Support to improve physical fitness for students in remote areas in Tuyen Quang

In remote schools in Tuyen Quang province, living and studying conditions of students are still very difficult. With the desire to support nutritious lunches for students, the Youth Union of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police has coordinated with organizations and kind individuals to implement the volunteer project "Step by step to school" to cook nutritious lunches for students at schools in the province.

Khuoi Trang Kindergarten, Xuan Lap Commune, Lam Binh District was chosen as the first school to implement the project “Step by step to school”. At the school, there are 36 students, along with the boarding regime according to the State’s regulations, their lunch is additionally supported by the project with 7,000 VND/lunch for each school year.

Students of Khuoi Trang school, Xuan Lap commune, Lam Binh district have lunch under the project "Step by step to school".

Mr. Luong Tran Hoat, Business Development Director of Nova Group-Hanoi, Co-Project Manager, said that at this school, the delegation was told by the teachers that the majority of the students here are ethnic minority children, and the students go to school 2-3km away from the school, on winding mountain roads. Moreover, their parents are busy working in the fields until evening, so lunch is usually just white rice and a few green vegetables. Families with better conditions are given an extra egg with tomato sauce to bring to school. Some children even go hungry to go to school. The teachers sympathize with the students but can only help a little because of their difficult circumstances. After that trip, our delegation always had the thought of doing something to support the children in the highlands here to go to school, have enough to eat, and warm clothes. After only 1 month, the delegation discussed with the Youth Union of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police to jointly implement the project "Step by step to school" by calling on benefactors to support more money for lunch for students at the school so that their meals can be improved and have more nutrition. Helping parents feel secure in sending their children to school.

Ms. Thao Thi Tong, H'Mong ethnic group, Khuoi Trang village, Xuan Lap commune, Lam Binh district shared, my children died early, I raised three children alone with great difficulty and hardship. When my children go to school, the government supports them by cooking meals at school, no need to bring meals to them like in previous years, I am very happy. Now organizations and businesses are interested in giving the children more food, more delicious, more nutritious, I am very excited, very grateful to the benefactors for their support.

Teacher Ban Thi Doan, a teacher at Khuoi Trang school, said that currently, the children's lunch menu has been constantly changed and diversified, with dishes such as fried eggs, minced meat, spinach soup, etc. Just that much is enough to make the poor students in the highlands here eager to go to school.

Currently, the project is being implemented at 5 preschools in the province. In the 2024-2025 school year, the project will support 178 preschool students at 5 schools in the province, including: Khuoi Trang Preschool, Xuan Lap Commune, Lam Binh District; Vang Loong Village, Sinh Long Commune, Na Hang District; Khuon Lan Village, Tri Phu Commune, Chiem Hoa District; Quan Village, Hung Loi Commune and Deo Ai Village, Trung Minh Commune, Yen Son District.

The Youth Union of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police and philanthropists implemented the project "Step by step to school" at Quan village kindergarten, Hung Loi commune, Yen Son district.

Mr. Thao Seo Gia, Khuon Lan village, Tri Phu commune, Chiem Hoa district happily said, my family is a poor household in difficult circumstances, thanks to the care and help of the school and benefactors. My child is studying at the kindergarten class of Khuon Lan Kindergarten, and has been supported with meals from the project "Step by step to school" sponsored for more than a year now. Since my family sent my child to school, his weight and height have increased significantly. He eats well and is no longer as skinny as when he first started school. My family is very reassured and very grateful. I hope that the project will be implemented more.

Teacher Le Thi Anh Duong, Party Cell Secretary, Principal of Hung Loi Kindergarten, Yen Son District, shared that in the 2024-2025 school year, thanks to the "Step by Step to School" project supporting meals for 53 preschool students at Quan village school, mobilizing students to go to class has been more convenient. Students are fed with enough nutrients, ensuring a good nap, the rate of malnourished children has decreased significantly. More specifically, students are supported with lunch, so families have sent their children to school regularly, children do not drop out of school, the school always maintains 100% attendance. The project has given teachers more motivation to stay with schools and classes in remote areas.

Captain Ha Van Minh, Head of the Youth Union of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police, Head of the "Next to School" project, said that the project has been implemented since September 2022 with nearly 30 members, including youth union members of the Provincial Police, students, individuals, and domestic and foreign enterprises participating. The project is a non-profit, community-based activity. With the mission of caring for and helping children in mountainous areas, in difficult circumstances, and vulnerable groups, contributing to reducing the rate of school dropouts.

After 2 years of implementation, the project has supported lunch for nearly 320 students of 5 kindergartens in the province with a total value of more than 1.2 billion VND. In addition, the project also organizes gift-giving activities on the occasion of holidays, Tet, and the new school year such as: 1 water purifier, 200 warm clothes, 55 uniform T-shirts; 100 Mid-Autumn Festival gifts; supporting 5 tons of cement for road construction. The students' lunch will begin with the innocent students clasping their hands and inviting them to eat. Hopefully, the project "Step by step to school" of the Youth Union of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police and benefactors will help more poor students with difficult circumstances in remote areas in the province to have enough to eat, warm clothes, go to school, nurture their dreams of learning, and light up their hopes for a bright future.

Tuyen Quang province currently has more than 216 thousand children under 16 years old, of which nearly 37 thousand are children from poor and near-poor households. The support and sharing from organizations and philanthropists are contributing to adding motivation to go to school, lighting up dreams and hopes for children in remote areas.

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