'This winter you won't be cold anymore'

Sharing at the program "Connecting Warm Arms" organized by the Central Youth Union, Thanh Nien Newspaper in collaboration with PNJ and the Golden Faith Fund, the principal of a school in Lang Son emotionally said: 'This winter, the children are no longer cold'.

On November 8, at Co Huong school, belonging to the primary boarding school for ethnic minorities in Huu Kien commune, Chi Lang district , Lang Son province, The organizing committee of the project "Connecting Warm Hands" implemented by the Central Youth Union, Thanh Nien Newspaper in collaboration with PNJ and the Golden Faith Fund, has provided resources to support the school to overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi.

Join hands to ease the pain after Typhoon Yagi

Sharing at the program, Mr. Nguyen Chien Chinh, Vice President of the Golden Faith Fund, said that the storm had passed, but the heavy damage to people and property in the northern provinces was still there. In many places, schools were severely damaged, many school supplies, books and teaching equipment were damaged and could not be used. Many children in remote areas had even more difficulty going to school due to their family circumstances after the flood.

Mr. Nguyen Chien Chinh spoke at the program.

"When we watched the footage of the storm, we couldn't help but feel heartbroken, so we really wanted to join hands to ease the pain caused by the storm. Therefore, when the Central Youth Union, Thanh Nien Newspaper, Golden Faith Fund and PNJ joined and implemented the project "Connecting Warm Hands", we joined many businesses to provide educational support to children in areas affected by natural disasters", Mr. Nguyen Chien Chinh shared.

Mr. Ngo Quang Trung, Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Chi Lang District, said that after Typhoon Yagi, many schools and students were greatly affected and could not go to school immediately after the storm ended. "Teachers, staff and students are facing many difficulties in life. Currently, schools are having to overcome the storm so that students can go to school safely; teachers and staff can work with peace of mind. "Ensure the requirements of the school year's tasks," said Mr. Trung.

Mr. Nguyen Chien Chinh and Mr. Ngo Quang Trung presented project gifts to students.

According to Mr. Trung, Huu Kien Primary Boarding School and Huu Kien Kindergarten are two schools in the extremely disadvantaged region III commune of Chi Lang district, with 70% of poor and near-poor households. Storm No. 3 has severely damaged many sections of road. Traffic has been cut off, and some of the two schools' structures have collapsed, greatly affecting the travel, schooling, and learning of students and teachers.

At the program, the organizing committee sponsored the cost of repairing the school and 2 wells with a total cost of more than 407 million VND and supported 60 million VND in scholarships for disadvantaged students in Chi Lang district; along with many other gifts of personal items for studying.

"The support resources help students have the opportunity to study in the best conditions, enrich their knowledge and experience for the future. This is an important premise to help them become good citizens who are useful to their families and society," Mr. Trung shared.

Bringing warmth to the highlands

At Co Huong school, belonging to the primary boarding school for ethnic minorities in Huu Kien commune, Chi Lang district, Ms. Vi Thi Diu, the school's principal, shared that storm No. 3 had severely damaged many sections of the road, making travel extremely dangerous, with one side being a cliff and the other side being a landslide.

The organizers donated resources to the school to help with recovery after Typhoon Yagi.

The majority of the students in the school are Tay ethnic group, whose lives are still difficult. Out of 121 students, 48 ​​are from poor households. After the storm, a large number of students wanted to stay at school, but the school still lacked places to eat, stay and toilets, especially water for cooking, because the water pipe from the mountain was destroyed by the storm.

"Here, winter is very harsh, sometimes the weather drops to 4 - 5 degrees Celsius, so students are very cold. Some students go to school in winter with only a thin shirt and a pair of sandals. The school only hopes to have a toilet, a clean water well to cook meals for the children and warm water for them to use in winter," Ms. Diu shared.

Teachers and students at Co Huong school were excited to receive warm clothes from the program.

With the project's financial support to invest in facilities and give warm clothes, school supplies and scholarships to students, Ms. Diu excitedly said: "So this winter, the children will no longer be cold. We are very touched because the project has brought warmth to the students and the school so that we can overcome difficulties and do better in local education."

The total resources of the "Connecting Warm Hands" project are 4.1 billion VND, of which PNJ contributed 3 billion VND, Dragon Capital Company's Employee Charity Fund 400 million VND, Duy Tan Recycling Plastic Joint Stock Company (DUYTAN Recycling) 200 million VND, Talentnet Joint Stock Company 200 million VND, Ho Chi Minh City Association of Women Entrepreneurs (HAWEE) more than 300 million VND...

Along with that, Hanoi Education Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (Vietnam Education Publishing House), Hai Ha International Investment Joint Stock Company - Classmate and Vietnam Education Publishing and Equipment Investment Joint Stock Company (VEPIC) also have many incentives for books and learning materials specifically for the program.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/noi-vong-tay-am-mua-dong-nam-nay-cac-con-khong-con-lanh-nua-18524110812281864.htm