On December 31, Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh - Chairman of the Lam Dong Provincial Red Cross Society - said that the whole province currently has nearly 3,000 Red Cross branches with more than 111,000 members; along with that is a network of over 38,000 youth and nearly 15,000 volunteers operating regularly.
According to assessments, the team of members, youth and volunteers of the Red Cross of Lam Dong province has been actively operating in many fields, affirming its core role, being a bridge and an effective coordinating force in humanitarian activities in the locality.
This contributes to improving the quality and effectiveness of the Red Cross movements, making practical contributions to the province's social security, humanitarian, and charity work," Mr. Minh emphasized.
In the period 2020-2025, the total value of Red Cross emulation movements reached more than 1,138 billion VND, supporting nearly 7 million beneficiaries.
Notably, it maintains over 37,000 humanitarian addresses supported by the Campaign "Each organization, each individual associated with a humanitarian address"; The "Tet of Compassion" movement supports over 962,000 target groups; more than 233,000 people are helped through the annual "Humanitarian Month".
Public health care is focused on with more than 1 million poor people being examined, consulted and given free medicine. The voluntary blood donation movement has received widespread response, receiving nearly 120,000 units of blood.
Many humanitarian models have been widely deployed such as: Supporting poor fishermen, disaster relief, "Red Cross Rice Bottles", "Pig Raising", 0 VND ambulances, charity kitchens, nutritional support for poor and disabled children...
Many creative and effective ways of doing things have become the image and "brand" of the provincial Red Cross movement, thereby supporting millions of people with a total value of hundreds of billions of VND," Mr. Minh shared.
In the coming time, the unit will promote the application of information technology in developing volunteer networks, mobilizing resources to ensure transparency and timeliness; and at the same time replicate advanced examples, spreading the spirit of sharing for community security.
