Over 300 Vietnamese and German people joined a charity walk for Vietnamese Agent Orange /dioxin victims, in Bochum city, Germany , on September 9. First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee Vo Van Thuong, Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Nguyen Huu Trang, and First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany Pham Van Toan along with Bochum city’s authorities attended the event. The participants, including 50 Vietnamese students, walked 2.5 km around Kemnade Lake. Each participant, who walked one kilometer, would raise one Euro from donors for a fund for Vietnamese AO victims. The campaign has been held annually since 2006 by the Vietnamese Intercultural Women’s Initiative in Germany (VIFI). Established in 1996, VIFI aims to support Vietnamese women living in Germany to achieve equality in their family and society while protecting the Vietnamese culture. The association has also launched numerous activities to assist children and women in their homeland. (Vietnamplus.vn Sept 6)
