Disadvantaged students receive scholarships
(VOV) - A ceremony was held in southcentral province of Binh Thuan on August 30 to present 350 scholarships worth either VND3.5 million or VND4 million each to eligible pupils suffering economic hardships.
The event was hosted by the steering committee for the campaign to facilitate disadvantaged student school attendance and Binh Thuan province’s Study Encouragement Fund.
After three years of implementation, the fund’s financial support from benefactors, agencies, businesses, and overseas Vietnamese exceeded VND37 billion. The money has been used to help more than 42,600 poor students further their education.
Steering Committee Chief Nguyen Thi Phuc told ceremony attendees the province now has around 18,000 poor, orphaned, or disabled students.
Provincial authorities are intent on ensuring its most vulnerable residents are presented with the same opportunities as their luckier compatriots.
The Vietnamese branch of Japan’s Marubebi education fund used the ceremony to award additional scholarships worth a total of nearly VND120 million.