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New nursery school for Thua Thien-Hue

A 1.55 billion VND (7.75 million USD) nursery school funded by the Bretagne Vietnam Association in France was inaugurated in Phu Xuan village, in Phu Vang district of Thua Thien-Hue province on November 6.
A 1.55 billion VND (7.75 million USD) nursery school funded by theBretagne Vietnam Association in France was inaugurated in Phu Xuanvillage, in Phu Vang district of Thua Thien-Hue province on November 6.

The two-storey pre-school facility care for 70 toddlers andcan also double up as an emergency shelter for local people during thewet season.

The association had earlier presented 50 bicycles to disadvantaged pupils from the village.

In recent years, it has supported other parts of the province bycarrying out humanitarian projects worth over 3 billion VND.

Since May 2012, the association has provided learning and trainingfacilities for disabled pupils at the provinces vocational trainingcentre and also built bio-gas converters for 30 families in Quang Diendistrict.-VNA
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