Taiwanese organisation helps disadvantaged children in Quang Tri
The Zhishan Foundation – a Taiwanese non-governmental organisation – on January 26 granted scholarships totaling over VND560 million (US$25,077) to 920 poor students with good learning performance in the central province of Quang Tri.
Additionally, more than VND1.3 billion (US$58,210) was also donated to provide lunches for students at kindergartens in disadvantaged mountainous areas, including Huong Hiep, Son Ca, Dakrong 1, Dakrong 2, and Pa Nang.
Quang Tri is now home to more than 20,000 children living in underprivileged circumstances, 800 orphans, 6,200 children with disabilities, and 2,200 children affected by Agent Orange/dioxin.
Over the past 18 years, the Zhishan Foundation has provided a total of over VND42 billion (US$1.88 million) to support children in the locality through scholarships, free lunches, health check-ups and treatment, and surgeries for children with deformities.
This year, the organisation committed to an additional VND3.6 billion (US$161,200) in funding for the province.