As many as 110 bikes are presented to disadvantaged students the Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum and Gia Lai.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Disadvantaged students across the country havereceived support in various forms to help them pursue study as the new schoolyear officially began on September 5.
As many as 110 bikeswere presented to disadvantaged children who live in mountainous and remoteareas in the Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum and Gia Lai by TNG HoldingsVietnam and the popularisation and education commissions of the two localities onSeptember 5.
The gift presentation is part of the TNG Holdings Vietnam’s “TNG accompaniesVietnamese students” programme, which is expected to help impoverished studentsto continue their study.
To prepare for the 2019-2020 school year, Kon Tum province has built 128 newclassrooms, 44 clean water facilities and 59 restrooms, as well as purchasednew teaching and learning equipment.
On the occasion of the new school year, Gia Lai province awarded 200 Nay Derscholarships, each worth 1 million VND (43 USD), and thousands of gifts tolocal disadvantaged students.
The same day, 415 first graders at Nguyen Van Troi Primary School in Pleikucity received helmets from the provincial traffic safety committee. This year,more than 37,800 standard helmets will be presented to first-grade students inGia Lai province as part of a national programme. The move aims to raise publicawareness of wearing helmets while riding motorbikes and electric bikes toreduce the risk and consequences associated with traffic accidents.
Under the same programme, the traffic safety committee in Mekong Delta province ofAn Giang also presented more than 40,700 helmets to all first-class students inthe locality. -VNA
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