Deputy PM meets SOS Children’s Villages Int’l delegation

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam receives a delegation from SOS Children’s Villages International and a group of donors, Ha Noi, February 12, 2019

At the reception, the guests spoke highly of the effective activities of SOS villages in Viet Nam with the close coordination of the MoLISA and localities.

Now, Viet Nam is one of the organisation’s top five countries in terms of the numbers of projects and children receiving benefits out of the 135 countries and territories that have SOS villages, they said.

During their stay in Viet Nam, along with working with related ministries and sectors, the delegation will make a fact-finding tour to several SOS villages, they stated, affirming to call for more support from international organisations and individuals.

In turn, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam appreciated the contributions made by Gunther Platter and Helmut Kutin to calling for individuals, organisations, and businesses to support children from many countries around the world, including Viet Nam.

Viet Nam has long treasured its cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages International and backs the alternative family model of the organisation.

The country’s localities have also paid attention to the non-governmental organisation’s related projects, he added.

Since the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and SOS Children’s Villages International signed a cooperation agreement on the development of SOS villages in Viet Nam 32 years ago, there have been nearly 70 SOS village projects and programmes implemented in Viet Nam.

The Deputy PM expressed his hope that through this visit, the SOS Children’s Villages International will continue to carry out more activities to help Vietnamese children in the years to come.

Currently, the country is home to 1.4 million children living in extremely disadvantaged circumstances, with 157,000 classified as orphans and abandoned or homeless children, he shared.

By Vien Nhu