Charity concert to support the community in Hanoi
The Vietnam Youth Music Institute (VYMI) and the Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee will jointly organize a charity concert entitled “VYO Community Concert” 2023 on May 28 at 9:30 am at the Center for Arts and Culture, No. 22 Hang Buom Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. The concert aims to help underprivileged children in Vietnam. Photo: Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation The concert aims to raise VND300,000,000 (US$13,000), equivalent to 50 scholarships for 50 disadvantaged children, allowing them to attend school. The fundraising campaign is being coordinated by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation (Blue Dragon), a Hanoi-based non-profit organization. Quoting Michael Brosowski, founder of Blue Dragon, “All children have the right to be children, to be safe, to go to school, to play, to be treated with respect, to be heard, to be understood, and to be loved,” conductor Phan Do Phuc shared that he and the orchestra find this cultural activity significant. “In addi