Early morning of September 26, the "Going to school with you" bus from Hanoi started to arrive in Son La.

To directly bring gifts from the hearts of philanthropists to students in Bac Yen district (Son La province), in the early morning of September 26, when Hanoi was still asleep, the volunteer buses of the Vietnam Family Magazine and the benefactors rolled to Xim Vang.

After traveling hundreds of kilometers, after more than 8 hours of continuous crossing of mountain passes and slopes with many landslides and floods, the Vietnamese Family's bus arrived at Bac Yen district, Son La province.

Due to the impact of storms and rain, many roads in Son La were eroded, making the group's travel difficult.

The first destination of the volunteer group when arriving in Bac Yen was Suoi Trang school, Phieng Con commune. This place is 8km from the commune center, but due to the impact of storms, landslides and slippery roads, the road to the school became even more difficult.

To enter the school, the group split into small groups, borrowed motorbikes to transport members and many gifts to the school.

The road to Phieng Con commune, Bac Yen district is sinking and slippery.

The classroom of students at Suoi Trang school is a village cultural house nestled in the mountains and forests.

Here, witnessing the scene of 12 students in grades 1-2 having to study together in a village cultural house nestled in the middle of the mountains and forests, the delegation surveyed and supported the construction of a 3-room classroom with the hope that the children would have a more spacious and cleaner place to study.

The delegation also presented the school with 12 scholarships worth 1 million VND each and many blankets, candies, and milk for students at Suoi Trang school.

Journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine presents gifts to students

Receiving the affection and meaningful gifts, teacher Mua A Lu - Teacher of Phieng Con Primary and Secondary School expressed his gratitude to Vietnam Family Magazine and the benefactors for their noble gestures, meaningful and practical actions when the new school year has just begun.

“I am really happy that the volunteer group of Vietnam Family Magazine and other benefactors came to survey and build a 3-room classroom for the school because the students will have a more spacious and modern learning facility. This will be a great motivation for the school and the students to try to improve the quality of learning," Mr. Mua A Lu emotionally shared.

Many meaningful gifts were given to the students.

Unable to hide his joy and emotion when the volunteer group of Vietnamese Families was present at the school, Mr. Lo Van Duong - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phieng Con commune said that this was a very meaningful activity, a great source of encouragement and sharing with the people of the highlands.

"Today, the Vietnamese Family came to Suoi Trang village to survey the construction of a 3-room classroom and give many gifts to the students, the entire commune leadership was very happy and excited. We thank the working group for the extremely meaningful gifts to Suoi Trang village in particular and Phieng Con commune in general," said Mr. Lo Van Duong.

Mr. Thao A Mua - Member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Yen district (4th from right) received a symbolic plaque on the construction of a classroom at Suoi Trang village school, Phieng Con commune, witnessed by Ms. Thai Thi Mai - Permanent Vice President of the Son La Provincial Labor Federation (4th from left) and local leaders, Department of Education and Training of Bac Yen district.

Saying goodbye to Phieng Con commune, on September 27, the convoy "Going to school with you" of Vietnam Family Magazine continued to head to Xim Vang Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School (Bac Yen district, Son La province).

After a warm and firm handshake when the group stopped their car, the teachers of Xim Vang Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School were moved to say that upon hearing the news that the volunteer group was coming to the school, the teachers and students had been excited all these days.

The students were excited when the volunteer group came to visit.

Here, nearly 5,000 warm blankets, mosquito nets, pillows, winter boots, winter uniforms, along with school supplies, notebooks, backpacks, school medical equipment, sports equipment, lighting, bowls, preschool toys, and more than 1,000 gifts (candy, milk, etc.) and many scholarships were given to the students.

 Ms. Thai Thi Mai - Permanent Vice President of Son La Provincial Labor Federation (far left), Mr. Do Van Xiem - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of Bac Yen District People's Council (second from right) and Journalist Ho Minh Chien presented gifts to teachers and students of Xim Vang Kindergarten.

HThousands of gifts and scholarships were awarded to Xim Vang Kindergarten and Secondary School.

