The Union of Vietnam Students in France (UEVF) held a charity fair at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris on April 6 to raise fund for residents and soldiers on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), VNA reported.

The event attracted the participation of not only Vietnamese students but also other representatives of the Vietnamese community in France. Each participant can sign their name to express their feelings on a shirt with the Vietnamese flag, and the UEVF will give this spiritually meaningful gift to the traditional room in Truong Sa island district.

At the fair raising money to support residents and soldiers in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly).

Proceeds from the fair, to last until April 14, will be used to buy seawater filters and seedlings for the soldiers and residents, or presented directly to them, said UEVF President Nguyen Phan Bao Thuy, adding the event is expected to offer an opportunity for Vietnamese students and young people in France to contribute to national construction and defense.

"With small actions, each individual should have a mission, responsibility, and obligation to contribute to the homeland. Not only among young people and students, we want to spread this spirit in the Vietnamese community living and working in France, so that everyone will always remember that they are part of our beloved country," Thuy said.

As a young student living and studying in France, Nguyen Ngoc Bao Tram also expressed her desire to contribute a small part to the homeland. In addition to the charitable meaning and donation to support compatriots and soldiers on remote islands, the event is also an action that contributes to increasing awareness of environmental protection for everyone, through recycling old but usable items.

Participants sign their names on shirts with the Vietnamese flag at the event. Photo: VNA

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang said the fair has helped strengthen solidarity among Vietnamese students and young people in the host country, and affirmed that the embassy always supports the union’s activities.

Every year, in addition to organizing scientific, educational, sports, and cultural activities aimed at Vietnamese youth and students in France, UEVF always spends part of its budget on domestic charity.

The UEVF also organizes fundraising events to help orphans and people with disabilities in Vietnam, in addition, volunteer activities are always maintained. Especially this year, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the association's founding, UEVF not only holds a series of activities aimed at students and young people but also expands and attracts the participation of people throughout Vietnam and abroad.

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