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Ceremony marks 10 years of Vu A Dinh Award

The Vu A Dinh Award, which is dedicated to honouring contributors to ethnic minority communities, had its 10th anniversary marked with a ceremony in Hanoi on May 22.
Ceremony marks 10 years of Vu A Dinh Award ảnh 1The Vu A Dinh Award 2019 is presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 22 (Photo: tienphong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vu A Dinh Award, which is dedicatedto honouring contributors to ethnic minority communities, had its 10thanniversary marked with a ceremony in Hanoi on May 22.

Former Vice President of Vietnam and Chairwomanof the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund Truong My Hoa said the fund, named after ayoung Mong ethnic hero in the resistance war against France, was set up in 1999to support ethnic minority students and help with training human resources forremote areas.

Since then, 80,000 scholarships have beengranted and numerous activities have been carried out, becoming a source ofspiritual support for students nationwide to overcome difficulties and pursue education.

In 2009, the fund launched the Vu A Dinh Awardto honour ethnic individuals with remarkable achievements in learning,scientific research, culture, and sports, as well as collectives with practicalcontributions to mountainous, coastal, and insular areas.

This award has been presented to 127 people from36 ethnic groups and 71 collectives so far, Hoa noted.

She also highlighted some award winners,including Vang A Me of Mong ethnicity in Son La province, who has devotedhimself to studying local herbal plants; Tran Le Quynh Nhi of Pa Hy ethnicity inThua Thien-Hue province, who had outstanding academic results and received theVu A Dinh Award twice; Truong Van Mao of Tho ethnicity in Nghe An province, whowon the award thrice for his excellent achievements in Pencak Silat competitions;and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie of Ede ethnicity in Dak Lak provincewho has inspired young people to contribute to society.

At the ceremony, First Secretary of the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Le Quoc Phong said the 10-yearpath has affirmed the prestige, quality, and influence of the Vu A Dinh Awardamong young ethnics and the whole society. He also praised the award’scontributions, as well as the outstanding accomplishments of the award winners.

On this occasion, 13 individuals and eightcollectives were presented with the Vu A Dinh Award 2019.–VNA 
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