To date, the Red Cross of Vietnam He has raised about 16.3 million dollars in his solidarity campaign for Cuba since August 13.
The figure thus exceeds the initial goal in less than a month and a half, with contributions of more than two million people.
The campaign initially sought 65 billion dongs (2.4 million dollars), a goal reached in just 30 hours.
Cited by the Latin press, Nguyen Hai Anh, interim president of the Vietnamese Red Cross, stressed that it is the first time that an international initiative of the organization achieves such magnitude in funds and participation in such a short time.
The province of Quang Tri led territorial contributions, raising 13,724 million Dongs (about 520 thousand dollars) until Tuesday.
Do van Chien, president of the Front of the Homeland of Vietnam, stressed that this action reflects “the tradition of humanity of the Vietnamese people” and the “traditional connection of affection” with Cuba.
The funds seek to relieve the immediate difficulties of Cuba, although the concrete destinations of money have not yet been specified.
Vietnam dona to Cuba 15 million dollars as a sample of solidarity
At the beginning of this month, its organizers pointed out that the collection exceeded all expectations, because only three days after announced had joined almost 10 million dollars, a figure that grew on August 19 to 13 millionfive times more than the initial goal.
Among the contributions, the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi, donated by Fidel Castro in 1973 and opened in 1981 to serve soldiers and populations affected by war.
The donation collection campaign will run until October 16.
