Bringing dreams closer to Khmer children in Tra Vinh

The “Ring the Golden Bell” contest; experiencing the technology ride, the “mobile classroom” model; the “Adolescent Health Care” consultation corner; propaganda drama performances… are outstanding activities in the series of communication activities under Project 8.

On September 24, the Southern Working Committee - Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union coordinated with the Women's Union of Tra Vinh province to organize a series of communication activities for Project 8 at Tra Cu Secondary and High School for Ethnic Minorities (Tra Cu, Tra Vinh).

Happy to have first access to the technology bus

Nguyen Thi Kim Han, a Khmer ethnic, a 12th grade student at Tra Cu Ethnic Boarding Secondary and High School, said: This is the first time I have participated in such a large media program. Here, I met famous actors, was taught many new skills, received health advice from doctors and experienced very interesting activities on the technology bus.

Students participate in a series of communication activities under Project 8.

Perhaps, for Kim Han, participating in this media program is not only an extracurricular activity but also a memorable memory in her final year of high school. Even more meaningful, Kim Han is also 1 of 3 female students who were given a laptop by the Organizing Committee to serve her study and information technology application.

"My family has 5 people. My father has kidney disease and is not healthy enough to work. My mother works as a factory worker with a monthly income of 5 million. My mother is now shouldering the family's financial burden alone. Therefore, I always encourage myself to study hard so that I don't have to stop studying halfway. I plan to try to enter a military school in the upcoming university entrance exam so that my mother will have less worries about raising me to study. Today, the teachers gave me a computer, I feel very happy. My studies will be supported a lot, helping me get closer to my dream."

Students receive laptops to support their learning program.

Thach Thi Huynh Nhu, a Khmer ethnic, grade 6 student at Tra Cu Secondary and High School for Ethnic Minorities, also felt excited when she first came across the technology car. She got to experience real-life glasses, experience space science knowledge, practice experiments... Huynh Nhu excitedly shared: "I really like today's school experience activities, I got to meet artists and actors in real life, and see new technology devices in the technology car. I will try to study hard so that I can work in a modern technology environment in the future, and no longer have to work hard on the farm like my parents. I like watching the drama performances of the actors and actresses the most, I will go home and tell my family and everyone around me that we should not fight, there should be no domestic violence, children must be good and study well".

Life skills education activities series

A series of communication activities for Project 8 at Tra Cu Ethnic Minority Boarding Secondary and High School, organized by the Southern Working Committee - Vietnam Women's Union in coordination with Tra Vinh Provincial Women's Union, aimed to bring ethnic minority children a day of experiencing interesting extracurricular activities, integrating propaganda, spreading the message of love, sharing "changing the way of thinking and doing" for the younger generation, improving the quality of life.

The program has many exciting activities such as: Displaying Project 8 communication products; mobile library; "Ring the Golden Bell" contest and "Catch the word" reality game with the theme "Protecting yourself and the living environment"; stage art performances; technology car trip, "mobile classroom" model; multimedia mobile library to support students in ethnic minority and mountainous areas to experience scientific playgrounds and practical lessons; Donating the "clean water for schools" project - RO water filtration system to Tra Cu Ethnic Boarding Secondary and High School; experts consulting, sharing knowledge about the psychology of puberty and how to take care of reproductive health for pubescent girls.

The program “Girlfriend Whispering” is organized for all female students of the school. Here, experts provide knowledge about psychology and reproductive health care during puberty, and at the same time participate in conversations and interactions to get advice on concerns during puberty.

Mr. Diep Chanh Tha, Principal of Tra Cu Ethnic Boarding Secondary and High School, Tra Vinh province, said: "Teachers and students at the school are very excited when the Southern Working Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union chose to organize the communication program and give the students here many gifts. The program has brought the students a lot of useful knowledge, many life skills so that they have more joy in studying, as valuable luggage on the road to the future. Every year, the school also organizes extracurricular programs, promoting life skills, knowledge about traffic safety for students at least once a year. In addition, after each lesson, teachers also take the opportunity to share and teach the students more necessary life skills. Because the students here are boarding students, they must be equipped with many skills to build independence".

Speaking at the program, Ms. Tran Thi Huyen Thanh, Head of the Southern Working Committee, Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee, said: "We hope that through the program and the communication and support work of local associations, ethnic minority women will actively change their thinking and working style, promote their strengths to rise up and take control of their lives. In particular, the students participating in today's program will be the pioneers in propagating the implementation of changing thinking and working style, equipped with more skills and knowledge to confidently look to the future."

On this occasion, the program's Organizing Committee also presented learning tools, including 3 laptops, to female students who overcame difficulties to study well; 500 gifts, 100 cartons of milk to students with difficult circumstances at the school... The total cost of the program was over 700 million VND.

Tra Cu Secondary and High School for Ethnic Minorities (Tra Cu, Tra Vinh) has nearly 490 students, of which about 70% are female, the majority of whom are Khmer ethnic.

Some pictures at the program:

They performed traditional art performances of their people.

Drama performance to promote prevention of school violence.

Famous actors and artists participated in the media event with the skit "Don't be silent".

Ms. Tran Thi Huyen Thanh (right cover), Head of the Southern Working Committee, Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee and Ms. Kien Thi Minh Nguyet, President of Tra Vinh Provincial Women's Union, presented laurel wreaths to the contestants who won the golden bell.

Children experience the activities of the technology bus.

The Organizing Committee presented a symbolic plaque to the "clean water for schools" project and gifts to students of Tra Cu Ethnic Boarding Secondary and High School.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/du-an-8-keo-gan-nhung-uoc-mo-cho-tre-em-dan-toc-khmer-tai-tra-vinh-20240924110556251.htm