Viettel Nghe An launches the scholarship program 'For studious children' in 2016

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 9, in Thanh Chuong district, the Department of Education and Training, the Association for Promotion of Education in coordination with the Military Telecommunications Group - Viettel Nghe An Branch organized the opening ceremony of the scholarship program "For studious children" in 2016.

Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Van Luan - Director of Viettel Nghe An Branch said: The program "For studious children" will continue to be implemented this year and the following years with 1 billion 190 million VND per year in Nghe An province. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

With the message "When millions of small dreams need a big gesture", the study encouragement program "For studious children" has contributed to realizing tens of thousands of small dreams of poor studious students nationwide in the past 2 years.

Leaders of Viettel Nghe An Branch presented the symbol of 1 billion 190 million VND - "For studious children" scholarship to the representative of Nghe An Association for Promotion of Education. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

This is the third year the "For studious children" scholarship program has been awarded to poor primary and secondary school students who strive to excel in their studies and training in Nghe An province.

This year's program will award 1,190 scholarships with a total cost of 1.19 billion VND to 119 communes in 14 districts across the province. The "For studious children" scholarships will be awarded to students at the beginning of the new school year 2016-2017.

Chairman of Nghe An Province's Association for Promotion of Education awarded the "For studious children" scholarship in 2016. Photo: Dinh Nguyet.

Thanh Chuong district leaders awarded "For studious children" scholarships in 2016. Photo: Huu Thinh.

At the ceremony, the program awarded 100 million VND to 100 poor students who overcame difficulties to study well at primary and secondary schools in 10 disadvantaged communes in Thanh Chuong district, including: Thanh An, Hanh Lam, Thanh Tung, Thanh My, Thanh Mai, Thanh Xuan, Ngoc Lam, Thanh Son, Thanh Duc and Thanh Thuy.

This is a meaningful activity that not only encourages students to overcome some of the difficulties and achieve high results in their studies, but also provides an opportunity for Viettel Military Telecommunications Group to express its gratitude to customers with a business motto associated with social responsibility.

Dinh Nguyet - Huu Thinh