Literature teacher and her journey of bringing books and building houses for poor students

Not only is she a good teacher, Ms. Hoang Thi Dieu Loan (Gia Lai) also actively mobilizes many resources to renovate classrooms, give books and scholarships, contributing to brightening the future for poor students.

From the classroom to volunteer work

Having graduated as the valedictorian in Literature from Da Lat University, Hoang Thi Dieu Loan (born in 1984, from Quang Binh province ) moved to Gia Lai to start her career. After a year of teaching under contract in Chu Prong, she was recruited to Tran Quoc Tuan High School in Phu Thien commune (Gia Lai).

Teacher Hoang Thi Dieu Loan's volunteer program has helped many underprivileged students in the area. Photo: DL

In her early days at the school, while researching local traditions, Ms. Dieu Loan had the opportunity to visit the revolutionary base in Chu A Thai commune. There, she was deeply moved by the impoverished living conditions of many students, who lacked sufficient food, clothing, and education. From then on, she was always concerned about how to help these children have the opportunity to study so that they could return to build their homeland in the future.

Without waiting for a miracle, Ms. Dieu Loan began helping underprivileged students by collecting used books and empty cans, and coordinating with the school to organize fundraising cultural and artistic activities for scholarships. A major milestone in her philanthropic journey was in 2018, when she, along with 86 outstanding young people nationwide, received the Ly Tu Trong Award. From this group, a liaison committee was established and carries out annual volunteer projects.

Ms. Dieu Loan (wearing a white shirt, sitting in the middle) is campaigning to build a decent house for two students after their home was destroyed by fire. Photo: DL

Beyond her teaching hours, Ms. Dieu Loan proactively seeks out and connects with organizations and philanthropists to help underprivileged students. From the vast Tây Nguyên highlands, fate led her to the Charitable Hearts Fund in Hanoi . Since then, she has mobilized numerous resources to build and renovate 12 classrooms, many restrooms, schoolyards, playgrounds, and a clean water system… These projects not only have material value but also nurture hope for many generations of students.

Lighting up the future for underprivileged students.

In addition, from 2023 to the present, she has mobilized donations of thousands of textbooks, comic books, and notebooks, donated a library with over 600 books, and hundreds of gifts, bicycles, scholarships, phones, and laptops to poor students in the area.

Ms. Hoang Thi Dieu Loan has just secured over 800 sets of elementary school textbooks and nearly 3,000 notebooks for students for the new school year. Photo: DL

In particularly difficult circumstances, teacher Dieu Loan doesn't stop at providing immediate support but always seeks long-term assistance to give students the opportunity to thrive. Thanks to her connections, she has supported a medical student for five years with a total of over 60 million VND; donated a pair of cows worth 18 million VND to a poor family with many children to help them develop their economy ; and mobilized resources to build four houses for orphaned students in the area, helping them stabilize their lives. She also regularly visits and gives gifts to families of policy beneficiaries and those who have contributed to the revolution.

Recently, after Siu H' Suyn (whom Ms. Dieu Loan was the homeroom teacher for) achieved top scores in both the C00 and C03 subject groups and the highest graduation score in the entire school, Ms. Dieu Loan raised over 48 million VND to help the orphaned student have better opportunities to enter university.

Sharing her joy in the process of volunteering, Ms. Dieu Loan said: "What makes me happiest is that the students I helped still regularly check in, express their gratitude, and wish to continue our volunteer work after graduation. Many of them who stayed in their hometowns have also found stable jobs."

Homeroom teacher Hoang Thi Dieu Loan (left) presents over 48 million VND in support to an orphaned female student who recently achieved top scores in both the C00 and C03 subject groups and the highest graduation score at Tran Quoc Tuan High School. Photo: DL

Ms. Dieu Loan's efforts have been recognized with many prestigious awards such as: the Ly Tu Trong Award and Certificate of Merit from the Central Committee of the Youth Union in 2018; the title of Outstanding Young Party Member nationwide in studying and following Uncle Ho's teachings in 2019; and Certificates of Merit from the Vietnam Youth Union in 2021 and 2023.

In addition to actively participating in charitable work, teacher Hoang Thi Dieu Loan has achieved many outstanding accomplishments in her teaching career. In 2013, she was recognized as an excellent high school teacher in Gia Lai province, achieving good results in training the provincial-level Literature team for gifted students and guiding students to participate in provincial-level science and technology research competitions. For 10 consecutive years, she received the title of Emulation Soldier at the grassroots level and was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in 2013 and 2017.

Mr. Nguyen Chi Trung, Principal of Tran Quoc Tuan High School, said: “Ms. Hoang Thi Dieu Loan has excellent professional skills and work ethic, is enthusiastic in extracurricular activities, and has excellently completed all assigned tasks. In addition, Ms. Dieu Loan is always at the forefront of charitable work, helping many disadvantaged students and raising funds for the construction of many valuable projects.”

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/co-giao-ngu-van-va-hanh-trinh-mang-sach-xay-nha-cho-hoc-sinh-ngheo-2427361.html