Vietnam Airlines builds school for ethnic minority pupils

Thuong Hoa Elementary and Secondary School was built at a total cost of nearly VND 5 billion.

Vietnam Airlines builds a school for ethnic minority pupils.

The handover of the school was concurrent with the new academic year 2017-2018 and the 72nd anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The school has two-storey buildings, including four classrooms, two functional rooms, two housing areas for teachers and supporting facilities.

Pham Ngoc Vui, Chairman of the VA Labor Union, said it is the last of seven social welfare works worth VND 35 billion (USD 1.52 million) in total funded by the carrier under the government’s Program 30A on supporting rapid and sustainable poverty reduction in 61 poor districts.

The school was founded in 1963 to train more than 400 ethnic students in the locality. However, due to limited local budget, its poor infrastructure impacted teaching and learning quality.

Launched in 2008, Program 30A aims to reduce poverty rate in 61 poor districts to the average level of the region via special policies and mechanisms, support in education and vocational training, and infrastructure in villages, communes and districts.

Source: VNA