Tri Le 4 Primary School lies in a remote and one of the poorest communes in the mountainous district of Que Phong.

The old school, which was built over 40 years ago, only had some wooden board classrooms. There were no toilets or other functional rooms and the area had no access to electricity, wifi, or tap water. The school also had no female teaching staff.

According to vice headmaster of the school, Tho Ba Sinh, the school currently has 15 classes with 283 students. However, only six classes with 124 students study at the site while the other pupils learn at two other locations due to the difficult roads and a lack of facilities.

The teacher said that most of the people in the area are from the H'mong ethnic group and their lives are very difficult.

After Dantri/Dtinews published a story about Tri Le 4, the Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Company had sent VND400 million to donate for the construction of some new classrooms here through Dantri's Charity Programme.

And thanks to support from other donations and local authorities, Dantri has built some new classrooms at the school with a total investment of nearly VND700 million.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Dantri's Deputy Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Xuan Toan sent his sincere thanks to the Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Company for having worked with the newspaper to carry out this and other school projects.

"Thanks to the support from the company, many other readers and local authorities, we've been able to gather VND700 million for the project," Toan said. "This is Dantri's 128th project over the past 20 years since our Charity Programme was launched. We're very happy to see that the new classrooms were completed in time for the new school year."

Speaking at the event, a Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Company representative, Han Thi Thuy, said that they were happy to help provide better facilities for teachers and students at the school.

"We believe that by building schools, we can help spread knowledge to more people," she said. "We hope that the new facilities will be used effectively to improve the education quality here."

Attending the ceremony, vice chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee, Bui Van Hien, sent his sincere thanks to Dantri Newspaper and all kind donors for their valuable support for local teachers, parents and students.

"The school lies in a poor area with all people from the H'mong ethnic group and they can’t afford proper facilities," the official said. "We're very happy to see that the poor students are going to have new classrooms in the new school year. Thank you so much for your valuable support."

At the event, Dantri's Editor-in-Chief Pham Tuan Anh offered 20 scholarships worth VND500,000 each to students from low-income families.