Disadvantaged ethnic minority students in HCM City receive free tablets

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the municipal Committee for Ethnic Affairs and People’s Public Security newspaper on October 19 presented 90 tablets to support the studying of Cham and Khmer ethnic students in difficult circumstances in the city.
Disadvantaged ethnic minority students in HCM City receive free tablets ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the municipal Committee for Ethnic Affairs and People’s Public Security newspaper on October 19 presented 90 tablets to support the studying of Cham and Khmer ethnic students in difficult circumstances in the city.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Phan Kieu Thanh Huong, Vice Chairwoman of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, said that there are a large number of disadvantaged ethnic minority students, including Cham and Khmer ones, in the city.

The donation of tablets to Cham and Khmer students in the city is timely care, ensuring online learning for them amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she said.

Huong and representatives of sponsoring units gave tablets to 14 students of the Cham and Khmer ethnic groups at the event. The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of districts and Thu Duc city are assigned to present the remaining tablets to students in their locality along with other school equipment./.

VNA

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