Mountain teachers cook nutritious porridge, sticky rice, and mushrooms to earn money to buy blankets for students.

Tam Quang is a border commune of Tuong Duong district, the economic life of the people is facing many difficulties. This winter, many students of Tam Quang Kindergarten go to school but do not have enough warm clothes and blankets.

Faced with that reality, for nearly a week now, the school teachers have organized cooking of nutritious porridge, bamboo-tube rice, and meatballs to sell to raise funds to buy warm blankets for the children.

The school's Board of Directors also participated in this activity. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Every morning at 4:30, the teachers are at school to cook porridge, at noon, while the students are sleeping, they make sticky rice and mushrooms. In order not to affect teaching and learning, the teachers have assigned people to sell porridge, pick up children, cook sticky rice, and watch over the sleeping children. The porridge selling activity only takes place until 7:30 in the morning. Sticky rice and mushrooms are sold in the late afternoon when the children have been picked up by their families.

Seeing this meaningful work, many parents came to support. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Ms. Hoang Thi Lan - Vice Principal of Tam Quang Kindergarten said, "Although we know that the extra work will be more tiring, everyone still feels very happy because they can contribute a small part of their efforts to help the children stay warmer in the cold winter." Every day, after deducting expenses, the teachers earn about 500,000 - 600,000 VND from selling porridge, sticky rice, and mushrooms. All of this money will be used to buy blankets for students. Seeing this meaningful work, in recent days, many parents have brought their children to have breakfast at school. People think that eating here not only helps poor children have blankets, but also ensures hygiene and is delicious.

Parents of students said that the porridge the teachers cook is both delicious and hygienic. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Parent Nguyen Thi Hien, in Khe Bo village, Tam Quang commune, said: “When I heard that the teachers cook porridge to sell to buy blankets for students, I thought this was a meaningful job, so I brought my child here to eat. I saw that the bowls, spoons, drinking cups, etc. were all clean. The porridge was cooked by the teachers, so I felt secure about the quality as well as ensuring food hygiene and safety.”

It is known that in addition to selling porridge, making bamboo-tube rice, and making meatballs during the holidays, the teachers also mobilize agencies and units to participate in supporting students. This is a very meaningful work, it not only reduces the financial pressure on parents but also helps students have a warm winter.