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To help children on the way to school, over 700 bicycles have been awarded by Shinhan Bank Vietnam to local disadvantaged children with good academic performance across Vietnam over the past eight years. |
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Last weekend, through the National Fund For Vietnamese Children, Shinhan donated 114 bicycles with a total value of VND200 million to students in difficult circumstances in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to empower and support them on their journey of knowledge into the future. The “Bikes Run” is an annual charity programme deployed by the lender over the past eight years. Up until now, through the programme, more than 700 bicycles have been given to disadvantaged students in many localities throughout the nation, including Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Long An, Vinh Phuc and Thai Nguyen. Shin Dong Min, CEO of Shinhan Bank Vietnam, said that through practical community activities, the bank want to share with those in difficult circumstances, thus spreading the spirit of mutual support and compassion in the community, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic having had a negative impact in 2020. In addition to the bicycle donation programme, Shinhan has also organised a range of meaningful community activities this year, including donating VND5 billion to support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight through the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, as well as awarding more than 300 gifts and medical supplies to doctors and soldiers on duty at isolated camps across the nation. Recently, in mid-December, more than 300 Shinhan employees in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City donated 92.15 litres of blood, hoping to ease the blood supply shortage in hospitals due to the effects of COVID-19. In addition, to support compatriots severely affected by natural disasters in November, the bank cooperated with Quang Binh Provincial Television Station to donate more than VND500 million to Le Thuy and Quang Ninh district locals who had suffered damage in the recent historic flooding and natural disasters in the region. Previously, in June 2020, it accompanied local people in the Mekong Delta to overcome historic salinity with more than 54 cubic metres of clean water and food worth nearly VND300 million, while purchasing more than 16.5 tonnes of watermelons to empower farmers in the region to overcome difficulties caused by COVID-19. Source: Nhan Dan Online |
