Giving 'light source' to teachers and students in mountainous areas

(Baonghean.vn) - Handing over the solar-powered lighting project, 140 sets of school lamps and many gifts to teachers and students of Nam Can 2 Primary School, Ky Son district

On December 11 and 12, a group of Buddhist volunteers from Truc Lam Pagoda, Yen Thanh District and a group of young people from Ho Chi Minh City visited and held a handover ceremony for the solar lighting project, and gave many gifts to students and Nam Can 2 Primary School, Ky Son District.

A group of monks, nuns, Buddhists and volunteers braved the cold rain to come to Nam Can 2 Primary School and donated to the school a solar power plant that is enough to provide light for 5 classrooms, and meet the needs of teachers and staff for watching TV and using computers. Photo: Lu Phu

With a total value of nearly 85 million VND, the solar lighting project includes 6 large solar panels, 2 wind turbines, and a 2kw power converter. This power system can light up 5 classrooms with 4 to 5 light bulbs each, and can be used to watch TV, use laptops, etc.

Mini battery-powered study lamp absorbs electricity from sunlight. Photo: Lu Phu

On this occasion, a group of young people from Ho Chi Minh City also donated 140 sets of solar-powered study lamps, with a total value of nearly 40 million VND, and some gifts to 140 students of Nam Can 2 School.

Nam Can International Border Guard Station also presented 140 gifts, each worth 300,000 VND, including pens, notebooks and woolen hats to 140 poor students of Nam Can 2 Primary School.

At Huoi Poc school, officers and soldiers of the Nam Can International Border Post also presented 140 gifts to the school's students. Photo: Lu Phu

Nam Can 2 Primary School has a main campus in Huoi Poc village, and a satellite campus in Pa Ca village, Nam Can commune. The school has 140 students who are children of Mong and Kho Mu ethnic groups. The main campus is over 15 km from the commune center, with difficult transportation, inadequate facilities, and no electricity grid, making teaching and learning difficult.

Lu Phu