Poor students in remote Nghe An receive support

Nearly 100 boarding students at a school in a mountainous area in the central province of Nghe An are going to have new facilities thanks to financial support from a company.

Nearly 100 boarding students at a school in a mountainous area in the central province of Nghe An are going to have new facilities thanks to financial support from a company.

Deputy Editor-In-Chief of Dantri/Dtinews Nguyen Xuan Toan (right) receives donations of VND 870 million (USD 37,826) from the Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Company

The Giao Hang Tiet Kiem Company has offered more than VND 870 million (USD 37,826) to help build a new school dormitory after the story about 80 students suffering poor boarding facilities was published on Dantri/Dtinews.

Receiving the donations from the Giao Hang Tiet Kiem on May 10, deputy Editor-In-Chief of Dantri/Dtinews Nguyen Xuan Toan expressed thanks for the support from the company and said the construction of the project was expected to start late this month.

Mai Son Boarding Primary and Secondary School is located around 10 kilometres from the communal centre. Most of the students are from Thai, Kho Mu and Mong ethnic groups.

The school has had to upgrade a store into a day-boarding room. Due to financial difficulties, the school mobilised children’s parents to use bamboo to make beds for the room.

The school also lacks five classrooms and equipment for day-boarding rooms.

Kha Van Lap, head of Tuong Duong District’s Board of Education and Training, said five local schools have launched day-boarding services for their students. However, they are all facing financial difficulties building new facilities as well as a teacher shortage.