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 in
Hanoi on September 1 to call for support to children, especially those from
ethnic minority groups.
The
campaign entitled “For all children” aims to join efforts with the Government,
relevant organisations, the community and parents to enhance the public awareness
of challenges facing ethnic minority children in accessing quality education.
Addressing
the launching ceremony, Country Director at Save the Children
Vietnam Dragana Strinic said the organisation has worked with its partners to improve
living conditions of ethnic minority children in Vietnam over the past years.
The
organisation has also joined hands with the education sector at all levels to enhance
reading and writing skills of the targeted children through education tools,
which have been proved effective at nursery and primary levels, she said.
Le
Nhu Xuyen, Deputy Director of the Department of Education for Ethnic
Minorities under the Ministry of Education and Training, said the ministry is
always committed to ensuring equal education for all children in Vietnam,
particularly those from ethnic minority groups.
Great
improvements have been seen in supplying quality education for ethnic minority
children, with criteria to better realise the UN’s goal on sustainable
development, which is designed to ensure integral, equal, quality education and
life-time study opportunity for all people, he said.
Xuyen
highlighted disadvantages facing ethnic minority children in education and
development, saying that numerous practical activities will be implemented
thanks to the partnership with the Save the Children International, helping to
improve the quality education system.
Singer
Do My Linh, who was selected as the ambassador of the campaign, talked about
difficulties and hardships facing by ethnic minority children in Bat Xat
district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as they have to walk
nearly 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 pursuing
study in Vietnam’s remote and isolate areas.-VNA