Ben Tre (VNA) – The YMCA Vietnam Social Co. Ltd. and students from Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have supported Phuoc Ngai Primary School in the southern province of Ben Tre to upgrade a yard of the school’s auxiliary establishment in Phuoc Ngai commune of Ba Tri district.
The construction to upgrade the 520 sq.m yard started on September 17 with the donation of 60 million VND (2,440 USD) from the company and ITE students.
From September 17-25, Singaporean students, volunteers from the company, teachers and local residents joined in concretising the yard to avoid floods.
During their stays in the commune, the Singaporean students also taught English to local children and learn about culture and daily life of native people.
Speaking at the inauguration of the school yard on September 25, Vice President of the provincial Vietnam Youth Federation acknowledged and thanked the YMCA Vietnam Social Co. Ltd. for connecting Singaporean students, including ITE ones and Ben Tre to carry out practical projects for students at local schools, especially disadvantaged ones.
On this occasion, the YMCA Vietnam Social Co. Ltd. and ITE students presented 100 sets of English books and 100 sets of learning tools to Phuoc Ngai students.
Previously, on September 18, 2024, the company and and 26 students of Singapore’s Ngee Ann Polytechnic also provided support to upgrade four old classrooms at Hung Nhuong Primary School in Hung Nhuong commune, Giong Trom district of the same province./.
