Prime Minister visits educational institutions for disadvantaged children

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 30 visited educational institutions for disadvantaged children in Hanoi on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and Action Month for Children.
Prime Minister visits educational institutions for disadvantaged children ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents gifts to teachers and students of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh onMay 30 visited educational institutions for disadvantaged children in Hanoi onthe occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and Action Month forChildren.

At the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, established in 1994with its construction funded by the SOS Children’s Village, Chinh presentedgifts to the school and its outstanding students.

The school was named after Austrian philanthropistHermann Gmeiner – the founder of the SOS Children’s Village, which is home to underprivilegedchildren. It provides primary and secondary education for children in theSOS Children’s Village Vietnam, those belonging to poor households and other vulnerable children.

The government leader also made a field trip to a centrefor integration education development under the National College for Education,which admits more than 200 disabled students each year.
Prime Minister visits educational institutions for disadvantaged children ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and students of the centre for integration education development under the National College for Education. (Photo: VNA)
Talking to teachers and students of the school andthe centre, the PM stressed that the Party and the State have paid dueattention to the protection of and care for children, and created the bestpossible conditions for their all-round development, considering this both anurgent and strategic, long-term matter.

He lauded efforts by teachers and students of the twoeducational institutions in teaching and learning despite materialdifficulties.
Pointing to challenges to child-related work ingeneral and the education of disabled children in particular, Chinh asked theMinistry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, andother ministries, agencies and all-level authorities to continuously roll outmechanisms and policies on the education and protection of and care for children,particularly those with disabilities.

He suggested they focus on addressing the shortages ofeducational institutions and teachers, especially those at the preschool level,along with issues regarding ethics of teachers, textbooks, material conditions ofteachers and students in remote and border areas, hygiene, nutrition, foodsafety, and violence against children, among others.

The PM urged stepping up the implementation of guidelinesand policies on persons with disabilities, especially disabled children, sayingmore efforts are needed to call for investments to support these educational institutions.

He encouraged teachers and students to overcome difficultiesin teaching and studying in an effort to make a better contribution to society.

On this occasion, the leader presented more than 200scholarships to outstanding students, along with gifts to teachers and studentsof the two educational institutions./.
VNA

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