The projects of Zhi-Shan Foundation (ZSF) from China’s Taiwan have been carried out since 1998 at a sum of VND32.5 billion (US$1.5 million).
During the period, the ZSF has presented more than 1,000 scholarships worth some VND1.2 billion (US$57,100) every year to children with disadvantaged backgrounds.
Since 2000, it has given free surgeries totally worth about VND7.5 billion (US$357,100) to 670 children with deformities and helped rehabilitate the disabled under 18.
Under another project supporting pre-school education since 2004, four nurseries have been built at a cost of VND5 billion (US$238,000) in Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Hai Lang districts while local staff trained in nutrition practice and health care.
