'Sowing knowledge' for disadvantaged students

học bổng - Ảnh 1. — Students of Dong Thap province receive bicycles from sponsors - Photo: MAU TRUONG

Each 'Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge' scholarship is worth 2 million VND, including bicycles and school supplies. The total value of the program in Dong Thap province is over 400 million VND, sponsored by Agribank Phu Nhuan branch, Ho Chi Minh City.

In the coming years, we will continue to accompany Tuoi Tre newspaper to implement social security programs with the motto that wherever there are poor and disadvantaged students, there will be programs to sow the seeds of knowledge.

Mr. Pham Van Hoa (Union Chairman, Deputy Director of Agribank Phu Nhuan Branch, Ho Chi Minh City)

Great joy of students

Bui Tuan Kiet - a 4.2 student at Tran Hung Dao Secondary School - could not hide his excitement. Holding the invitation in his hand, he turned to his mother and said: "Now I have a new bike. I can ride to school by myself without having to hitchhike with my friends anymore."

Kiet was a small boy in the countryside of Dong Thap. He knew how to ride a bike when he was in 3rd grade, but his family could not afford to buy one. Usually, Kiet would hitchhike with friends or be taken to school by his mother. Today, the new bike was a great joy, opening up new journeys on the road to learning.

Luu Thi Kim Nguyen - 12 years old, 6th grade student at Phung Thanh Van Secondary School, Tan Dong Commune, Dong Thap Province - was also present at the hall early to receive the bicycle and scholarship. Kim Nguyen said that her family has two siblings but only one bicycle.

"That bike was given to my second brother by the school, but it was old and often broke down, so I didn't feel safe riding it to school. Now that I have a new bike, I'm very happy. I will try to go to school regularly without skipping classes like my second brother and study really well," Kim Nguyen said.

Each scholarship recipient has a different situation, but what they have in common is the spirit of learning and overcoming difficulties to go to school. And when receiving new bicycles and gifts, they all have the same feeling of joy and determination to go to school even though the road ahead is full of thorns.

học bổng - Ảnh 2. — Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Director of Agribank Phu Nhuan branch (HCMC) and Mr. Dinh Minh Trung - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre newspaper - awarded scholarships to students - Photo: M.TR.

Nearly 6,000 scholarships awarded

This is a scholarship program for primary and secondary school students with difficult circumstances who are trying to study well in all regions of the country. After eight years of implementation, nearly 6,000 scholarships have been awarded with a total value of about 11 billion VND.

The program has reached disadvantaged students in many places across the country. This year it is expected to be held in four provinces, in addition to Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tay Ninh and Thanh Hoa.

Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Chairman of the Trade Union, Deputy Director of Agribank Phu Nhuan Branch (HCMC) - said that this year the unit continues to accompany Tuoi Tre Newspaper to award 800 scholarships, equivalent to 1.6 billion VND. The "Sowing Seeds of Knowledge" program is a very meaningful and practical program that Agribank is determined to pursue.

"We choose students with difficult circumstances in remote areas to help them go to school and importantly, we will help them see the bright future ahead. In the coming years, Agribank will continue to accompany Tuoi Tre newspaper to implement social security programs with the motto: Wherever there are poor and disadvantaged students, there will be programs to sow the seeds of knowledge," said Mr. Hoa.

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Xuan - Chairwoman of Long Thuan Commune People's Committee, Dong Thap Province - said that this is a very meaningful program.

"This is not only material support but also a profound spiritual gift, demonstrating the kindness, trust and expectations of the community and benefactors for the young generation - those who will continue to build their homeland and country in the future. When receiving these gifts, students should try to study well to not let down the sponsors," said Ms. Xuan.

học bổng - Ảnh 3. — Luu Thi Kim Nguyen, 12 years old, 6th grade student at Phung Thanh Van Secondary School, one of 200 students receiving bicycles from sponsors - Photo: M.TR.

More convenient on the way to school

Since 2018, the "Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge" scholarship has reached students in provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta, Southeast, Central, Central Highlands and the North. The program has helped students in the most remote areas have more favorable conditions to go to school. This is an activity within the "For a Developing Tomorrow" program initiated by Tuoi Tre newspaper since 1988 until now.

MAU TRUONG - HOAI THUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/geo-mam-tri-thuc-cho-hoc-sinh-kho-khan-2025101210202133.htm