School facilities and scholarships were presented to poor students in the northern province of Bac Giang and Central Highlands provinces on September 16. In Bac Giang province, KFHI Vietnam, a non-profit organisation based in the Republic of Korea and Wooribank Vietnam handed over upgraded facilities to Hoa Hong kindergarten and Nam Hong primary school in Tho Xuong ward of Bac Giang city. The two schools were upgraded at a total cost of VND2 billion ($88,000), aiming to raise the schools’ quality of learning environment. Meanwhile, a ceremony to present scholarships to 177 outstanding new students was held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The event, titled “Tiep suc den truong” (Give strength to students) was held by Tuoi Tre Newspaper and the provincial Youth Union in the Central Highland. The scholarships, worth VND1.2 billion ($52,830) in total, ranging from 7-10 million each, were raised from a golf tournament. They were handed over to 40 students in Lam Dong, 38 in Dak Lak, 33 in Dak Nong, 35 in Gia Lai and 31 in Kon Tum, who passed the recent university and college entrance exams. Launched 15 years ago, the scholarships have provided support for disadvantaged students. In 2017, scholarships worth over VND13 billion were presented to more than 1,700 new students nationwide. (English.vov.vn Sept 17)
