Last year, the Fatherland Front Committee of the central province of Ninh Thuan built 84 houses and offered 30,000 gifts worth VND10 billion ($468,000) for the poor and families who had made contributions to the country during wartime. The money was sourced from the Fund for the Poor. Under a Government decision, the committee also provided 853 tons of rice to the poor living in the province's remote mountainous areas. This year, the province targets mobilizing VND12 billion ($561,720) for the Fund for the poor. (Vietnam News Jan 10)
