Hanoi (VNA) – Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd and Vemba5 charity fund on October7 handed over a friendship kindergarten to Khun Ha commune, Tam Duong district,the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
The Canon-Vemba5-San Phang Cao friendship kindergarten, part of the Khun Hapre-school, was built under the “Canon friendship school chain” project whichaims to improve the learning environment for pupils in disadvantaged mountainousareas in Vietnam.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Deputy General Director of Canon VietnamNiimura Minoru, said as children are the future owners of the country, thecompany has always tried its utmost to bring the best things to pupils inparticular and the Vietnamese society in general.
Besides, the company also presented books, notebooks, learning tools andblankets to the school’s pupils.
The“Canon friendship school chain” project has helped build 106 new classrooms, 2teachers’ rooms, 14 standard toilets and hand washing areas in 45 friendshipschools in 19 provinces in the northern and central regions since 2007.
Canon has three productionfacilities in Thang Long (Hanoi) and Que Vo and Tien Son in Bac Ninhprovince.-VNA