Blue Beret Soldier Brings Smiles to South Sudanese Children

On International Children's Day, June 1, officers and staff of Vietnam's Level 2 Field Hospital No. 6, who is on a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, organized many meaningful activities, bringing smiles and joy to the children there.

According to officers and soldiers of Level 2 Field Hospital No. 6 (Field Hospital 2.6) (Vietnam Peacekeeping Department), while children around the world enjoy complete joy on International Children's Day, in war-torn lands like South Sudan, children's smiles are still rare.

In a land of war like South Sudan, children's smiles are still rare.

Life in the IDP camp - home to more than 120,000 people affected by conflict - is a vivid illustration of the hardships children here endure every day.

In that cramped and deprived campus, Banpa Elementary School is one of the only four schools that still maintains learning activities. With more than 2,200 students, there are only 11 temporary classrooms made of corrugated iron and wood, without doors, fans, or adequate lighting - there are only blackboards for teachers and a few rows of benches for students to squeeze together to learn each letter.

A corner of a classroom of South Sudanese children in poor, sketchy conditions

Faced with this situation, the staff of the Level 2 Field Hospital No. 6 on duty here took a meaningful action on June 1. Not only did they support the school with essential items such as writing boards, pens, and notebooks, but the Vietnamese staff also gave 250 gifts to outstanding students - small gifts but a great source of encouragement for the young buds growing up in hardship.

In addition, due to the complicated cholera situation in the IDP area, the working group also supported the school with antiseptic solutions, soap and organized hygiene training sessions for teachers and students.

The joy of children in South Sudan when receiving gifts from Vietnamese "blue beret" soldiers on International Children's Day

It is not only a material gift, but also a sharing and spreading of love from the green beret soldiers with Vietnamese hearts. In the midst of the harsh and sunny land of Africa, the presence of Vietnamese soldiers has been lighting up hope, spreading human values, beautifying the image of the country in the eyes of international friends - especially in the hearts of South Sudanese children.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nguoi-linh-mu-noi-xanh-mang-nu-cuoi-den-voi-tre-em-o-nam-sudan-20250601172001962.htm