1.3 billion VND to support new students in the Central Highlands: The determination of poor students moves the pages of Tuoi Tre newspaper

The joy of reunion of new students overcoming difficulties at the 2024 Support to School scholarship award ceremony in the Central Highlands region - Photo: D.PHAN

90 new students from five provinces of Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum not only received scholarships, gifts, and laptops from sponsors, but also a lot of love and sharing from the community.

You are examples of overcoming difficulties that society highly values. There are many people who are in difficult and unfortunate situations, but you here are typical examples, the most beautiful flowers in the garden of good people and good deeds. You have touched the intellectual environment and deserve support and encouragement.

Mr. NGUYEN THAI HOC (Acting Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee)

Mirrors that make tears fall

New student K' Tham was emotional when going on stage to interact - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

Ka Tham from Loc Tan commune, Bao Lam district (Lam Dong province) became a freshman at the University of Economics and Law (Ho Chi Minh City National University) a year ago. But just a month after enrolling, the pain forced her to go to the hospital for a check-up. The diagnosis of cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma stage 3B from Cho Ray Hospital left her stunned. The doctor ordered chemotherapy as soon as possible.

Thinking of every way, Ka Tham decided to ignore the illness and the doctor's advice, continuing to go to school. He also did not dare to tell his mother, but stage 3 cancer was not a small cold. Lymph nodes appeared all over his body, Ka Tham asked to reserve the results and go home to wait for a miracle in his life.

The family chose to treat with traditional Chinese medicine. Fortunately, after three months of taking the medicine, the lymph nodes began to shrink, Ka Tham became more cheerful and the pain gradually disappeared. In September 2024, Ka Tham returned to school and is currently a freshman.

The story of Pham Thi Nho – a new student majoring in management information systems at the University of Danang – makes everyone admire. Her mother left when Nho was only 3 years old, and the two of them depended on each other in a dilapidated house. Her father was a veteran, in poor health, unable to do heavy work, but he always tried to ensure that his daughter would not suffer the disadvantage of being a single father.

But misfortune did not spare her, her father fell ill and left her forever when Nho was in 6th grade. Her aunt Pham Thi Bong took her poor niece in to live in village 4, Hoa Le commune, Krong Bong district (Dak Lak province) from then until now, even though her family was not well off. The family had little land, so she had to raise five children, now with an orphaned niece.

Mrs. Bong said Nho was very determined and eager to learn. Mrs. Bong’s children grew up, worked and moved out, and Nho was like the youngest child in the family. Every day, the two of them made cakes to sell at the market. When she heard that she had received the scholarship to continue studying, Nho said she was very happy because she felt more secure in her first steps as a student. “I will study hard to be worthy of what society and the community have given me,” Nho said.

Through the hardship, I realized that going to school was more important than the doctor's predictions in months and days. I would become a lawyer.

New student KA THAM

The emotional story of overcoming difficulties of Ka Tham and Pham Thi Nho - Performed by: NHA CHAN - MINH PHUONG - TRUNG TAN - QUOC TUAN - MAI VINH - DIEM HUONG

Learning to light up the Central Highlands villages

Lam Dong Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Thai Hoc (left) and Tuoi Tre newspaper deputy editor-in-chief Le Xuan Trung awarded scholarships to disadvantaged new students from five provinces in the Central Highlands region - Photo: D.PHAN

Acting Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thai Hoc, present at the ceremony, said that the determination of the new students had lit up the Central Highlands villages. Mr. Hoc said that the 90 scholarship recipients were all people with strong will and determination to rise up, which not everyone could do.

With the belief that you will overcome the road ahead with the positive energy from what you have accumulated, Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoc hopes that Tuoi Tre newspaper and sponsors will continue to help unfortunate lives, not only these new students but also many other determined young people who need support.

Mr. Ngo Van Dong - General Director of Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Company - shared that the scholarship is a meaningful preparation step to help new students open the door to life, hoping that they will study well to become a high-quality labor source for society.

“You have had a lot of difficulties but you are very determined. That has inspired us to boost production and business activities, thereby creating conditions to spread love and kindness to others,” Mr. Dong expressed.

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Journalist Le Xuan Trung – Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre Newspaper, spoke at the scholarship award ceremony – Produced by: NHA CHAN – TRUNG TAN – MAI HUYEN

Journalist Le Xuan Trung – Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre Newspaper – commented that the new students in the Central Highlands who received scholarships wrote stories full of perseverance and overcoming difficulties, touching the pages of the newspaper. Tuoi Tre Newspaper considers the mandate of the community of readers, philanthropists and administrators to hand out scholarships to the students as a responsible job for journalists.

According to journalist Le Xuan Trung, the success of the students is the success of this scholarship, and is also a meaningful thank you to the sponsors and benefactors who have been associated with the program for decades.

“We are very proud of you because you are prominent figures in the newspapers. The stories about your will to live and your efforts to study in the Tuoi Tre newspaper have given the community more motivation and inspiration about your studious spirit and will to succeed despite your young age,” said journalist Le Xuan Trung.

Awarding the 2024 School Support Scholarship to students of 5 Central Highlands provinces

Footage about the circumstances of new students moves you – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

We invite you to join us in School Support.

Tuoi Tre newspaper's 2024 School Support Program launched on August 8, expected to award 1,100 scholarships with a total cost of more than 20 billion VND (15 million VND for new students with difficulties, 20 special scholarships worth 50 million VND/scholarship for 4 years of study and learning equipment, gifts...).

With the motto "No young person can go to university due to poverty", "If new students encounter difficulties, Tuoi Tre is there" - as a commitment to support new students in the past 20 years of Tuoi Tre .

The program received contributions and support from the "Accompanying Farmers" Fund - Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Company, Vinacam Education Promotion Fund - Vinacam Group Joint Stock Company and the "Quang Tri Affection" Club, Phu Yen; "Supporting Students to School" Club of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam - Da Nang, Tien Giang - Ben Tre and Tien Giang, Ben Tre Entrepreneurs Club in Ho Chi Minh City, Dai-ichi Life Vietnam Company, Mr. Duong Thai Son and friends with businesses and many readers. Tuoi Tre newspaper …

In addition, Vinacam Group Joint Stock Company also sponsored 50 laptops for new students with special difficulties and lack of learning equipment worth about 600 million VND, Nestlé Vietnam Company Limited sponsored 1,500 backpacks worth about 250 million VND.

The Vietnam-USA Society English Language System sponsored 50 free foreign language scholarships worth 625 million VND. Through the State Bank, Bac A Commercial Joint Stock Bank sponsored 1,500 books on financial education, guiding financial management skills for new students...

Businesses and readers can support scholarships for new students by transferring to Tuoi Tre newspaper account:

113000006100 VietinBank, Branch 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

Content: Support "Support to school" for new students or specify the province/city that you want to support.

Readers and businesses abroad can transfer money to Tuoi Tre newspaper:

USD account 007.137.0195.845 Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Trade Bank;

EUR account 007.114.0373.054 Foreign Trade Bank, Ho Chi Minh City

with Swift code BFTVVNVX007.

Content: Support "Support to school" for new students or specify the province/city that you want to support.

In addition to funding scholarships, readers can support learning equipment, accommodation, jobs, etc. for new students.

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