This morning, January 8, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education in coordination with the People's Committee of Huong Hoa district, the Pacific Circle Organization and the Vietnam - Canada Education Development Support Association (VES) held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a library for Ba Tang Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities; and presented warm clothes to 500 disadvantaged students in Huong Hoa district.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the library of Ba Tang Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities - Photo: NB

According to the design, the library has an area of ​​90 ^m2 including 1 storage room and 1 reading room. The construction time is 90 days. The total estimated investment is nearly 594 million VND, of which the non-refundable foreign non-governmental aid capital is 500 million VND and the People's Committee of Huong Hoa district contributes nearly 94 million VND.

Once put into use, the library will help students develop a reading culture and develop reading habits. At the same time, it will create conditions and space for students and teachers to research documents and search for information to serve their studies, professional work and other educational activities.

Ba Tang Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities currently has 40 classes with nearly 1,000 students, mainly ethnic minorities. For many years, the school has had to use classrooms as libraries, which has significantly affected teaching and learning.

Presenting warm clothes sponsored by General Secretary Le Duan's family to students of Ba Tang Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities - Photo: NB

On this occasion, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education presented 500 warm coats to disadvantaged students in Huong Hoa district. All of these warm coats were sponsored by the family of General Secretary Le Duan.

Van Trang