Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper has just opened two new classrooms for ethnic minority students in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Pham Tuan Anh (third from left) cut the ribbon to open the new classrooms Nam Han Primary School in Nam Lot Village, Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province on December 14
The opening ceremony for the classrooms sponsored by Apax English Centre was held on December 14.
The new classrooms, which are part of Nam Han Primary School in Nam Lot Village, Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province, were built with investment of VND672.5 million (USD29,260) to replace temporary classes which were in a very bad condition.
An overview of the new classrooms
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Pham Tuan Anh sent his thanks to local authorities for creating favourable condition for the project. He also expressed thanks to Apax English Centre for supporting Dantri during the construction.
According to Anh, Dantri/DTiNews has going on with various charity activities for over 10 years and not only supported poor and disadvantaged people but also helped to build dozens of bridges and classrooms in remote areas besides offering scholarships for poor students with good study results.
"Thanks to donors' support, we have built 17 bridges for people in poor areas," Anh said. "We have also carried out many classroom projects and this is the 35th projects that have been completed."
Attending the ceremony, director of communications at Apax English Centre, Lam Minh Phuoc, said that they were very happy to support the construction of the new classrooms for children in this disadvantaged area.
"We hope that with this new facility the teachers and students here can work and study better," he said.
Deputy chairman of Nam Han Communal People's Committee, Ly A Dong shared that people here are mostly from the ethnic minority groups of Dao, Thai and Mong who are very poor.
"Children have many difficulties in life and study," he said. "With these new Dantri classrooms, they won't have to go far for study like before. We want to send our big thanks to the newspaper and the donors for giving this meaningful present to us."
Nam Lot Village lies deep in a valley
At the ceremony, Dantri Newspaper and Apax English Centre gave 27 scholarships worth VND13,5 million (USD587) to students from low-income families.
Giving presents and scholarships to students
Earlier in April this year, a group of 14 outstanding students from Apax English Centre and Dantri/DTiNews reporters came to visit Nam Han Primary School’s branch in Nam Lot Village. During the stay there, they understood more about local pupils’ difficulties, particularly their poor classrooms.
The trip encouraged the Apax students to support the pupils in Nam Lot. In early May this year, the centre held the Apax Happy Run to call for donation to build new classrooms in the locality. As a result, VND600 million was donated for the project.
A file photo of students at the old classrooms
Nam Han has 76 households with 400 people being Dao ethnic monitory. Previously, children had to walk for 10 kilometres to school in the commune centre.