(HBO) – Non-governmental organisation Childfund Vietnam and its regional office in Hoa Binh province on May 12 handed over the second aid package worth 700 million VND (nearly 30,000 USD) to the province’s Kim Boi district to assist the locality in the battle against the COVID-19.
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Childfund Vietnam presents the second aid package to Kim Boi
district.
This time, the organisation’s regional office in Hoa Binh
offered 3,410 stationery sets, 3,130 soap bars, 1,140 face masks, and 830
bottles of hand sanitiser.
Included in the package were 186 pre-paid SIM cards worth
200,000 VND each and 79 thermometers.
The package aims to support the district’s health workers and five
disadvantaged communes under Childfund Vietnam’s project, along with families
of people with disabilities, teachers and students of kindergartens, elementary
and secondary schools.
The support is hoped to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on
children’s access to health services and education, contributing to curb the
spread of COVID-19 in the community./.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
