'Warm arms' to support children after typhoon Yagi

This is a program jointly organized by the Central Youth Union and the Golden Trust Fund with Thanh Nien Newspaper, with the support of Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), Ho Chi Minh City Association of Women Entrepreneurs (HAWEE), Talentnet Company and Duy Tan Recycling Plastic Joint Stock Company (DUYTAN Recycling)...

SORRY ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES AFTER THE STORM

These days, the whole country is looking towards the northern provinces, which are suffering heavy damage from storm No. 3 and its aftermath. The storm has passed, but natural disasters are still there and are leaving painful consequences for the people. The figures on human life and property damage are heartbreaking.

Present at the ceremony, reviewing the footage of the damage caused by storm No. 3 to the northern provinces, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Permanent Deputy Head of the National Committee on Vietnamese Youth, expressed his emotion. Mr. Lam said that storm No. 3 caused huge damage to people and property, which will take a long time to overcome; besides the drastic direction of the Party and Government, the support and cooperation of the whole society is needed.

Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Central Youth Union and the Golden Faith Fund to implement the program to support children returning to school after typhoon Yagi - "Connecting warm arms"

PHOTO: DAO NGOC THACH

On behalf of the Central Youth Union Secretariat, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam thanked the Golden Trust Fund; Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ); Ho Chi Minh City Women Entrepreneurs Association; Talent Connection Company; Duy Tan Recycled Plastic Joint Stock Company... and many other units that have joined the Central Youth Union and Thanh Nien Newspaper in the program "Connecting Warm Hands". Mr. Lam believes that this support list will be even longer when the program starts.

Mr. Lam said that recently, the working groups of the Central Youth Union quickly and promptly came to support people in localities affected by storm No. 3. “Wherever we went, we saw the timely participation of grassroots Youth Union organizations to support and assist people, to each house affected by landslides, to promptly support people. With such a force from the Central Youth Union, along with the support and companionship of units and agencies like today's program, I believe that helping people in general and students in particular will be effective, so that people and children can soon stabilize their lives,” Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam expressed.

3.7 BILLION VND HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED

During the ceremony, there were signing ceremonies to implement the Back to School Relay Program to support children after Typhoon Yagi - "Connecting Warm Arms" between units.

That is the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the Central Youth Union and the Golden Trust Fund; the signing of the memorandum of understanding on program implementation between the Central Youth Union and the accompanying units: Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), Ho Chi Minh City Women Entrepreneurs Association, Talentnet Company. Next is the signing of the memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the program to support children returning to school after storm Yagi - "Connecting warm arms" between Thanh Nien Newspaper and the Golden Trust Fund; the signing of the memorandum of understanding on program implementation between Thanh Nien Newspaper and the accompanying units: Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), Ho Chi Minh City Women Entrepreneurs Association, Talentnet Company.

Mr. Nguyen Hai Nam, Executive Committee Member, Deputy Chief of Office of the Central Youth Union, Head of the Southern Youth Union Affairs Department, and Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Golden Faith Fund, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of PNJ, signed the program implementation agreement.

PHOTO: DAO NGOC THACH

“Linking Warm Hands” is a meaningful activity, strongly demonstrating the spirit of mutual love of Vietnamese people with the message “All people unite – Linking Big Hands”. As of September 17, the total cost of mobilization and contribution to the program is 3.7 billion VND (including cash and in-kind). Of which, PNJ contributed 3 billion VND, HAWEE 300 million VND, DUYTAN Recycling 200 million VND, Talentnet 200 million VND…

DO NOT INTERRUPTE YOUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND FUTURE

Speaking at the signing ceremony, journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan, Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper, expressed his appreciation for the idea of ​​the leaders of Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ) and their determination to turn the idea into an action plan in just a few days.

Under the direction of the Central Youth Union and the support of the Golden Faith Fund, with a very short preparation time, the project has received the cooperation and contribution of many units. This has demonstrated the determination to act for a better future for the community and promoted the social responsibility of enterprises. Thereby helping students in flood-hit areas overcome difficulties, quickly stabilize their studies; contributing to helping people quickly rebuild their lives.

The Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper shared: “The spirit of mutual love is a fine tradition of the Vietnamese people. After the serious impact of Typhoon Yagi and floods in many northern localities, Thanh Nien Newspaper has continuously launched and organized many programs to call for support from philanthropists to join hands to overcome the impact of natural disasters. With the program “Connecting Warm Hands” in collaboration with the Central Youth Union and the Golden Faith Fund, Thanh Nien Newspaper hopes to provide maximum support to children, not letting natural disasters interrupt their studies as well as their future.”

Dormitory rooms at Bao Yen High School No. 1 (Lao Cai) before and after cleaning to welcome students back to school. PHOTO: PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL

According to journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan, the project does not stop at phase 1 of giving gifts to support students returning to school including school bags, pens, and textbooks. In phase 2, with the joint efforts of the Central Youth Union and the Golden Faith Fund, there will be more specific and diverse projects and tasks to support, help, and accompany students and the local education sector such as: organizing a force of union members, youth, and volunteers to clean up, renovate, and repair schools; support the repair of school facilities damaged by storms and floods... In addition, supporting orphans after the storm, continuing the love from the program "With children, continue life" that Thanh Nien Newspaper has implemented since 2021 - after the Covid-19 pandemic until now.

“After storm No. 3, many children lost their loved ones and became orphans. Under the direction of the Central Youth Union, we will coordinate with provincial and municipal Youth Unions and the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to verify and have specific data to ask for opinions and implement the program “Connecting Warm Arms”, to extend loving arms to orphans,” said journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan.

Right after the signing ceremony yesterday afternoon, the program "Connecting Warm Hands" was officially launched with the first activity being giving textbooks to students in flood-affected schools.

Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the Central Youth Union

Let's help students get back to school soon!

After the storm passed, we saw the sharing, national love, and compatriotism clearly demonstrated. Currently, many agencies have different forms of cooperation, each organization and individual has sincere and enthusiastic support. With this spirit, along with the strong direction of the Party and the State, we hope that in the near future, we will overcome some of the damage from the storm. Because the material damage can be compensated, but the loss and mental pain will last a long time. Among those severely affected after the storm, there are children. Many of them have lost their loved ones, lost their families. Some are luckier and still have their loved ones, but their living conditions after the storm are extremely difficult. I am glad that in this "Warm Hands" program, we turn to the children, together helping them overcome the consequences after the storm, so that they can soon return to school.

Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam , Secretary of the Central Youth Union

Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung

Promoting corporate social responsibility

While many organizations have focused on providing essential goods, the Golden Faith Fund decided to join hands in the post-disaster reconstruction effort in terms of education, through supporting books, learning tools, and contributing to renovating classrooms to help children return to school and regain balance after many losses.

The damage and loss from Typhoon Yagi has made us want to do something valuable, not just providing relief. Therefore, this project, in each phase, will be to renovate classrooms and provide learning materials to help children in flood-affected areas overcome difficulties and quickly stabilize their studies; share the burden with families whose children have stopped going to school due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, and help people in flood-affected areas quickly rebuild their lives. We will continue to call on friendly businesses to participate in supporting the project of action for a better future for the community, promoting corporate social responsibility.

In the coming days, the Golden Faith Fund will work with Thanh Nien Newspaper to raise and educate a number of children in the Thanh Nien Newspaper program "Continue Life with Children".

Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung (Founder, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Gold Trust Fund, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of PNJ)

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/noi-vong-tay-am-tiep-suc-tre-em-hau-bao-yagi-185240917233917545.htm