Currently, there are a total of about 18,000 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) whose hometowns are in Da Nang, are settling down in such foreign countries as the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Belgium.  

In particular, despite living far away from their roots, OVs communities worldwide have become more actively engaged in making their great efforts for the city’s progress.

The OVs communities have always maintained their stable lives abroad, confidently integrated into their adopted countries, and preserved the identity of their country of birth. Furthermore, they have stayed connected to the Vietnamese language and culture, and maintained their active involvement in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty over its sea and islands.

The municipal Fatherland Front Committee has focused on widely publicising the guidelines, policies and specific action plans of the Party and the State regarding OVs affairs.

In particular, the city leaders have usually held get-togethers for OVs who have returned to the city to celebrate Tet with their extended families.

Last year, the Friends of Danang, a 100% non-profit volunteer organisation in the US which gets involved in raising money for humanitarian projects in Da Nang, donated 114 million VND in total for the construction of a playground for pupils at the Hoa Son No 2 Primary School in Hoa Vang District.

The Association for Orphans and Destitute Children in Viet Nam (ASSORV), a non-profit organisation managed by Ms Cecile Le Pham living in France, presented a total of 50 million VND to families in Hoa Vang District affected by devastating floods caused by last year’s 12^th typhoon.

In addition, ASSORV organised a seminar on appealing for FDI inflows into the city’s real estate market, with the participation of representatives from the Vietnamese Real Estate Professionals in the USA. 

In active response to appeals for donations made by the municipal Fatherland Front Committee, OVs communities worldwide have also donated a total of over 112 billion VND to the city’s Fund for the Poor.

A significant amount of the donated money has been spent on giving rice, bottles of drinking water, and meals to patients at the city’s Psychiatric Hospital, the municipal care centre for mentally-ill people, and Phuoc My Ward’s charity shelter for the disadvantaged.

Likewise, an OV living in South Korea, Mr Ly Xuong Can, a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, donated a total of 40 million VND to 20 poor studious pupils in urban Son Tra District and suburban Hoa Vang District.