As of Monday, over 6,000 readers of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper had made donations totaling nearly VND22 billion (US$891,500) for victims affected by typhoon Yagi through the donation channel opened by the newspaper.

Typhoon Yagi, the third storm to hit Vietnam this year, made landfall in the northern region on September 7, wreaking havoc on many localities.

The super typhoon and subsequent heavy rain, floods, and landslides have left some 350 people dead or missing.

The donations have been used to support typhoon victims through a series of relief programs launched by Tuoi Tre.

Particularly, Tuoi Tre offered urgent support of VND1 billion ($40,600) to Yagi-hit residents on September 8.

Tuoi Tre reporters also brought 260 gift sets worth VND500,000 ($20.4) each, including necessities, to areas that were cut off due to flooding in Lao Cai and Yen Bai Provinces.

Besides, the newspaper, in collaboration with authorities in the two northern provinces, awarded 2,000 gift sets worth VND2 billion ($81,200) donated by readers to students victimized by the floods.

Each set is valued at VND1 million ($40.8), including VND500,000 in cash and VND500,000 worth of equipment for schools. 

Tuoi Tre spent VND3.5 billion ($142,200) from the donation fund awarding scholarships worth VND3-5 million ($122.2-203.8) each to 1,000 students in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Hoa Binh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Bac Giang Provinces to prevent them from giving up on studying, as well as offering aid valued at VND5 million ($203.8) to each teacher in extremely difficult circumstances.

In addition, VND8 billion ($324,800) will go toward the construction of schools for students affected by the disaster in Lao Cai and Cao Bang Provinces.

Tuoi Tre plans to use VND4 billion ($162,600) to provide livelihood, specifically seedlings, breeds, and tools, worth VND10-20 million ($407.7-815) to each household, depending on their specific circumstances.

VND1 billion will be earmarked for financing other sustainable, fundamental, and practical support programs.

Tuoi Tre has teamed up with authorities in Ho Chi Minh City to set up a volunteer team in charge of repairing damaged houses, providing medical checkups, and awarding gifts to Yagi victims in Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang Provinces, with a total value of VND2 billion.

The newspaper has been joining hands with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the labor federations of some northern localities to offer aid worth an estimated VND2.1 billion ($85,220) to workers hit by the floods.

Depending on the contributions, Tuoi Tre will continue carrying out the programs as follows:

1. Providing school supplies to students (VND500,000 in cash and VND500,000 in kind per student) and equipment for schools depending on their losses.

2. Awarding scholarships worth VND3-5 million per student who risks giving up their studies owing to typhoon Yagi and offering aid valued at VND5-10 million ($203.8-407.7) for each teacher in extremely difficult circumstances.

3. Providing livelihood, specifically seedlings, breeds, and tools, worth VND10-20 million to each household, depending on their specific circumstances.

4. Repairing schools damaged by the typhoon and building new ones

5. Other sustainable, fundamental, practical, and effective support programs

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