Launching Humanitarian Month 2026 with the theme 80 years of compassionate journey
On the morning of April 29, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society organized the Launching Ceremony of the 2026 National Humanitarian Month with the theme "80 years - Journey of Compassion for the Community".
The program was attended by Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; representatives of ministries, departments, branches, international organizations, partners and businesses.
The program is connected online to 34 provinces and cities, directly to 4 bridge points in Van Dinh commune (Hanoi), Thuong Nong commune (Tuyen Quang), Tuong Duong commune (Nghe An), An Cu commune (An Giang) and livestreamed on the Fanpage of the Vietnam Red Cross Society with the participation of the Red Cross Society of communes and wards.
Humanitarian Month 2026 has special significance when it is associated with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Red Cross Society and the 136th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh - the founder and first honorary President of the Society.
With the theme "80 years - Journey of compassion for the community", Humanitarian Month 2026 is not only an opportunity to review the development journey of humanitarian work, but also marks a strong transformation, towards a modern, professional, transparent and sustainable humanitarian foundation, meeting the requirements in the new development stage of the country.
Mobilizing 620 billion VND right at the launching ceremony
Within the framework of the Launching Ceremony, the Organizing Committee received symbolic signs of registration to support and commitment to accompany from units and organizations with a total value of 310 billion VND. The Red Cross Associations of provinces and cities have registered donations of up to 310 billion VND. Thus, by the time of organization, the total amount of funding supported for the Humanitarian Month in 2026 reached 620 billion VND.
Humanitarian Month 2026 aims to continue to widely spread the spirit of compassion throughout society; promote the core role of the Association in humanitarian work, especially connecting and coordinating resources; and at the same time promote digital transformation in humanitarian activities, improving publicity, transparency and efficiency.
Target to support 17,000 households, 80,000 units of blood
The program sets out specific targets such as mobilizing at least 500 billion VND to implement humanitarian activities; supporting sustainable livelihoods for 17,000 households; organizing "Compassionate Day" activities in 100% of communes and wards nationwide; each level of the Association implementing at least 1 practical humanitarian project or task.
At the same time, continue to promote the voluntary blood donation movement within the framework of activities in response to the 2026 Humanitarian Month nationwide, with the goal of receiving about 80,000 units of blood.
Deploying the model "Commune of Compassion - Connecting Love
A noteworthy point is the implementation of the pilot model "Community of Compassion - Connecting Love" in difficult areas of the provinces: Tuyen Quang (Thom Luong village, Thuong Nong commune), Nghe An (Luu Phong village, Tuong Duong commune) and An Giang (Mang Ro hamlet, An Cu commune).
The model aims to comprehensively support livelihoods for 213 poor households, award scholarships and school supplies to 100% of poor students in the implemented areas, and at the same time build a number of community humanitarian projects marking the 80th anniversary of the Association's establishment.
This is considered an important development step, shifting from individual support to accessing community development support in a sustainable and in-depth manner. On this occasion, the Central Association supported more than 5.1 billion VND to implement humanitarian assistance activities in the above areas to implement the "Community of Compassion - Connecting Love" model.
After 5 years of official implementation (2021-2025), Humanitarian Month has achieved outstanding results, with total mobilized resources reaching over 3, 182 billion VND, supporting more than 6.6 million turns of people in difficult circumstances across the country. These results not only reflect the effectiveness of resource mobilization, but also show the widespread spread of the spirit of "mutual affection" in society, as well as the increasingly clear role of the Vietnam Red Cross Society as the core force, bridge and coordinator in humanitarian work.
