Starting in 2018, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has piloted May as Humanitarian Month. By 2021, the Secretariat has officially approved May every year as the peak month for humanitarian activities.

With the theme “Humanitarian Journey - Giving and Receiving Love”, this year’s Humanitarian Month aims at a journey of compassion where everyone can participate, contribute, connect, and dedicate themselves to sharing, giving hearts and love, being ready to help those in difficult circumstances, multiplying acts of kindness, contributing to building a united and compassionate community.

Many provinces and cities have mobilized the construction of humanitarian works of great value to serve the community such as: Building bridges and roads; building new and repairing facilities for schools and community centers; providing regular and long-term support to 52,805 individuals and groups.

The new feature of this year's Humanitarian Month is that the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society coordinated with the People's Committees of Thai Nguyen, Son La, Dien Bien provinces and accompanying units to organize the program "Humanitarian Journey - Giving and Receiving Love" and the National Humanitarian Month Launching Ceremony held in Dien Bien province, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024), the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024).

The series of high-profile humanitarian activities in the three provinces of Thai Nguyen, Son La, and Dien Bien include: Organizing free medical examinations, medicine provision, and health consultations for more than 9,400 people in difficult circumstances at 15 examination points in the three provinces; organizing a Humanitarian Market to serve 2,100 poor people and people in difficult circumstances; starting the construction of 10 kitchens to donate to kindergartens and primary schools in Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen provinces; providing livelihood support to 82 poor households in Dien Bien province; supporting nutrition and learning conditions for more than 7,000 students in Dien Bien province; giving gifts to 70 policy households and meritorious people...

In particular, the highlight of this year's Humanitarian Month is the "Million Steps of Kindness" Campaign organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, the Vietnam Youth Union in collaboration with vRace and FPT Online.

The "Million Steps of Kindness" campaign launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society is recognized as a widely spread campaign at home and abroad, achieving records for the highest number of participants, the shortest time, and the longest distance in the vRace system.