The southern province of Binh Phuoc will present 10,000 smart phones to poor students in mid-October to assist them in online learning, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training Ho Hai Thach on October 8.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal to help needy students with electric devices to serve their online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has donated 24,000 computers worth 60 billion VND (2.62 million USD) to the programme “Song va may tinh cho em” (Internet connection and computers for children) which was launched on September 12 to provide computers and telecom services for students and pupils with difficult circumstances.
A programme called “Dieu uoc cho em” (Wishes for children) was launched on April 11 to call for resources to support the development of education in extremely difficult areas.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Chairwoman of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC), on March 23 visited and presented 100 bicycles to impoverished students in the northern province of Bac Giang.
The My Lai Peace Foundation in conjunction with the Association for Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on June 3 handed over 15 houses worth 50 million VND (over 2,150 USD) each to AO victims and 90 bicycles to poor students in Bac Lieu, Hau Giang and Ca Mau provinces.
The Republic of Korea's CJ Group on December 27 granted scholarships to 100 underprivileged students who achieved good results in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
The “Vi em hieu hoc” (Because you are studious) programme has presented 125,000 scholarships worth 125 billion VND (5.37 million USD) to studious pupils in disadvantaged communes nationwide since it was launched in 2014.
The Republic of Korea General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and the Korean Business Association in the southern province of Binh Duong presented 219 scholarships worth over 700 million VND (30,400 USD) to poor students with outstanding academic performance on October 7.
The Vu A Dinh scholarship fund, Nam A Bank, VinaCapital Foundation (VCF), and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union provincial chapter of Long An presented scholarships to 120 poor students with outstanding performance during a local ceremony on August 21.
A ceremony to present scholarships to 110 ethnic minority students and children of poor fishing families took place in the south central province of Binh Dinh on March 28.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang mobilized nearly 34.5 billion VND (1.48 million USD) for the poor last year, 300 percent of its yearly target.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended a ceremony marking the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930-2019) in the southern province of Vinh Long on January 29.
The Border Guard of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has presented 166 scholarships worth a total of 500 million VND (21,500 USD) to poor students in the province’s border localities.
As many as 330 bicycles worth a total 550 million VND (23,705 USD) were presented to disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results in Vietnam’s northern region, to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.
A total of 330 bicycles worth nearly 500 million VND (21,500 USD) have been presented to poor students with excellent academic performances in northern localities.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) and AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Company Limited on December 7 handed over 100 bikes, gifts and 20 free life insurance contracts to 120 underprivileged students in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the “Life Journey” programme.
The Republic of Korea Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (KOCHAM) presented 241 scholarships totaling about 600 million VND (25,800 USD) to poor students in the southern province of Binh Duong.
As many as 520 scholarships, each worth 1 million VND (43 USD), were presented to poor gifted students in the central province of Quang Binh on October 10.
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