Nguyen Anh Tuan, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, and representatives of organisations at the event. (Photo: VNA)

The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has killed more than 19,000 people. According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, as of October 1, more than 2,000 children and juveniles under 17 have lost their parents, mothers, fathers or caregivers due to the pandemic.

The program aims to mobilise organisations, businesses and individuals to join hands to take care of and support the children orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the age of 18 in a sustainable way so that they can overcome difficulties and stabilise their lives soon.
In its initial phase, the program has received commitment of support for 1,108 children orphaned due to the pandemic,
The program will be implemented in provinces and cities that have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and focus on providing financial, education, health and spiritual support to the children.

Students who lost their parents due to COVID-19 will be provided with 500,000 VND per month until they are 18 years old.

The Youth Union collaborated with FPT, a technology giant in Vietnam, to establish schools for 6-18 year-old children whose parents died of COVID-19. The program also calls on experts and volunteers who have experience in the field of child psychology to provide support and timely intervention for children, especially at the beginning when they are going through trauma.

People who want to donate to the program can access the website www.noivongtaythuong.vn or sending financial aid through account number: 1000 001 001 191919 at the Vietnam Bank for Social Policy’s Branch in Hanoi.