FPT donates 130 bulls and cows for households in Yên Bái, Lào Cai
February 24th, 2008 FPT Board of Directors approved the donation of 130 bulls and cows, approximately 1 billion VND in value, for households in the Northern mountainous provinces victimized by the recent low temperature system.
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06/03/2008
This act is in support of the program: “One thousand bulls and cows to assist our people in the Northern mountainous provinces” initiated by the Public Security and International Security Newspapers.
A charity program: “The soul and spring rain” will be held on the 16th of March at the Hanoi Opera to raise funds to purchase bulls and cows to support ethnic minorities in the two provinces of Yên Bái, Lào Cai.
The animals are expected to be distributed to needy households on the eve of March 18th.
According to incomplete data, the recent low temperature system has cause massive damage to plants and crops, over 62 thousand bulls and buffalos have died from the cold, putting many households in difficult financial situations without any means of production.