300 million VND to support building boarding houses for students in especially difficult areas

(Baonghean.vn) - 300 million VND is the amount of funding that the Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society has provided to support the construction of boarding houses for students of Nhon Mai Primary School (Tuong Duong).

Delegates attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Nhon Mai Primary School boarding house. Photo: Ngan Tu

Nhon Mai Primary School is located in a particularly difficult area of ​​Nhon Mai border commune. The school currently has 390 students, children of Mong, Kho Mu, Thai ethnic groups, of which 38 are in difficult circumstances, their houses are nearly 10 km away from the school, the road to get there is extremely difficult. To ensure their studies, the students have to stay in a boarding house built from bamboo and thatch, which is now degraded and unsafe.

The old boarding house of Nhon Mai Primary School students. Photo: Ngan Tu

In order to share the difficulties of the children, contribute to reducing the rate of students dropping out of school, help them have a warm place to eat and rest in winter, and safety during the rainy and stormy season, Nghe An Red Cross has supported the construction of a boarding house for the children at Nhon Mai Primary School. The building is a level 4 house with 4 rooms with an area of ​​72 m²Total construction cost is 300 million VND. The project is expected to be completed by the end of June 2017./.

Dinh Tuan - Ngan Tu