Charity
Little girl bravely carries big burden
  • | dtinews.vn | July 08, 2010 11:01 AM

Tran Thi Thanh Truc is only 15 years old yet takes care of her ill mother while continuing to excel in her studies.



Truc takes care of her mother’s every meal

DTiNews had found Truc’s house thanks to the help of Nguyen Thi Hoa, Deputy Principal of Truc’s school. Truc lives at No. 12, Thanh Son 2 Hamlet, Thanh Tan Commune, Mo Cay Bac District, Ben Tre Province.

On the way to Truc’s house, Hoa shared with us, “We often visit Truc’s house and encourage her because we all know about her challenging situation. She takes care of all the housework for her family and she has to care for her paralysed mother. I think an adult may feel tired with such a workload; it must be much more difficult for a child. Truc’s study results have been always excellent through the past 10 years.”

At her house, we came across to see 12 pieces of paper, all praising her study results, hanging proudly from the wall.

Her mother told us about the most difficult time in her life, “I never can forget the time when Truc was very young. I started suffering from a complete paralysis. Her father also had diseases. Her brother was the only person in the family who went to work. His modest income could not be enough for the whole family. Thus, Truc had to beg for food for me and her father for 15 days a month.”

Truc shared with us, “I get used to waking up early. My brother Truong now works near my house but I still wake up early to wash clothes. I cook and feed my mother. After that, I go to school. When he does not go to work, he can help me take care of our mother so I have time to prepare for my high school entrance exams.”

Hoa added, “We never ask Truc to pay schooling fees for cram sessions at school. Truc is going to attend the high school entrance exams but her health is not so good and she has to do a lot of housework so I am worried about her exam results.”

We came to know that thanks to the support and care of neighbours and some caring support in the past, challenges of Truc’s family were relieved a little bit. At present, Truc\'s brother is a building worker and the whole family lives on only his wages. Now that rainy season has arrived, he does not have much work to do so he goes to work only a few days per week. The money he earns is just enough for food. They do not even have money to buy medicine for her parents.

Thanh Truc shared with us her dream, “I wish that my mother’s disease could be cured so I can concentrate on my studies. I want to learn very well so I can get a good job to support my family.”

DTiNews’ representative hand over VND2 million ($104) from Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund to Truc

For information on how to contribute, please see below:

Charitable donations please send to:
1. Tran Thi Thanh Truc at No. 12, Thanh Son 2 Hamlet, Thanh Tan Commune, Mo Cay Bac District, Ben Tre Province.

2. Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund – Dan Tri Newspaper (Hanoi)

No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong Da Dist., Hanoi (beside Kim Ma petrol station)
Tel: 04. 3. 7366.491/ Fax: 04. 3. 7366.490
Email:
quynhanai@dantri.com.vn

* Vietnam Dong Account information:

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:

Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri

Account number: 10 202 0000 004346

SWIFT Code: ICBVVNVX106

With Bank: Hanoi Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

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