Also in the program, Hoa Sua College of Economics and Tourism (Hanoi) awarded 2 completely free vocational courses to 02 students aged 16 and above, the course lasts 01 year (all tuition, materials, food, accommodation are free and after graduation, the school will introduce and guarantee a job), worth 60 million VND.

2 vocational courses worth 60 million VND were awarded to 2 students

In addition to giving gifts to the students, the program also had many other meaningful activities, including performances by singers Mai Tran Lam and Le Hong Phong. The lively songs brought joy to the students and those present at the program.

Many special songs were performed by singer Mai Tran Lam and singer Le Hong Phong at the program.

Sharing about the charity program "Going to school with you", journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine said that one must go there to see with one's own eyes and understand how difficult life is here.

“Accompanying the Vietnamese Family on this trip are also sponsors and singers who traveled a long way to come here. We are very happy to hand over the gifts to the school and the students.

Hopefully, these gifts will be shared with our fellow countrymen, adding motivation and spirit for students to continue going to school and pursuing education," journalist Ho Minh Chien shared.

Journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine shared at the program

Receiving these precious feelings, Mr. Bui Van Duong - Principal of Xim Vang Secondary School was moved and said that these precious gifts not only help the students of the two Kindergartens and Xim Vang Secondary School to keep their feet warm in the upcoming cold winter, but also create a warm spirit, a loving heart, arouse the love of humanity of the students, friends and further multiply the typical examples of overcoming difficulties to excel in studying and life.

“With the gifts and the noble hearts of the benefactors and the Vietnamese Family Volunteer Group, teachers and students of the two schools promise to try their best to manage and organize teaching and learning activities, step by step improving the quality of teaching and learning of the schools so as not to disappoint your golden hearts,” said Mr. Bui Van Duong.

Mr. Bui Van Duong - Principal of Xim Vang Secondary School shared at the program

Sharing her feelings at the ceremony, Mua Thi Mang (6A grade student, Xim Vang Secondary School) expressed her luck and happiness when receiving the scholarship and meaningful gifts from the delegation.

“For us, this is not only a source of material encouragement but also a great spiritual comfort to help us overcome difficulties in life. This gift is truly noble, it is the warm fire that lights up our dreams.

We promise to make more efforts in studying, cultivating morality, improving ourselves to become good citizens, contributing our small part to building our hometown Xim Vang, building a beautiful Bac Yen district, helping society so as not to disappoint the feelings and care that the sponsors have given us", said student Mua Thi Mang.

Immediately after presenting gifts to the two kindergartens and Xim Vang Primary and Secondary Schools, the Vietnamese Family volunteer group visited three households with especially difficult circumstances in Xim Vang commune.

The house of a visiting family

There are no valuables in the house.

Seeing with their own eyes the simple, makeshift houses built on the cliffs, without any valuables, many members of the delegation were moved by the difficult and deprived lives of the people.

Here, the delegation gave 3 households cash and necessities with the desire to share difficulties and give more motivation to the families.

Journalist Ho Minh Chien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Family Magazine and singer Mai Tran Lam presented gifts to disadvantaged households in Xim Vang commune.

Sharing about the journey of Vietnamese Family, Mr. Thao A Mua - Member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Yen district sent his thanks to the delegation and the benefactors who trusted and chose Bac Yen district as a place for everyone to accompany and share feelings and difficulties in remote areas.

“The efforts of the local government in investing in basic construction and proposing policies in education and training have been implemented but are still not enough. We really need the attention of organizations, individuals, and benefactors to stand side by side in the coming time to create the best conditions for students in remote areas,” the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Yen district shared.

Mr. Thao A Mua - Member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Yen district sent his thanks to the Vietnamese Family volunteer group for accompanying and sharing with local people.

Saying goodbye to Xim Vang to return to Hanoi late at night, the members of the group were probably exhausted after 2 consecutive days of traveling by car for nearly 800 kilometers, but everyone was happy with the small joy of helping the children with small things for the new school year and intoxicated with the hospitality and kindness of the people of Bac Yen.

According to: giadinhonline.vn