Nearly 1,500 Tet gifts were presented to children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, and the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong from January 16-18 under a programme launched by the Hope Foundation.
COVID-19 orphans in HCM City receive Tet gifts. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Nearly 1,500 Tet giftswere presented to children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi MinhCity, and the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong from January 16-18under a programme launched by the Hope Foundation.
Nguyen Xuan Tu, Managing Director of the HopeFoundation, said the fourth COVID-19 wave have left thousands of children under18 years old orphaned, with many losing both their parents. Some lost theirmothers at birth.
HCM City, the epicenter of the fourth coronaviruswave, reported more than 1,400 children losing parents to COVID-19.
The programme is carried out with the hope of bringing a warm Tet (Lunar NewYear) festival to the children, she added.
Around 1,100 packages were delivered to children indifferent districts of HCM City, and nearly 400 others were given out inneighbouring Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces.
Each package consists of 1 million VND (44 USD) incash, a schoolbag and food items.
Since its inception five years ago, the foundation run by VnExpress e-newspaper and FPT Group has given out more than 5,000 gifts worth over 5 billion VND to needychildren and poor, disabled and vulnerable people./.
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COVID-19 orphans in HCM City receive Tet gifts. (Photo: VNA) 
