The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has organised a wide range of charityactivities in support for Agent Orange/dioxin victims nationwide on theoccasion of the Agent Orange Day, which falls on August 10.

A total of 601 million VND plus 22 wheelchairs, two houses and alaptop have been presented to the victims, through the VNA’s Relief Fundfor AO Victims.

Of the total, ten AO victims inLap Thach district, Vinh Phuc province received five million VND and twowheelchairs while victims in the northern province of Ninh Binhreceived five million VND and ten wheelchairs.

The fund also handed over 20 million VND to ten former members of theyouth volunteer force who were afflicted by AO in the central provinceof Quang Tri . $0$0In the central province ofThanh Hoa, the fund presented a laptop to Le Van Viet, who has justgraduated from Hong Duc University, and two million VND for Le Thi Tham,a 7 th grader. The provincial association of AO victims also got 50million and five wheelchairs.

Other provinces receiving presents include Bac Giang, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong and Hai Phong.

On the occasion, through VNA’s 57 domestic bureaus, the fundpresented 486 million VND and several houses for victims in provinces ofLao Cai and Thai Nguyen, raising the total number of houses the agencyhas built to 17.

Currently, the fund is continuingto mobilise support from individuals and organisations both inside andoutside the country. In one noteworthy donation, the Greek Embassy inVietnam contributed 745 million VND and 90 wheelchairs./.