Meaningful gifts arrive at the charity class on Hon Chuoi Island.

The commander of Radar Station 615, Regiment 551, Naval Region 5 Command, recently visited and presented gifts to the teachers and students of the charity class on Hon Chuoi Island, in Song Doc town, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province.

The Hon Chuoi Island Charity Class has been open since 1995, taught by "military teachers" from the Hon Chuoi Border Guard Post. Currently, the class has 32 students from grades 1 to 7 and has been recognized as a school within the education system of Song Doc town.

Hon Chuoi Island, with an area of ​​approximately 7 square kilometers, is one of the important frontier islands in the Southwest of Vietnam. The island has a complex topography, steep slopes, and harsh weather conditions, with little rain and much sunshine.

Hon Chuoi Island has 39 households with 120 inhabitants.

Hon Chuoi Island currently has 39 households with 120 inhabitants, along with three military forces stationed there: the Navy, the Border Guard, and the Lighthouse corps. The people of Hon Chuoi Island mainly live by cage fish farming. Their lives are still difficult due to the lack of national electricity, schools, and medical facilities, and frequent shortages of fresh water, which significantly affect their lives and the education of the students.

The delegation kindly inquired about the lives, activities, and academic achievements of the students during the past school year; and expressed their hope that the students would continue to strive and achieve even greater academic success in the upcoming school year.

Meaningful gifts were handed directly to the teachers and students of the charity class on Hon Chuoi Island this time, including electrical equipment such as fans and LED lights to support the teachers and students in their studies.

The "Youth for the Homeland's Seas and Islands" journey, organized by the Central Youth Union, awarded 32 scholarships and many gifts to encourage the teachers and students of this special charity class on Hon Chuoi Island.

Captain Nguyen Van Duc, Political Officer of Radar Station 615, shared: "Although the gift to the charity class is small, it contains the affection of the officers and soldiers of the station for the students, with the desire to share some of their difficulties and create motivation for them to strive for better academic performance."

Also on this occasion, the "Youth for the Homeland's Seas and Islands" journey organized by the Central Youth Union presented 32 scholarships, 50 cartons of milk, 1 television, 5 tablets, and many other school supplies to students of the charity class on Hon Chuoi Island.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nhung-mon-qua-y-nghia-den-voi-lop-hoc-tinh-thuong-tren-dao-hon-chuoi-20240702132530082.htm