Nearly 1,000 ethnic children and those with disabilities will join a
special mid-autumn festival to be held in the northern mountainous
province of Hoa Binh on September 15 (the 11 th day of the eighth lunar
month).
The information was announced by the
Vietnam Association for Protection of Children’s Rights (VAPCR) at a
press conference on September 10.
The
organising board will present 500 scholarships and 1,000 gifts to
outstanding poor students in Hoa Binh and some other northern
mountainous provinces.
Participating children
from Hanoi, the northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La and Phu Tho and
central Thanh Hoa province will also have the chance to express their
thoughts and expectations to local and central leaders.
VAPCR Vice Chairman Do Duc Ngo said that the event, organised by the
association, the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, the
Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee, shows the deep attention of the social
community to protecting children’s rights, especially the right of
entertaining children in remote areas.
The
festival is also an opportunity to connect sponsors in order to bring
children happiness and ignite their trust and hope in life, Ngo said.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated every
year on the 15 th day of the eighth lunar months, is one of the most
popular in Vietnam and a traditional celebration for Vietnamese
children.-VNA