The event was co-organised by the “Soldiers’ Hearts of the South” Club, the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, and the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Tan Son Nhat Ward.
The programme received support and sponsorship from two humanitarian social organisations from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Hoavava and Bom Foundation, together with more than 130 Korean businesses.
Speaking at the ceremony, veteran Nguyen Cong Trung, Chairman of the “Soldiers’ Hearts of the South” Club and head of the organising board, emphasised: “We, soldiers who have gone through war, stand here not to mourn the past, but to tell the victims that you will never be alone.”
The programme also honoured the 32-year journey of Kim Dae Jong, Chairman of Hoavava, who has stayed in Viet Nam to wholeheartedly support Agent Orange victims. His enduring dedication, together with the generosity of Son Ha Eun, Chairwoman of Bom Foundation, stands as a vivid testament to the Viet Nam–RoK friendship built on compassion that transcends borders.
At the programme, representatives of Bom Foundation directly presented 250 million VND to the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin and 150 million VND to disadvantaged households in Tan Son Nhat Ward. Hundreds of practical gifts were also handed over by sponsors to Agent Orange victims and poor families.
Also at the event, Major General, People’s Physician Nguyen Hong Son, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, said that in the coming time, the association will focus on expanding its healthcare and rehabilitation network to remote and disadvantaged areas where victims face the greatest difficulties.
The association will also step up support for sustainable livelihoods, helping victims’ families gain opportunities to escape poverty in a lasting manner, while continuing to resolutely fight for justice for Agent Orange victims until responsibility is fully and satisfactorily acknowledged.
