Transferring charity money to personal accounts - is it okay?
The charity project "Nuoi em" was founded by Mr. Hoang Hoa Trung (born in 1990) in 2014, aiming to bring quality lunch to students in the highlands. According to the introduction, each benefactor can " adopt" a child and contribute support funds, helping schools maintain kitchens and significantly reduce the number of students dropping out of school.
According to information from the website Nuoiem.com, from a small initiative, Nuoi em has now become an ecosystem to support children with many activities, such as raising boarding meals, building schools, building bridges, building houses, opening IT rooms, and awarding scholarships.
The "Nuoi Em" ecosystem is introduced as the most optimal and waste-free support for children in the highlands, including the following projects: Nuoi em, Nguoi 2000 - Chi phi ngay ngay ngay Trieu nguoi ta don tay tay xay ngan truong moi, Dung dao canh, Dung day...
In particular, the projects directly supported include: Clean Drinking Water Project, Bold award, Old Toys...
Fundraising projects include: Power 2000 - Special feature every day Millions of people join hands to build thousands of new schools, Motorcycle Insurance...
The "Battles of tarpaulins" project is introduced with the goal of collecting old tarpaulins, banner and used backdrops to move to highland schools, free of transportation, to support the sheltering of temporary classrooms with bamboo paintings and bamboo walls.
With the project "Force 2000 - Small change every day, millions of people join hands to build a new school", according to the introduction, the project was launched on February 27, 2020 as a fundraising program under the "Mountain and Forest Light - Every Year a School for Highland Children" project established in 2009 and sponsored by the National Volunteer Center.
The project was founded by Hoang Hoa Trung. According to information on the website, the project receives donations and support through many different platforms, including bank accounts and intermediary payment channels. Up to now, the Power 2000 project has attracted more than 196 billion VND. According to information published on the website, 799 projects have been started, 773 projects have been completed.
Notably, with the form of small contributions to projects such as school sites, bridge construction... the account receiving the contribution was announced under the name of Hoang Hoa Trung.
Similarly, with the project of Run Tu Sinh Nuoc Hot, Duoc Hoc... the method of contributing to raise funds was also transferred to the bank account under the name of Hoang Hoa Trung.
From December 6, 2025, social networks have spread posts questioning the financial transparency of the Nuoi Em project.
Strong and weak soldiers worry
In response to opinions circulating on social networks, the Nuoi Em Project said that it had compiled all feedback, questions and comments appearing on official media channels and social networks. The responsible group also held a meeting with key members to review and compare information.
Sharing with Lao Dong reporter, Ms. Truong Nguyen Khanh Linh (born in 2004, Hanoi) - who adopted a child in the Nourishing Project founded by Mr. Hoang Hoa Trung - said: "Regarding costs, to raise a child, the amount to be transferred is 1.45 million VND/school year. I can divide it into 3 sessions in a year to contribute. During this process, I transferred the money to Mr. Hoang Hoa Trung's personal account, along with the content of the note of his adopted child's code."
However, Ms. Linh said that recently, there have been many questions about the financial transparency of the project on social networks, so her current confidence is quite low.
"I used to believe in the project because the idea was very clear and specific, each person would be responsible for a meal of a child with their own code and clear information. However, recent information about the matchmaking of breeding codes and issues related to financial transparency has made me very worried.
I don't want my kindness to be taken advantage of. Therefore, I decided to temporarily suspend the contribution until the project has a transparent and clear report or legal intervention to resolve these issues" - Ms. Linh said.
Ms. Linh shared that if the project representative does not have a satisfactory answer, she will look to other more reputable charitable organizations or do charity work directly to feel more secure.
