'CHIN-SU - One million meals with meat' supports schools in mountainous areas for the second year

The need for solidarity

“CHIN-SU - One million meals with meat” is aimed at supporting nutrition for children in disadvantaged areas, not only providing warm and loving meals to help children go to school more regularly, but also aiming at comprehensive development of physical strength, stature, and intelligence for children on their journey to find future literacy.

A survey recently published by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor shows that only 26.2% of survey participants have the means to eat meat and fish in their daily meals. This is an unbelievable and unacceptable number when Vietnam is among the countries with the highest happiness index in Southeast Asia.

The 2020 National Institute of Nutrition survey report also showed that although the national malnutrition rate has decreased, the stunting rate among ethnic minority children (31.4%) is still twice as high as that of Kinh children. In addition, the rate of underweight ethnic minority children is also 2.5 times higher (21%) than that of Kinh children (8.5%).

The above figures show that nutritional care is a special priority for the comprehensive development of children in mountainous areas, and requires the contribution of businesses and the community.

"The journey of a million meat meals"

The Fund for Poor Students in the Highlands is a social charity fund, formerly known as the "Rice with Meat" Program. The Fund operates on a non-profit basis, with the aim of supporting poor students in the highlands to have more nutritious meals in class, more warm clothes, school supplies, books, medicine, build schools, dormitories, kitchens, wells, etc. and other necessary assistance.

The students who are supported with “rice with meat” are poor students whose houses are close to the school (less than 4km) and are not eligible for the State’s lunch subsidy. The children have to walk many kilometers of mountain roads to get home regardless of the weather, so the rate of returning to school in the afternoon will be very low.

The meal with meat was created to encourage the children to stay at school to continue their classes in the afternoon, to gain more knowledge, to have more nutrition, and for the children to have more moments of love and affection, to share difficulties with gentle, innocent smiles in the small, warm kitchen.

Not stopping at caring and supporting children, “CHIN-SU - One million meals with meat” also brings meaningful spiritual contributions, encouragement and “fueling” the enthusiasm of teachers working in remote and difficult areas of the country.

Mr. Quynh - Principal of Tan Tien Primary School for Ethnic Minorities, Ban Pe shared: "We feel like we are fueled by a meaningful program like "CHIN-SU - One million meals with meat" accompanying us. Thanks to the meals with meat, students are motivated to go to school more diligently, and classes are more complete. This is the greatest happiness for us teachers."

“One million meals with meat” - Join hands to support the future buds

The project “One million meals with meat” is the beginning of a long-term journey for the community. One million meals is just the initial number, further, CHIN-SU hopes to bring millions of smiles, nurturing millions of future dreams of children. Through meals with meat, CHIN-SU hopes to give more motivation for children to firmly step on the journey to light up their dreams.

Ms. Dinh Hong Van - Senior Marketing Director, CHIN-SU brand representative shared: "With the program "One million meals with meat", CHIN-SU and the Fund for Poor Students in the Highlands not only want to bring nutritious meals but also want to give trust and motivation for children to strongly move forward on the path of learning to find letters to build their future. We believe that each meal is not only full but also warm, lighting up in the hearts of children the hope for a bright future."

Journalist Nguyen Anh Tu - Vice President and Director of the Fund for Poor Students in the Highlands said: “Over the past decade, the Fund for Poor Students in the Highlands has received great support from the community. We are extremely grateful for the kindness that has been given to the students, becoming a great source of encouragement to help them firmly step on their journey to conquer knowledge. CHIN-SU's companionship in the second year further affirms the value of sharing, marking a solid milestone in the solidarity of Vietnamese enterprises for the community, helping us continue to nurture the dreams of children in the highlands.”