Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Hung Yen provincial chapter has launched a program to present heifers to local Agent Orange victims in hopes to partly improve their lives. Under the program, which is part of the ‘Cow bank’ project, 20 heifers worth VND10 million ($500) each will be given to selected disadvantaged households in 10 local districts. The heifers have all received vaccines against possible diseases. From now to 2014, the provincial Red Cross will strive to mobilize as many as 200 cows worth 2 billion VND for AO victims and poor households. (vietnamplus.vn Nov 1)
