Improving living standards for the blind
(VOV) - A conference was held in Hanoi on March 7 to review the implementation of a five-year movement in support of blind people from 2007 to 2012.
Under the movement, various activities were launched to help the blind improve their living conditions, enjoy equality and better integrate into the community.
More than 1,000 houses were built and more than 400 were repaired for the blind at an estimated cost of VND30 billion.
Thanks to vocational training, many blind people are now able to produce handicrafts, grow crops and breed livestock to develop the household economy.
In addition, blind people were provided with free medical insurance cards, and granted tax reduction or exemption in various fields. Their children receive free education. .
Every year, the blind association cooperates with charity organizations to provide free surgery to poor blind patients.