200 scholarships for children in especially difficult circumstances awarded

HNN.VN - On the afternoon of January 4, the Center for Social Work and the Child Protection Fund - Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs organized a ceremony to award 50 scholarships to 50 students in especially difficult circumstances who achieved good results in study in Hue city and Huong Tra town. Each scholarship is worth VND 1 million.

20 Keidanren & JCCI scholarships awarded to Hue University students Over 150 students in difficult circumstances receiving Chi Thien Fund for Children’s scholarships

Leaders of the Center awarding scholarships to children in special and difficult circumstances

On this occasion, the Center awarded a total of 200 scholarships with a total value of 200 million VND to children in special circumstances in extremely difficult communes in mountainous areas, ethnic minority areas and revolutionary bases; together with children of war invalids and martyrs, children of people with meritorious services to the revolution, poor households and near-poor households in the province. These scholarships are received by the Center from the support of the Vietnam ChildFund.

Speaking at the scholarship awarding ceremony, Mr. Tran Van Khai, Director of Center for Social Work and the ChildFund, shared that these are practical gifts given on the occation of the Lunar New Year, in order to give spiritual encouragement and share some of the difficulties for the children and their families.

By Hoai Thuong