare.

At the program, the Organizing Committee received pledges totaling more than VND 1.121 billion from agencies, organizations, and units in the district for the district’s “For the Poor” Fund for 2024.

Article and photos: Organizing Committee & Department of Communications

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