Vietnamese peacekeepers present gifts to children on Children’s Day

At a ceremony to present gifts to South Sudanese children

The Youth Union Chapter of the L2FH Rotation 3 actively participating in activities to promote relations with local people in Bentiu

The visit aimed to bring happiness to children in the country on the Children’s Day and encourage them to reap academic achievements in the future. It also offered the Vietnamese blue-berets an opportunity to understand more about their missions, thus encouraging them to fulfill all assigned tasks.

During the event, the Vietnamese peacekeepers presented gifts, including notebooks, pencils, English books and coloring books to the school’s children. These gifts might not be worth much in value, but they demonstrated the sentiment of the Vietnamese peacekeepers for South Sudanese children.

Small gifts for needy children in South Sudan

Lieutenant Colonel Trinh My Hoa hands over gifts to a representative of Liech Primary School.

Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Trinh My Hoa, Director of the L2FH Rotation 3, said, “Every child has the right to be loved, study, be given healthcare and protected. Vietnamese medical workers are here to help promote these rights. Vietnam has experienced wars, so the Vietnamese people always treasure the values of peace.”

Vietnamese peacekeepers play skipping rope...

…and blind man's bluff with local children

Apart from presenting gifts, youth of the L2FH Rotation 3 taught local children how to play Vietnamese folk games, including skipping rope and blind man's bluff. The Vietnamese peacekeepers and the school’s children painted fish made from water bottles and sang the English version of “Blue beret soldiers” song together. The song was written by Major General and musician Nguyen Hong Son, Director of Military Hospital 175, and is expected to help local children be aware of the noble missions of the UN peacekeeping force and encourage them to study hard.

On the occasion, the Vietnamese medical workers also planted trees in the compound of the school.

Vietnamese officers planting trees in the compound of Liech Primary School

Drawing pictures with the school’s students

Peacekeepers and local children sharing a happy moment

Reported by Vietnamese medical workers of L2FH Rotation 3 in South Sudan

Translated by Tran Hoai