Build 11 new toilets for Song Ma students

Son La Hope Fund started the "School Hygiene" project in Song Ma district, bringing the total number of sponsored projects to 100.

The "School Hygiene" project was implemented at 11 schools in the communes of Chieng Cang, Dua Mon, Huoi Mot, Muong Hung, Na Nghiu, Muong Lam... with the desire to improve hygiene conditions for children in Song Ma district, Son La.

Temporary toilets at Pa No school, Chieng Cang Primary School. Photo: NA

Among them, the toilet in Pa No area of ​​Chieng Cang Primary School is temporarily built with wood, without a septic system. The building is located on a steep hillside, making it difficult for students to move around, especially when it rains.

At Na Loc school, Dua Mon Primary School, 354 students only have one toilet to use. The building was built roughly with half-walls and a corrugated iron roof. Mr. Tong Van Hoai, Principal of Dua Mon Primary School, said: "Due to being in use for a long time, the toilet at Na Loc school has seriously deteriorated, always having water and electricity problems. The corrugated iron roof is broken, the door is rusty. This greatly affects the general hygiene of the school."

Mr. Song Ba Nhenh, a parent at Na Loc school, shared: "The toilets are not clean so the children do not want to go. I hope there will be new, clean and airy toilets so that the children will enjoy going to school and study better."

Toilets at Na Loc school, Dua Mon Primary School. Photo: NA

According to the Department of Education and Training of Song Ma district, many school buildings in the district have not been invested in and built according to standards, lacking auxiliary facilities, especially toilets for teachers and students at boarding schools.

"Due to the limited number of toilets and the large number of students, there is an overload situation, with the potential risk of diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, cholera, trachoma... affecting the health of students and the community, negatively impacting education and child care," said a representative of the Department of Education and Training of Song Ma district.

After surveying Song Ma district, the Hope Fund has implemented support for the construction of sanitation facilities at 11 schools here. The project started at the end of November and is expected to be completed after 2 months of construction. "When the project is completed and put into use, it will contribute to improving the quality of student care at the schools. Students and teachers will have a safe teaching, learning and living environment, contributing to improving the quality of education at the school in the following school years," said the Department of Education and Training of Song Ma district.

Construction of toilets at the Central School, Na Nghiu Primary School began. Photo: Duong Hung.

Previously, the "School Hygiene" project handed over and put into use 20 toilets in Van Ho district, Son La with funding from Sanofi Vietnam. This activity is part of the School Light program, aiming to provide more educational opportunities for many children in difficult circumstances in remote and isolated areas. Deployed since June 2022, the project has so far completed 89 toilets in Son La, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Thai Binh, improving hygiene conditions for more than 16,000 students and teachers in mountainous and disadvantaged districts.

In addition to the "School Hygiene" project, the Hope Fund also sponsored the construction of 7 new schools with 19 classrooms, 2 public rooms, 2 kitchens and auxiliary works in Song Ma district, Son La, providing a spacious, solid and clean learning space for thousands of students in the highlands.

With the hope that children in the highlands will have the conditions to ensure their health to study, the Hope Fund continues to set a goal of building 50 new toilets in Lai Chau, Yen Bai... in the near future. To join hands with the Hope Fund, readers can find out more here.

Minh Duc

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