Ms. Trinh Thi Dung, Vice Chairwoman of Cau Giay People’s Committee, giving presents to 12 units
Over the past years, Cau Giay District has constantly facilitated the play and learning of children. The district has also paid attention to investing in and renovating various cultural and social works. At present, the district has 8 ward-level cultural and sport centers, 129 community meeting houses, 17 swimming pools, 10 football pitches, 12 volleyball courts, and 522 amusement and recreation facilities for children in residential areas which are funded by state budget and socialized capital resources. The People’s Committees of the wards also mobilized to socialize the funding for the purchase of sports equipment, upgrading of playgrounds and flower gardens, and purchase of toys, books, and newspapers for the playgrounds. The child sponsorship fund has collected nearly 1.6 billion VND (254 million VND of which was mobilized by district-level agencies).
With the theme “Implementing the Law on Children and preventing violence against and abuse of children”, Cau Giay District had provided its teenagers and children with useful playgrounds in the summer of 2017. Eight out of eight wards held summer contests with a total value of awards of over 121 million VND. This year’s highlight, the “Kids Forum”, attracted the participation of more than 1,200 children. At the forum, children were given knowledge about the rights and obligations of children, ways to prevent child abuse, and ways to avoid injuries as well as an opportunity to suggest ideas to the leaders for better protection, care, and education of children.
A singing and dancing performance at the Full-Moon festival
At the 2017 Full-Moon festival, Cau Giay District gave presents to 12 units (8 wards, 2 SOS children villages, labor unions of community and Party units, and labor union of the district people’s committee) with a total value of 52 million VND using the child sponsorship fund. The district also gave gifts on the occasion of new school year to children of 12 poor households in an amount of 12 million VND. Even though the gifts were of small value, they were meaningful gifts to encourage the children to overcome difficult situations.
Children attending the festival were presented with various special performances such as lion dance, art performances, magic performances, and so on.
Minh Hue