Work starts on Nhan Dan-funded house for needy household in Vinh

The Nhan Dan Newspaper’s Vietnamese Seeds Fund and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Vinh city commenced the construction of a house in Cua Nam ward, Vinh city, NgheAn province on March 12.

Representatives from Nhan Dan Newspaper present VND100 million to the family of Hoang Minh Tung. (Photo: NDO)
Representatives from Nhan Dan Newspaper present VND100 million to the family of Hoang Minh Tung. (Photo: NDO)

The fund donated VND100 million (US$4,200) to the family of Hoang Minh Tung, a 59 year old man in Cua Nam ward, to rebuild his old and degraded house.

Hoang Minh Tung, a person with disabilities, and his wife are living in a small house which was built 25 years ago. They are a needy family in the locality.

The new house covers an area of 70m2 worth approximately VND300 million (US$12,800) and is scheduled for completion in three months.

Tung’s house is among six houses in NgheAn and Ha Tinh provinces funded by Nhan Dan Newspaper with a total donation of VND600 million (US$25,700).