A month-long campaign to help the poor was launched in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on October 16. Hundreds of organizations and individuals contributed over VND1.5 billion to the campaign on its first day. Since it was first launched ten years ago, nearly VND40 billion has been mobilized to build 2,543 new houses and repair 946 houses for poor people. Many children in the Central Highlands are suffering difficult living conditions. The charitable fund has also purchased new varieties of crops and livestock for local farmers and provided them with preferential loans to help boost agricultural production. More than VND5 billion was also raised over the past year to support poor people living in remote areas. (vov.vn Oct 16)
