One thousand gifts will be presented to underprivileged children in 10 provinces and cities nationwide as part of the programme “Thap sang nhung uoc mo” (Keep your dreams alive).

According to Deputy Chairman of the Vietnamese Children’s Rights Protection Association (VAPCR) Do Duc Ngo, the gifts will be distributed in Ha Noi, the northern provinces of Lao Cai and Bac Ninh, the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri and Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City and Long An provinces in the south.

Earlier, the organizing board presented 450 gifts to children in three communes of Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province and provided free medical exams for 200 disadvantaged children in District 7 of HCM City.

The board is also scheduled to hold several supporting programmes and present gifts to students from vocational schools in Dong Nai, Ninh Binh and Da Nang.

Co-hosted by VAPCR and the New Media Culture Limited Company, the programme, the second of its kind, will be celebrated at an event in Ha Noi on June 28.

(Source: VNA)