The programme was organised by the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Relief Association for Handicapped Children and the Children’s Health Magazine, aiming to mobilise joint efforts to care for and protect children, especially children with disabilities and those in special circumstances.
Delivering a keynote address at the ceremony, Dr. Ngo Sach Thuc, Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and Chairman of the Viet Nam Relief Association for Handicapped Children, affirmed that the association pursues the noble goal of helping children with disabilities live and integrate equally into the community. Over the past time, the association has made great efforts to overcome difficulties, innovate, and successfully fulfill set targets with high quality and effectiveness.
The association has increasingly affirmed its role and prestige as a social organisation in caring for, educating, assisting and rehabilitating children with disabilities. It has effectively mobilised large social resources to care for children with disabilities and those in special circumstances, encouraging the spirit of resilience and collective responsibility across society, implementing the policy of leaving no one behind, and contributing to ensuring social security and building the great national unity bloc.
“The “Nurturing Compassion” Programme carries profound humanitarian meaning and great community value. It is a practical activity responding to the common orientation of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Relief Association for Handicapped Children in particular and of society as a whole,” Dr. Ngo Sach Thuc emphasised.
On this occasion, Dr. Ngo Sach Thuc highly appreciated the Organising Board, especially the Children’s Health Magazine, for building programmes such as: “For Children’s Smiles 2025”, the writing contest “For Children’s Smiles”, and the first “Nurturing Compassion” Programme of 2025, which have practical content and deep humanitarian significance, aiming to mobilise joint efforts to care for and protect children, including children with disabilities.
Also at the event, Dr. Tran Doan Tien, Editor-in-Chief of the Children’s Health Magazine and Head of the Organising Board of the “Nurturing Compassion” Programme, shared that Viet Nam currently has nearly 4 million children, accounting for more than 10% of all children nationwide, living in special circumstances, including 2.2 million children with disabilities and orphaned children. Over many decades, the Party and the State have always paid special attention and issued mechanisms, regimes and policies for children with disabilities. Many organisations, agencies and authorities at all levels have organised activities to mobilise donations and provide support for children in special circumstances, helping to ease their disadvantages and hardships.
Within the framework of the programme, the Organising Board presented commemorative medals, Certificates of Merit and “For Children’s Smiles” trophies to collectives and individuals winning first, second, third and consolation prizes. The Organising Committee also received donations to support children with disabilities and children in difficult circumstances.
