Disadvantaged people in Hanoi receive free meals at night

The lives of homeless people and migrant workers become far harder as many lose their jobs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nguyen Ha Phuong and her family residing in Hai Ba Trung district cook meals once every week in order to offer free food to disadvantaged people across Hanoi.

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She receives lots of support from relatives, neighbours, and other benefactors to prepare the meals.

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More than 100 meals are prepared for disadvantaged individuals.

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A group of young volunteers come to Phuong’s house at 8 p.m. once every week to pick up the meals for poor people throughout the capital.

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They travel by motorbike to streets across the city and hand out VND0 meals to people in need.

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Homeless people often gather on major streets in Hanoi, including Hai Ba Trung, Trang Thi, Le Duan, and Dong Xuan.

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An old woman sleeps in front of a coffee shop on Le Duan street. She had been selling iced tea as her job, but now she is forced to collect plastics bottles to earn money after Hanoi implements social distancing measures. She feels happy at being able to receive free meals at night.

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A free meal is offered to a worker who collects rubbish at night.

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A man who cycles around the city collecting plastic at night bursts into tears after receiving his meal.

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A group of migrant workers who lost their jobs as part of the fight against COVID-19 show sincere thanks to volunteers for bringing the free meals to them.

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Disadvantaged people in Hanoi receive free meals at night

VOV.VN - Free meals are being offered to people in need in order to support them when they fight to overcome the difficulties faced during the capital’s social distancing period as part of the country’s COVID-19 fight.