PANO – In 2013, study encouragement societies of the provinces and cities of Can Tho, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang and Soc Trang raised VND 372 billion for the Study Encouragement Fund for scholarships and other activities, as well as mobilised groups and individuals to contribute 100,000sq.m of land to build schools.

This was announced by the group of study encouragement societies in the Mekong Delta provinces at a meeting to review results of carrying out the study encouragement in 2013 on January 7th in Can Tho City.

Around 40,000 study encouragement units, with 1.3 million members, were established in residential areas, hamlets, organs, businesses and schools, contributing to raising the study quality in the Mekong Delta region.

Translated by Son Ca