Dream of going to school every day
Lak, Krong Bong, and Cu Kuin districts in Dak Lak are localities with a large population of ethnic minorities. These areas have many students from poor households and difficult circumstances.
The family of Y San Lieng, class 6A1, Hoa Son Secondary School, Krong Bong district is poor. From grade 1 to grade 6, Y San had to walk to school.
Sometimes, Y San shared a car with her friends, so she was not proactive about time. Despite many difficulties, for nearly 7 years, Y San has persevered and determined not to drop out of school to look forward to a brighter tomorrow. In that difficult context, Y San overcame adversity and achieved quite good academic results.
Y San confided: "Although my family is poor, I still want to go to school every day. My biggest dream is to go to university, graduate and have a stable job to help my parents more."
Similarly, the case of Y Dat Knul (class 8A, Le Dinh Chinh Primary and Secondary School, Lak district) is also a poor family. Every day, Y Dat has to walk about 5km to school.
According to Y Dat, whose family is poor, for nearly 10 years his parents could not afford to buy him a bicycle to go to school. Despite the hardship, Y Dat still tried his best and was determined not to drop out of school. For many years, he was always one of the students with good academic performance in class.
Y Dat's biggest dream is to have a bicycle in good condition to go to school every day. Y Dat's dream is to receive a bicycle and a scholarship from the Provincial Association for Promoting Education and other benefactors to nurture his dream of studying.
According to statistics from the Department of Education and Training of Dak Lak province, the locality has about 184,000 ethnic minority students, accounting for 36.88%.
Timely support
Understanding the difficulties of students in the three districts mentioned above, Dak Lak Province's Association for Promotion of Education coordinated with 1102.Pro Company Limited (Buon Ma Thuot City) to organize a "Bicycle donation ceremony for poor but studious students".
In each district, the units will award 10 bicycles and 10 scholarships (each worth 5 million VND) to students in difficult circumstances.
The common point of these gifts is that they are given to ethnic minority students, poor and excellent students with good academic achievements but whose families face many difficulties and lack everything.
Mr. Pham Dang Khoa - Chairman of Dak Lak Province's Association for the Promotion of Education - said: "The locality has many poor students who are ethnic minorities and have extremely difficult circumstances. In recent years, the provincial education sector has devoted many resources to investing in the area. Thereby helping poor students have the opportunity to go to school and excel in their studies."
"The scholarships and bicycles from sponsors will help poor local students to go to school. Through that, they will have the opportunity to continue their education and not have to drop out of school," Mr. Khoa added.
Ms. Le Thi Hong Ngoc, representative of 1102.Pro Company Limited, shared that the scholarships and bicycles that the unit supports for poor students in 3 districts of Dak Lak province are not of great value, but cannot be measured in terms of material value. The company's only wish is to provide timely support to help students' daily journey to school become more convenient and easier.
"In particular, the community's concern and sharing is also a timely source of encouragement, inspiring hope for children to excel in their studies to develop themselves and have a better future," Ms. Le Thi Hong Ngoc added.
