The provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, in collaboration with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, organised a Voluntary Blood Donation Day in Moc Chau ward on September 24.

The Rehabilitation Hospital of Son La province on September 23 held a conference to assess the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR).

The Son La provincial Youth Union, in collaboration with the National Volunteer Centre and the “Power of 2,000” Project, on September 22 held the inauguration ceremony for the “Bridge of Happiness” in Cho Cong hamlet, Phieng Cam commune.

The Son La provincial Youth Union, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, and Binh Dien Fertilizer JSC held the “For Vietnam’s Future” scholarship programme 2025 at the provincial cultural and cinema centre on September 23. The event was attended by representatives from the provincial Party Committee’s Board for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilisation.

As part of the second Golden Season Festival 2025, a rice harvesting contest took place on the terraced fields of Xim Vang commune.

The Hanoi Red Cross Society, in coordination with the Son La provincial Red Cross Society, organised a programme on September 20 to provide gifts for households affected by natural disasters in Muong Lan and Sop Cop communes.

The Son La provincial Post Office on September 20 teamed up with the provincial Red Cross, the Son La Medical College, and the provincial General Hospital to hold a volunteer blood donation programme.

The To Mua commune police, in coordination with Toyota Ha Dong Co., Ltd., Toyota Tay Bac Son La JSC, and Toyota Hoa Binh JSC, on September 20 handed over a new clean water system to To Ngui Satellite Kindergarten in Song Khua commune, which was also renovated thanks to joint efforts.

Muong Gion commune’s Youth Union has over 610 members. Through entrusted funds from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, it is currently managing 12 billion VND (454,847 USD), providing loans for more than 200 households to develop production activities.

Son La High School for the Gifted, in coordination with the People's Committee of Nam Ty commune, SDS Vietnam Technical Services Co., Ltd., and the E2K Charity Group, on September 19 organised a gift-giving programme to support students and residents affected by natural disasters in Nam Ty commune.

The provincial Centre for Disease Control recently coordinated with HealthBridge oganisation to organise a training workshop on "Nutrition Care in the First 1,000 Days of Life" for health staff from regional health centres and local health stations, as well as women and youth union members from the communes of Long He, Nam Lau, Muong Khieng, Co Ma, and Phieng Cam.

The Centre for Research on Community Development Initiatives (RIC) on September 18 held a conference to review Phase I of the project on improving living conditions for ethnic minority communities (July 2022 – September 2025).

The Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police Division, in coordination with commune and ward police forces across Son La province, simultaneously organised awareness-raising and hands-on fire prevention and rescue training sessions for local citizens, teachers, and students on September 14-15.

The Bac Yen Continuing Education Centre, in coordination with Road Traffic Police Team No. 2 and the Bac Yen commune police, recently organised a ceremony to launch a drug prevention and legal education drive in 2025.

Since 2020, Pung Banh commune has invested in the construction of three permanent irrigation works in Na Lien, Huoi Hin, and Pa Hoc hamlets, raising the total number of solid irrigation systems to 16, with a combined length of 25.6 kilometers.

The People's Committee of Gia Phu commune on September 13 launched a tree-planting campaign to green bare land and barren hills at the Ban Nhot Forest anti-French resistance historical site.

The Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the Department of Insurance Supervision and Management under the Ministry of Finance and several insurance companies, organised a programme to provide free medical check-ups, medicine, and gifts for children in Huoi Mot commune at the Huoi Mot Semi-boarding Primary School for Ethnic Minority Students on September 13.

The Son La Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the provincial Hospital of Traditional Medicine, on September 13 delivered free medical check-ups, health consultations, and medicine for local residents in Muong Bang commune.

Teams from grassroots fire prevention units, civil defence groups, and neighborhood fire safety teams in Son La province participated in a competition on September 12.

The provincial Department of Education and Training on September 12 held an online conference to roll out a 2025-2035 project aimed at enhancing computer literacy, knowledge, and application skills for school students in line with international standards.