Over recent years, Da Nang’s Hoa Vang District has gained positive results from  the ‘Feeding the Piggy Banks’ programme  to enhance living conditions of poor local families.

Hoa Son Commune’s government employees and people have been involved in saving money in their piggy banks to help the needy.

Mr Nguyen Duy Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Son Ward People’s Committee, said since 2014 local residents have together saved around 200 million VND in their 1,300 piggy banks.

He added that the saved money has gone to help poor families overcome their current difficulties and repair their downgraded houses, as well as grant scholarships to poor studious children.

In addition, organisations, associations and Party cells under the district’s Party Committee have actively become involved in saving money in their piggy banks to help the needy.

Over the last 2 years, Party members across the district have saved hundreds of millions of VND.

Their saved money has gone to fund the district’s study encouragement programmes to assist poor studious pupils to continue pursuing their academic dreams, as well as to build houses for local social policy families.

Mr Nguyen Van Van, Chairman of the district’s Fatherland Front Committee, remarked during the 2019-2024 period his organisation has set its target of ensuring the social welfare, helping the poor, and promoting the implementation of the ‘Feeding the Piggy Banks’ programme for the poor.

Accordingly, the district aims to raise over 12 billion VND for its Fund for the Poor, and to appeal for more donations from domestic and foreign philanthropists to help 200 poor families refurbish their downgrade houses or build new ones.

Also, the focus will be on giving means of livelihood to poor people in order to assist them raise their income, and improve their living conditions.