On the morning of December 16, Miss World Vietnam 2023 Huynh Tran Y Nhi announced a charity project for the 72nd Miss World called "Heart To Head" at Ho Chi Minh City Book Street.
At the event, Miss Y Nhi presented 3 bookcases to the classrooms of the Oncology Hospital, Gia Dinh Regiment and Gia Dinh High School.
Upon receiving the bookcase from Miss Y Nhi's project, Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Ba Chuc - Deputy Chief of Politics of Gia Dinh Regiment - shared that he felt this project was meaningful with a positive goal, aiming to arouse the joy of going to school, as well as the reading habit of Vietnamese people.
Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Ba Chuc added that the military environment requires many books to enrich knowledge. Reading books is also one of the recreational activities of soldiers.
Through the project, Y Nhi hopes to contribute a small part of her efforts to help children repair schools, and at the same time give useful bookshelves to students in difficult areas with limited access to schools.
The Heart To Head Project - Journey of hearts and minds - was founded by Miss Y Nhi. She focuses on building and repairing schools in areas lacking facilities, as well as donating bookshelves to encourage reading habits.
She started the project in June this year, starting from Mang Priu school in Nam Tra My district to survey and repaint the school. Due to the difficult road, Y Nhi and the survey team had to travel by motorbike to get deep into the village. At times, the team stopped in the middle of the road because the motorbike broke down, so they had to walk through the landslide.
“I came up with the idea to design the bookcases, and am currently completing the construction of the cabinets, contacting schools in other provinces and cities and will deliver them soon,” shared Y Nhi.
Miss World Vietnam 2023 said she used her prize money from the Miss World Vietnam 2023 contest to do charity work. “I worked part-time while studying abroad and used my salary to do charity work. In later major activities such as Heart to Head, I was lucky to have sponsors and benefactors accompanying me because they saw the meaning and practicality of the project,” added Y Nhi.
After many months of brainstorming and surveying, on December 14, Miss World Vietnam 2023 returned to Mang Priu school, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My, Quang Nam to present the bookcases.
Miss Y Nhi affirmed that the Heart to Head project is not only for the 72nd Miss World competition. The charity project has been with her throughout her tenure and in the years to come.
“I believe that going to school and studying in a good environment is the basic right of every child. In order for the project to be successfully implemented and reach many special circumstances, Y Nhi hopes to receive the companionship and support of everyone,” Y Nhi said about the long-term viability of the project.
Ms. Pham Kim Dung - National Director of Miss World Vietnam - believes in Y Nhi's dedication to the Heart to Head project. She also expressed her wish for the project to develop and spread more strongly.
“This is not only a project to bring to the 72nd Miss World, but also a long-term charitable activity, maintained by Y Nhi to spread good values to the community,” said Ms. Dung.
