Border guard force effectively paves the way to school for children

This year, the border guard force has received a total of VND 54 billion to implement the project “Military officers and soldiers paving the way to school for children,” and the project under the national target program to develop socio-economy in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the 2021-2025 period.

Accordingly, 400 students facing specially-disadvantaged life have been adopted, and 5,437 disadvantaged students have received financial support. Among them, 195 adopted children and 2,019 other students have been assisted by 13 units under the Ministry of National Defense while the remaining under the responsibility of the Vietnam Border Guard’s 26 affiliated units.

Attentively, in the 2023-2024 new school year, border guard units have presented 9,600 gifts, worth VND 4.2 billion in total, more than 1,000 scholarships valued at over VND 1.2 billion, 208 bikes, 15 solar power lamps, 81 water filters, over 1,200 sets of clothes, 350kg of rice, more than 13,000 notebooks, to students and schools nationwide. They have also sent troops to upgrade schools in border areas.

Also this year, the Vietnam Border Guard Command and the Nghe An provincial People’s Committee organized a full-moon festival for students in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, during which hundreds of gifts and scholarships were presented to needy students with good academic records, among others.

Below are photos of border guard units’ activities for children in need.

Chief of the Vietnam Border Guard Command Lt. Gen. Le Duc Thai hands over presents to Dan Lai ethnic students in Con Cuong district, Nghe An province.

Senior Captain Nguyen Van Chinh, Political Commissar of A Vao Border Post under the Quang Tri provincial Border Guard Command, accompanies sixth grader Ho Thi Nut from A Vao Ethnic Primary, Secondary, and High Boarding School in Dakrong district, Quang Tri province in her study.

The Dak Nong provincial Border Guard Command carries out the “Military officers and soldiers paving the way to school for children” project in the 2022-2023 academic year. The command gives support of VND 7.4 million a year to 101 disadvantaged ethnic students.

The Kon Tum provincial Border Guard Command realizes the “Military officers and soldiers paving the way to school for children” project in which 253 students have received the total support of nearly VND 1.9 billion.

A representative from the Border Post of Long Sap Border Gate under the Son La provincial Border Guard Command hands over financial support to 11 students.

Pho Bang Border Post of Ha Giang provincial Border Guard Command and authorities of Sa Phin, Sung La, Pho Cao, Pho La communes and Pho Bang townlet give support to 15 ethnic students and local people with active contribution to border protection work, children of disadvantaged families and with good study results, and orphaned children.

Officers from Trung Ly Border Post of Thanh Hoa provincial Border Guard Command and local authorities present gifts to students in the program “Paving the way to school for children – Adopted children of border posts.”

A leader of Gia Lai provincial Border Guard Command presents bikes to needy students of the program “Military officers and soldiers paving the way to school for children.” Under this program, 193 gifts, valued at nearly VND 1.1 billion, are handed over to students in need.

Source: baobienphong

Translated by Mai Huong