In the morning of August 26th, the South Korean non-governmental organization Good Neighbors International (GNI) donated 36 projectors with a value of over 900 million VND, to the schools in Hoa Binh City.
The representative from GNI in Hoa Binh was handing over the donation to the People's Committee of Hoa Binh City.
After receiving the projectors, GNI will assist in installing, setting up, and providing usage guidance for 35 schools across 18 wards and communes in the area. This initiative aims to enhance the educational conditions in the local schools.
GNI was established in South Korea in 1991 and now operates in over 45 countries worldwide. Since 2009, GNI has been implementing foreign non-governmental aid projects in Hoa Binh City. Currently, the project for "Hoa Binh City Community Development, 2024-2028”, funded by GNI, is being carried out in eight wards and communes including Thinh Lang, Thai Binh, Dan Chu, Thong Nhat, Yen Mong, Hoa Binh, Hop Thanh and Quang Tien. The project's activities are organized into various sectors, including child sponsorship, education and child protection, public health, livelihood development, and humanitarian aid. The committed aid budget for the 2024-2028 period is 1,089,000 USD.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
