Literacy class for Mong women in border areas
(Baonghean.vn) - The class was organized by Tri Le Border Guard Station (Nghe An Border Guard) in coordination with Tri Le 4 Primary School at Huoi Moi village, Tri Le commune, Que Phong district.
| Literacy class in Huoi Moi village, Tri Le commune, Que Phong district. Clip: Dang Cuong |
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| From 7 pm the weather in the highlands is cold and foggy, the terrain is complex, the roads are difficult and arduous, but the Mong women in Huoi Moi village (Tri Le commune) still invite each other to go to the literacy class to learn to read and write. Huoi Moi village has 130 households, 812 people, of which the majority of women are illiterate. Photo: KL |
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| The course has 53 students, mainly Mong ethnic women from Huoi Moi village, registered to participate, divided into 2 classes, one class is directly taught by border guards of Tri Le Station (Nghe An Border Guard). Photo: KL |
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| Another class is taught by teacher Luong Van Xuyen - a teacher at Tri Le 4 Primary School, Huoi Moi campus. The curriculum includes 2 subjects: Math (60 periods) and Vietnamese (180 periods). Photo: KL |
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| In order not to affect the production and daily life of the people, the class is held every Monday to Thursday evening. The class started on December 5 and will be implemented within 4 months. At the end of the course, the results will be evaluated and certificates will be issued to the students. Photo: KL |
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| Many Mong women have small children but still try to arrange housework, determined to go to class to learn. They go to school on time and diligently, many have never missed a day like Ly Y Xi, Tho Y Xai... Photo: KL |
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| Lieutenant Ly Ba Chua (Tri Le Border Guard Station), from Ky Son, is also a Mong ethnic person. He was assigned to teach a class of 27 students and said: The class aims to help people, especially Mong ethnic women in Huoi Moi village, learn to read, write, and calculate, contributing to improving knowledge, promoting economic development, and reducing poverty in the border area. Last year, Tri Le Border Guard Station also organized a literacy class for 26 Mong female students in Pa Khom village. Photo: KL |
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| With the dedicated guidance of the teacher in green uniform, after a few lessons, many Mong women in Huoi Moi have made remarkable progress. Photo: KL |
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| There are diligent students like Ms. Tho Y Xia who, although only studying for a few days, already know how to write many words. Ms. Xia said that during the day she goes to the fields, at night she asks her husband to look after her two children so she can go to literacy classes. On the days she doesn't go to class, she studies at home. Photo: KL |
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| In the class of the green-uniformed teacher Ly Ba Chua, there is a special student, Tho Ba Va (born in 1979), the only male student who goes to school with his wife, Ly Thi Bi. Tho Ba Va said that he wants to learn to read and write to get a driver's license to facilitate traffic participation. Photo: KL |
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| Normally, class starts at 7am and ends at 9am, but sometimes students study until 10pm. Photo: KL |
