At the handover ceremony. Photo by UNFPA

Speaking at the handover ceremony, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara said that this time, dignity kits were adjusted to meet the special needs of the elderly, slightly different from previous ones for women, and they are in red buckets for the elderly women, and in yellow budgets for the elderly men.

"Red and yellow are the colors of the Vietnamese national flag, and the dignity kits in red and yellow are meant to signify solidarity, between women and men, and between old and young people in Vietnam,” she said.

UNFPA’s partnership with the Youth Union came about from the idea of linking youth and old people for a Vietnam where everyone’s dignity is respected.

Addressing the handover ceremony, Standing Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union/ President of the Vietnam National Union of Students, Bui Quang Huy, highly appreciated UNFPA's support and affirmed that “The Youth Union, in its continuous effort promoting the contribution of young people to the society and communities, will request the Provincial Youth Union of Quang Ngai, Quang Tri and Ha Tinh to deliver the Dignity Kits to each older person in the flood affected areas as quickly as possible.”