The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) has signed an agreementwith oil and gas firms from the US, Japan and Thailand to finance a125,000 USD programme on education development in five southernprovinces.
Under the agreement, Chevron Vietnam , a subsidiary of the US ChevronGroup, the Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. Ltd of Japan and the PTTExploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. of Thailand will provide755 scholarships each worth 1.2 million VND to Vietnamese poor students.The three companies will also help upgrade some schools in the Mekongdelta provinces of Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu and CanTho city.
Between Aug. 17-19, representatives of the three firmsand the NFVC presented 280 scholarships to disadvantaged children inKien Giang, Ca Mau and Can Tho.
Between 1994 and 2009, the NFVCmobilised funding from domestic and foreign organisations and agencies,providing over 30,000 scholarships worth more than 17.5 billion VND topoor students across the country./.
Under the agreement, Chevron Vietnam , a subsidiary of the US ChevronGroup, the Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. Ltd of Japan and the PTTExploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. of Thailand will provide755 scholarships each worth 1.2 million VND to Vietnamese poor students.The three companies will also help upgrade some schools in the Mekongdelta provinces of Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu and CanTho city.
Between Aug. 17-19, representatives of the three firmsand the NFVC presented 280 scholarships to disadvantaged children inKien Giang, Ca Mau and Can Tho.
Between 1994 and 2009, the NFVCmobilised funding from domestic and foreign organisations and agencies,providing over 30,000 scholarships worth more than 17.5 billion VND topoor students across the country./.
