Charity
DTiNews readers help build house for lonely old woman
  • By Duy Tuyen | dtinews.vn | November 28, 2013 08:46 AM

A lonely and poor old woman in Thanh Hoa Province, whose condition was written about in a recent article in Dantri, will have a new home thanks to the readers.

 

Mrs. Chanh receives donation of VND15.8 million from DTiNews readers

The readers gave Ha Thi Chanh, a seventy-year old woman in the mountainous district of Quan Hoa’s Phu Thanh Commune, a VND15.8 million (USD752.38) donation. Local authorities used this donation and the charity called from the district’s Red Cross chapter to help to build a new house for the woman. The new house will cost some VND20 million in total. The rest will be put in a savings account for her.

Lately it has been getting colder, especially in mountainous areas, but Chanh only has thin, old clothes. Still, she keeps a good demeanor when she knows that her house will soon be under construction. She regularly visits the site and is ready to help the construction workers.

Ha Van Ca, Party Secretary of Phu Thanh Commune, said local villagers have spent one day each to help build the 20-square metre house for Chanh.

Chanh has been living alone in the delapitated house for many years

She has been living alone in a dilapitated house in the mountainous area for dozens of years. Even though she is 70, she still goes to the nearby forest to fetch wood to earn a living.

Her parents died when she was young and all of her siblings have died since. More than 20 years ago, some relatives of Chanh took her to Phu Thanh Commune to live and built her the makeshift tent, but the conditions were extremely bad. Local authorities granted her 150 square metres of farming land for rice cultivation.

In 2004, local authorities built her a wooden house, which has also become dilapidated. 

 
If you can help them, please donate through:


1. Code 1210: Ha Thi Chanh, Do Village, Phu Thanh Commune, Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province

2. Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund – Dan tri Newspaper (Hanoi)
No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong Da Dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04. 3. 7366.491/ Fax: 04. 3. 7366.490
Email:quynhanai@dantri.com.vn
 
* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietcombank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 100 194 4487
With Bank: THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM  – Thanh Cong Branch
 
* US Dollar Account information at Vietcombank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 045 137 195 6482
SWIFT Code: BFTVVNVX
With Bank:  THE BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM
 
* Vietnam Dong Account information at Vietinbank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 10 201 0000 220 639
With Bank: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hoan Kiem Branch
 
* US Dollar Account information at MB Bank:
Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri
Account number: 0721100357002
SWIFT Code: MSCBVNVX
With Bank: MILITARY COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK - MCSB ( No.3, Lieu Giai str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam)

3. Dantri/DTiNews' representative offices

Ha Tinh representative office: 46 Nguyen Cong Tru, Tan Giang Ward, Ha Tinh City. Tel: 039.3857.112
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