Awarding scholarships to children of difficult union members
Since her parents divorced, Tran Khanh Phuong (born 2006, in Phu Ninh district, Quang Nam ) has returned to live with her mother, a worker at Vast Apparel Vietnam Company Limited. My mother had a serious accident, the sequelae left behind causing her health to decline, and she was often hospitalized for treatment.
After class, Phuong and her younger brother took turns helping with housework and taking care of their mother. Despite difficult circumstances, both brothers studied very well. In the 2023 - 2024 school year, Phuong is one of 20 cases who received a scholarship from the Golden Heart Charitable Society Fund. "Receiving scholarships from trade unions and the Labor Newspaper is a great encouragement for me to continue overcoming difficulties and studying" - Phuong said emotionally.
According to Mr. Phan Xuan Quang - Chairman of the Trade Union of Quang Nam province, for many years now, the Golden Heart Charity Fund has regularly maintained coordination with the Confederation of Labor of Quang Nam province to award scholarships to hundreds of trade union members' children. Overcoming difficulties and studying well, before each new school year, each scholarship is worth 1 million VND on average.
Most of the disadvantaged union members who received scholarships maintained good academic achievements, promoting the meaning of this "Support to School" scholarship program.
“Since my father passed away, my mother has been raising her two sisters by herself on the salary of a worker at Fashion Garment Co., Ltd. Because her family was poor, her mother had to work hard, taking care of her elderly grandparents and sending her children to school. I want to dedicate my good academic results as gratitude to my mother and the authorities who helped me" - Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, 11th grade student, Thai Phien High School (Thang Binh district), received a scholarship of Lao Dong Newspaper in 2023 shared.
Build houses for poor people in highland areas
At the end of July, the Central Office of Lao Dong Newspaper held a groundbreaking ceremony to build two gratitude houses for disadvantaged people in the mountainous region of Quang Nam.
The two households who were awarded charity houses are Mr. Po Loong Loc, a Trade Union member of Phuoc Nang commune (Phuoc Son), whose house collapsed, currently renting a house, he is sick, his wife has no job, and his children are young. ; and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xin is a poor single parent, her child has a mental illness, her house is in disrepair, currently living in Ninh Phuoc commune (Nong Son).
From the contribution of the Central Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), the Golden Heart Charity Fund supported each household 50 million VND to build a new house. This is a project to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Lao Dong Newspaper publishing its first issue (August 14, 1929 - August 14, 2024).
After decades of being alone in a charity house, supported by the State, which has now deteriorated, Ms. Xin and her children mainly live on social assistance.
On the day of starting construction on the new house, Ms. Xin choked up, her voice trembling and broken with emotion: "I plan to use the support money to build an additional upper house to shelter from the sun and rain and keep the old house for living, cooking. Life is difficult, so having a new house is the lifelong dream of my mother and I."
Hearing Ms. Xin's confession, the Ninh Phuoc commune government said it would call for more resources to support Ms. Xin in having a new, more spacious house.
According to Mr. Pham Hoang Minh - Deputy Director of Agribank Quang Nam, the unit will urge and speed up the construction progress so that the two gratitude houses can be completed soon before this year's rainy and stormy season, contributing to helping households stay safe. populate. In the coming time, Agribank also wishes to continue accompanying the Golden Heart Charity Fund in meaningful and practical charity activities that contribute to social security activities in the locality. .
