Three dilapidated classrooms in mountainous Lai Chau Province have been rebuilt with the help of DTiNews readers.
Dilapidated classrooms
Na Coc Educational Facility in Tan Uyen Town has 46 nursery school students and 76 in primary school. Two classrooms built in 1995 collapsed and makeshift rooms had to be erected. A third classroom is on the verge of collapse.
The school lacks toilet facilities for the children - the nearest toilets have no water - and the current classrooms are open to the elements, though teachers try to close them off using cloth screens during winter to try to help keep the students warm as they study.
After DTiNews reported on their plight, readers wanted to do something for the children, and VND500m was donated to build three new classrooms.
New classroom
"We want to send our gratitude to all our readers who helped the children," said Pham Tuan Anh, deputy editor-in-chief of DTiNews, singling out the Golden Gate Group and the Parents Group for donating VND127m and VND160m respectively.
"We hope the new classrooms will provide a better study environment for students and encourage teachers to continue their important contribution," Anh said.
Readers helped provide 20 scholarships of VND500,000 each for students at the school, which were presented to worthy students.
Pham Tuan Anh, deputy editor-in-chief, gives scholarships to students
Parents Group also gave the school a water pump, fans, school supplies and clothes for students. Five students from impoverished families were given 20kg of rice.
A representative of the Parents Group, Nguyen Thi Thanh, said, "We are very happy to cooperate with DTiNews in building a meaningful and sustainable project that can change the harsh lives of students and teachers there."
Charity group supports teachers, students at Na Coc Eduation Facility
Nguyen Tuan Anh, the head of the Tan Uyen Town Education and Training Office, expressed gratitude to donors and hoped help will continue for other poor areas.
DTiNews will later this month build five classrooms in the mountainous Son La Province to aid the children and teachers there, and will continue to promote education in remote and disadvantaged areas.
