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Programme calls for support to poor students nationwide

A programme called “Dieu uoc cho em” (Wishes for children) was launched on April 11 to call for resources to support the development of education in extremely difficult areas.
Programme calls for support to poor students nationwide ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (centre) and other participants press the button to launch the programme on April 11 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A programme called “Dieu uoc cho em” (Wishes forchildren) was launched on April 11 to call for resources to supportthe development of education in extremely difficult areas.

The programme is a joint effort of the Ministry of Educationand Training, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee, and theVietnam Red Cross Society, with an agreement signed the same day.

Addressing the launching ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister VuDuc Dam said that in many areas across the country, children are facing poorliving and studying conditions.

He hoped that the community will join hands to take careof children, stressing that the programme is expected to have the engagement ofParty organisations, administrations in localities, organisations andbusinesses, thus providing poor students with nutritious meals and stableschools with playgrounds and hygienic toilets.
 
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh asked theeducation and training sectors in localities to advise local administrations onexploring the demands of students and teachers to update the requests to thenational humanity portal, while coordinating with relevant agencies to organiseeffective volunteer activities.

Donors can respond to the programme through the national humanity portal at http://inhandao.vn/Điềuước cho em.

Currently, nearly 2,000 schools in 39 cities and provinceshave registered to receive support in the portal, while 5,000 schools have giventheir specific needs.

Many domestic and foreign businesses have committed tosupporting the building of schools and toilets, and provide lunch to 30,000students as well as scholarships to poor students with total value of 127billion VND (5.51 million USD)./.
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