Global campaign “For all children” launched in Hanoi
“Thoi dai” Newspaper and the Save the Children International jointly launched a campaign in Hanoi on September 1 to call for support to children, especially those from ethnic minority groups.
An art performance by children at the event (Source: baoquocte)
Hanoi (VNA) – “Thoi dai” Newspaper of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations(VUFO) and the Save the Children International jointly launched a campaign inHanoi on September 1 to call for support to children, especially those fromethnic minority groups. Thecampaign entitled “For all children” aims to join efforts with the Government,relevant organisations, the community and parents to enhance the public awarenessof challenges facing ethnic minority children in accessing quality education. Addressingthe launching ceremony, Country Director at Save the ChildrenVietnam Dragana Strinic said the organisation has worked with its partners to improveliving conditions of ethnic minority children in Vietnam over the past years. Theorganisation has also joined hands with the education sector at all levels to enhancereading and writing skills of the targeted children through education tools,which have been proved effective at nursery and primary levels, she said. LeNhu Xuyen, Deputy Director of the Department of Education for EthnicMinorities under the Ministry of Education and Training, said the ministry isalways committed to ensuring equal education for all children in Vietnam,particularly those from ethnic minority groups. Greatimprovements have been seen in supplying quality education for ethnic minoritychildren, with criteria to better realise the UN’s goal on sustainabledevelopment, which is designed to ensure integral, equal, quality education andlife-time study opportunity for all people, he said. Xuyenhighlighted disadvantages facing ethnic minority children in education anddevelopment, saying that numerous practical activities will be implementedthanks to the partnership with the Save the Children International, helping toimprove the quality education system. SingerDo My Linh, who was selected as the ambassador of the campaign, talked aboutdifficulties and hardships facing by ethnic minority children in Bat Xatdistrict in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as they have to walknearly 10 kilometres of bumpy roads to go to school. During the event, a documentary was screened,featuring hardships and challenges facing ethnic minority children in pursuingstudy in Vietnam’s remote and isolate areas.-VNA
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An international study created by the Conference of Education Ministers of French-Speaking Countries reveals that Vietnamese primary education is good as students are equipped with basic skills and knowledge.
The Prime Minister has just approved a programme to enhance the training of the Vietnamese language among ethnic minority children for 2016-2020, with an orientation through 2025.
The Mother Tongue - based Bilingual Education project funded by UNICEF in Vietnam has proven effective, benefiting teachers, pupils, and education managers in the beneficiary localities.
Dien Bien has received more than 4.3 billion VND (189,157 USD) sponsored by the Save the Children International organisation to improve educational quality and equality for ethnic minority children.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
An art performance by children at the event (Source: baoquocte) 
