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Vietnam Airlines builds school for ethnic minority pupils

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VA) on August 19 inaugurated a new school for pupils in the mountainous commune of Thuong Hoa, Minh Hoa district, the central province of Quang Binh.
Vietnam Airlines builds school for ethnic minority pupils ảnh 1Thuong Hoa elementary and secondary school (Source: Vietnam Airlines)
Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier VietnamAirlines (VA) on August 19 inaugurated a new school for pupils in themountainous commune of Thuong Hoa, Minh Hoa district, the central province ofQuang Binh.

The Thuong Hoa elementary and secondary school was built at a total cost ofnearly 5 billion VND.

The handover of the school was concurrent with the newacademic year 2017-2018 and the 72nd anniversary of August Revolution(August 19) and National Day (September 2). 

The school has two-storey buildings, including fourclassrooms, two functional rooms, two housing areas for teachers and supportingfacilities.

Pham Ngoc Vui, Chairman of the VA Labour Union, said it is thelast of seven social welfare works worth 35 billion VND (1.52 million USD) intotal funded by the carrier under the government’s Programme 30A on supportingrapid and sustainable poverty reduction in 61 poor districts.

The school was founded in 1963 to train more than 400 ethnicstudents in the locality. However, due to limited local budget, its poorinfrastructure impacted teaching and learning quality.

Launched in 2008, Programme 30A aims to reduce povertyrate in 61 poor districts to the average level of the region via specialpolicies and mechanisms, support in education and vocational training, andinfrastructure in villages, communes and districts.-VNA
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