Helping needy pupils go to schools

The provincial People’s Committee chairman Le Thanh Cung grants scholarships to needy pupils.

Attention from central leaders

On Aug. 13, 120 especially difficult pupils across the province were very excited to receive the “Get back to school” scholarship funded by the Vietnam Children Support Fund. For poor pupils, VND3mil is the large money, helping them pay expenses of learning for the new school year.

Obviously, every step of children, especially needy children is paid much attention by central and local leaders.

Holding VND3mil in cash, Nguyen Thanh Trung, pupil of Nguyen Van Troi secondary school in Thuan An town said “I annually receive scholarships from my school but this is the first time I receive a such big money”. His mother passed away when he was two while his father lives with new family. Trung lives with his grandmother. He and his grandmother are monthly granted a subsidy worth over VND600,000. However, this money is enough for daily meals’ expenses.

Doan Mau Diep, deputy minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs said that the Vietnam Support Fund for Children was established in 1992. Over the past 20 years, system of the Fund has mobilized more than VND4tril to assist 27 million children.

The “Get back to school” scholarship was initiated by Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan in 2012. The program aims at to support disadvantaged students who are at risk of dropping out of school to continue their schooling. The program has thus far appeared throughout 58 provinces, cities, granting nearly 10,000 scholarships with the total value of about VND30bil.

Ngo Tran Ai, general director of Vietnam Education Publisher said “The Vietnam Support Fund for Children offers favorable conditions for donors to show up responsibility for children. The publisher is honored to support the Vietnam Support Fund for Children during the past 8 years. Every year, the publisher grants books worth VND8bil to children of war invalids, privileged families”.

Local authority offers favorable conditions

Over the past years, Binh Duong has gained a high growth pace of economy, attracting a large number of immigrant laborers. However, some immigrant laborers pay less attention to their children’s study. As of June, 2014, the whole of the province had 7,805 children with especially difficult circumstances.

According to Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, director of the provincial department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the local administration has over the past years launched all programs, plans of protecting and taking care of children as well as building and developing the Support Fund for Children.

Over the past 3 years, aside from the provincial budget source, the provincial Support Fund for Children mobilizes more than VND10bil from organizations, units and individuals inside and outside of the province. The amount of money is for heart surgeries, charity house buildings, eye surgeries, scholarship grantings and so on.

On the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 2014-2015 academic year and Full Moon Festival 2014, many activities for children will be held across the province. With assistance from the whole society, children get their dream of study. Many of them become useful citizens for family and society.

Doan Mau Diep, deputy minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs said that 120 scholarships granted to needy pupils show up profound care of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and donors. By the way, I suggest local authorities to pay more attention to underprivileged children.

Jonathan Hanh Nguyen, chairman of membership council of Lien Thai Binh Duong Co.Ltd. said that the company accompanies with the program during the past 2 years. We admire love of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and the Vietnam Support Fund for Children for needy children. On this occasion of the new school year, the company contributed VND1bil to grant scholarships to pupils with especially difficult circumstances across provinces and cities as well as presented VND500mil to buy bikes for needy pupils.

                                                                                                    Reported by A.Sang – Translated by A.C       

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