By Tam Nguyen | Program Manager
We are very happy for our achievements in helping students near Khe Sanh town get access to books and computers via GCSF’s Library Program. More than 800 students, most of whom are ethnic minority children from Pako tribe and Van Kieu tribe, have benefited from our Library Program.
In 2017, GCSF Vietnam wants to extend our efforts to deliver books and computers to 403 ethnic minority students from Huong Phung Middle School. Among these students, 220 are boarding students because their families live far away from the school. In average, these students have to travel about 8 km to go to school. Many don’t even have bicycle to cover this distance. “We want the students to use their break times in a meaningful way. Having a library with interesting books and computers with internet access would be an attractive and useful leisure time opportunity. Besides, our students are from 12 to 15 [in age] and they are entering their pubic age. We want to take advantage of the library to provide sex education and reproductive health education for the students through books and websites with those topics”, shared Mr. Cong*, Principal of Huong Phung Middle School.
For these ethnic minority students, Middle School education is important. It is instrumental in determining plans for the next stage of their life: further education or marriage. Because of traditional culture and the lower level of education, many get married by the age of 16 and do not have the opportunity to move on to High School, which provides them with the chance to be more successful in life. A library offers additional educational enrichment and a better chance to finish their secondary level of education. Once they finish Middle School, High School will welcome them with a chance for college, which can secure these tribal children with a good job. These students are considered the future generation of their own tribes, who will hopefully be the next generation of leaders fort their homeland if they receive adequate educational opportunities.
GCSF Vietnam would like to offer this educational opportunity to these disadvantaged children in the mountainous area near Khe Sanh, the former battlefield in Vietnam War. Your support is vital to our achievement of this goal. Together, we can give this invaluable gift to our young friends in Vietnam.
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