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Support for students

Binh Tay Volunteer Group was established in April 2020, led by Mr. Tran Van Linh (born in 1988, Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa). Currently, the group has about 20 members. Previously, Mr. Linh participated in many charity activities. Through those trips, he saw that there were many students and people in difficult circumstances who needed help, so he mobilized funds and connected to organize charity activities. The first program the group implemented was to give 200 Mid-Autumn gifts to children and distribute 700kg of rice to the elderly in difficult circumstances in Ninh Hai ward, with a total value of more than 25 million VND. Mr. Linh shared: “Growing up from hardship, we understand the meaning of learning. Therefore, the group focuses on activities to help children in difficult circumstances, creating conditions for them to go to school.”

The group visited and supported children being raised at Ngoc Van Monastery, Van Ninh district.

The group has conducted many free haircuts; organized Mid-Autumn Festivals; donated books, notebooks, pens, and scholarships to students in difficult circumstances in the communes and wards of Ninh Tay, Ninh Thuong, Ninh Than, and Ninh Giang (Ninh Hoa). Notably, the group members are foster siblings of four Ninh Hoa students studying in Ho Chi Minh City. These are orphaned students, poor, studious, and introduced by the Red Cross of the communes, wards, and local people. The group supports them with tuition, accommodation, and monthly meals from enrollment to graduation, with a range of 15 to 73 million VND/year/student. When the students achieve high academic achievements, the group also awards scholarships to encourage and motivate them.

Presenting water purifier to Ninh Diem Regional General Hospital.

Tran Xuan Phong (Ninh An commune, Ninh Hoa) is a second-year student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade. His father passed away due to a serious illness, leaving his mother to take care of three children alone. While waiting to enter university, Phong worked part-time to help his mother. Unfortunately, on his way home from work, he had a traffic accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. With a strong will, he overcame the difficulties and continued to pursue his dream of going to university. Knowing his situation, the group supported Phong with expenses during his treatment and study. “The seniors in the group have helped me a lot, from monthly food expenses to tuition fees. Without that support, I would not have been able to pursue my dream of going to university. I always try to study well so that I can help my family and those in more difficult circumstances than me in the future,” Phong confided.

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Over the years, the group has carried out many activities to help people in difficult circumstances. Each year, the group mobilizes about 700 million VND to organize programs to help students and those in difficult circumstances. When receiving information about cases in need of help provided by people, the group verifies and writes articles calling for support via Zalo and Facebook of members. The group has helped many cases of traffic accidents, serious illnesses, sudden difficulties, deaths... Each case the group calls for support from 15 to 80 million VND, including the case of a young mother in Ninh Binh commune (Ninh Hoa) who died 9 days after giving birth and was supported with nearly 80 million VND to cover funeral expenses and child care.

Free haircuts for children in difficult circumstances.

Seeing that patients and their families face many difficulties when they have to go to the hospital, the group surveyed the needs and mobilized funds to donate necessary items. Up to now, the group has donated 14 water purifiers, 16 wheelchairs; installed air conditioners, lighting systems... to Ninh Hoa Regional General Hospital, Ninh Diem Regional General Hospital so that patients and their families can use them. In addition, the group also organizes cooking free meals for poor patients and the visually impaired. Each time, members prepare ingredients and process from 300 to 400 free meals with many different dishes such as: Rice, bread, porridge, dumplings... accompanied by milk and drinking water. In addition, the group also mobilizes and calls for support for people in the Central and Northern regions affected by annual storms and floods with tens of millions of VND. Every year, the group maintains the program "This Spring, I Will Return", by distributing free gasoline, food, drinks, milk, lucky money to children... to support people on their way home to celebrate Tet. In 2024 and 2025, the group carried out this activity with a total cost of more than 41 million VND.

Giving gifts to people in difficult circumstances in Ninh Quang commune, Ninh Hoa town.

Despite being busy with their own work, members always take time to participate in many charity programs. The group's activities are often organized in the evening, on weekends or before work. Ms. Mai Thi Mong Tuyen - a member of the group shared: "There are cases where the group helps, then later comes back to support the group in charity activities, so the group is very happy. The joy of the recipients is also our joy." Not only connecting the hearts of the donors, the members also quietly contribute funds to organize activities more fully and completely, bringing love to the unfortunate lives.

 

Mr. NGUYEN THE THINH - Chairman of the Red Cross Society of Ninh Thuong Commune (Ninh Hoa): From 2023 to present, the association has regularly coordinated with the Binh Tay volunteer group to carry out support activities for students and people in difficult circumstances in the commune, such as: Giving gifts and scholarships to students; free haircuts for children; when the association introduced cases of sudden difficulties, the group promptly helped. The association awarded a gold plaque of gratitude to the group for its outstanding achievements in humanitarian charity work in the commune.

CHAU TUONG

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202504/ket-noi-tam-long-chia-se-yeu-thuong-efb2b5c/