The National Humanitarian Portal (Photo: www.inhandao.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – A programme aiming to offer devicesto foster disadvantaged students’ online learning has been launched by youthorganisations in Vietnam.
Addressing the launch ceremony held on September 12, Presidentof the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee Nguyen Ngoc Luong said that complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced students in various localities to studyonline. However, many of them do not have devices or skills to attend virtual courses.
He called on organisations and businesses to engage in the programmeso as to enable students to learn without being disrupted by the ongoing pandemic.
President of the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee Nguyen Ngoc Luong (Photo: thieunien.vn)The programme will work to present technological andtelecommunication equipment and applications, Luong said.
It will be rolled out in three phases, with the first onerunning until the end of this year and aiming to present 50,000 learningdevices.
The second phase is to offer at least 100,000 devices and becarried out from next January until the pandemic is brought under control. Meanwhile,the final one aims to support students in mountainous and remote areas, as wellas the country’s border regions and islands.
At the launch ceremony, the organising board raised more than 78billion VND (3.42 million USD).
As many as 220 devices for online learning; 9,000 accounts in coursesfor learning foreign languages, information technology, and soft skills; alongwith 9,000 4G SIM cards, were given to students in HoChi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Long An provinces and Hanoi capital.
Registration for donations can be made at the NationalHumanitarian Portal www.inhandao.vn, itsmobile app InhandaoVN, and the programme’s website https://www.cungemhoctructuyen.com./.
