Kbang district, Gia Lai Donating 50 bicycles to poor students overcoming difficulties in the highlands

DNHN - On the occasion of the humanitarian month of 2023, the programme was organised by the Red Cross Society of Kbang district, Gia Lai province in collaboration with the Vietnam Television Technology Joint Stock Company TVO 24H.

Mr Y Phuong - District Commissioner, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Kbang District, Gia Lai Province - spoke at the award ceremony and thanked the organisers, volunteers, and donors for their participation. concentrating on the province's most remote and disadvantaged regions.

According to him, Kbang is a district with characteristics of ethnic minorities, and students continue to face numerous obstacles. In the past, even though the Party and State have always cared about the lives of the people and local leaders have made great efforts, there are still many challenges with the proportion of ethnic minorities comprising 49.52 per cent, primarily the people. In the Ba Na ethnic group, there are a large number of poor households, which makes it difficult for families to send their children to school. In recent years, the contribution of benefactors and volunteer units has played a crucial role in maintaining the standard rate of enrollment in the district's education sector...

In addition to the representatives of benefactors and volunteer units, attorney Trinh Cong Minh - Head of the Trung Nguyen Law Office - expressed his delight in donating a portion of his efforts to assist the social community during the programme. "With the desire to help children overcome difficulties, study well, make efforts, try to be good children, good students, grow up to be useful citizens for the society as Uncle Ho's wish "Non-river"," he said. "Whether Vietnam becomes beautiful or not, whether the Vietnamese can compete with the great powers of the five continents, is largely due to their education." Therefore, they must exert more effort, strive harder to "harder today, glorious tomorrow," and "may the students always be enthusiastic and steadfast in the pursuit of their dreams."

Lang Thi Lan Huong, a Hero Nup High School student, thanked the benefactors and authorities at all levels for their concern on behalf of fifty disadvantaged students overcoming obstacles throughout the district. The seeds of the nation's future. "Poor students like ourselves are deeply moved by this thoughtful gift. This will be a tremendous source of motivation for employees, allowing us to dream bigger, higher, and further on the path to achieving knowledge supremacy. We pledge to accomplish more, so that in the not-too-distant future, we will make a significant contribution to the development of our nation, allowing Vietnam to march confidently and firmly towards glory, in step with the times. Lang Thi Lan Huong stated that Vietnam was comparable to the great powers of the five continents, per President Ho Chi Minh's wish.

It is known that the total value of the gift is 65 million VND, which includes 50 bicycles for 50 disadvantaged students in the Kbang district who are struggling to succeed academically. In addition, during the programme, philanthropist Mr Nguyen Tuan Dung awarded four additional scholarships totalling four million VND to four children from extremely disadvantaged backgrounds and orphaned parents.

Kbang district, the largest district in Gia Lai province, is located in the northeast of the province. Kbang presently consists of 1 town and 13 communes, of which 12 are in the Red River Delta and mountainous regions, along with 33 villages and hamlets with unique challenges and disparate levels of development. Kbang is 90 kilometres from the province's geographic centre and borders three provinces, including Binh Dinh, Kom Tum, and Quang Ngai. More than 18,000 people and ethnic minorities reside in the region. According to Mr Y Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Kbang District People's Committee, one of the future goals of the Kbang district in Gia Lai province is to achieve new and improved rural development objectives. Additionally, in the field of education, we strive to maintain the number of students, including the number of students entering and leaving school, to provide a comprehensive selection of learning programmes.

Uyen Nhi