Students and young professionals are among the volunteers stepping in to help the sick and homeless elderly, who otherwise die alone and uncared-for on the streets
- Posted 16 Mar 2017 11:38
Volunteer Chu Thương Minh Trang, 22, talking to Nguyen, a 70-year-old homeless man.
HANOI: It is 1am and medical student Chu Thương Minh Trang, 22, is squatting on the cold pavement listening intently to Nguyen, a 70-year-old homeless man with a toothy smile on his face.
The street is poorly lit and dirty, but it is this man’s only refuge and home on some nights.
Huddled against the wind chill, Mr Nguyen, who is wrapped up in three layers of clothes, grumbles about how his hands are sore, and his back painful from repairing bicycles. Without hesitation, Ms Chu reaches across and gently massages his knobby fingers.
Along with other volunteers of the Ấm Volunteering Club, the young woman has been providing free weekly health screenings and medical supplies for the homeless elderly. Tiếp tục đọc “These angels bring warmth into the lives of Hanoi’s homeless elderly”
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