The students, who are from the Xe Dang ethnic minority group, arestudying at the Dak Nen Semi-Boarding Primary School for Ethnic Minorities inDak Nen commune, Kon Plong district.
The school has a total of eight campuses, the farthest of which is inDak Puk Village, 30km away from the centre of Dak Nen. The Dak Pao campus hasonly five students in first grade; the smallest number of all.
The handover was part of a programme to bring impoverished children inmountainous and ethnic minority areas a warmer Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Ethnic minorities in remote Dak Nen commune face many hardships, said PrincipalLe Tan Truong Anh. Most of the students have to walk a long distance to reachschool, while Kon Plong has been hit by a prolonged cold spell and severeweather, he said, adding that this gesture has brought the students joy andmotivation to overcome the difficulties and enjoy Tet.
On the same day, Dak Pao village, the last in Dak Nen, officially gainedaccess to the national electricity grid. The poorest in Dak Nen, the village ishome to 17 households, all from the Xe Dang ethnic minority./.
VNA