"Going to School Together – Lifting the Future": 40 scholarships in Phù Mỹ

On 23 August 2016, at Mỹ An Lower-Secondary School, Phù Mỹ district, Bình Định province, the Từ Bi Tâm Fund, working with East Meets West (EMW) and the Bình Định Association for Promoting Education, presented SPELL scholarships for the 2016–2017 school year to 40 Grade 9 pupils from the four communes of Mỹ Thắng, Mỹ An, Mỹ Phong and Mỹ Chánh.

The pupils selected had an average mark of 7.5 or above and came from poor and near-poor households. Each scholarship was worth VND 1,788,000 per year, covering uniforms, books, insurance, extra classes and tuition fees; the total value was nearly VND 140 million. Ms Phan Thị Hải Yến, representing the Từ Bi Tâm Fund, presented the scholarships to the pupils.

Container boarding houses for pupils in Quảng Ngãi

At the same time, the Fund provided VND 100 million to the project “Container Boarding Houses – helping children get to school” run by H.E.P.L Social JSC in Tây Trà district, Quảng Ngãi: 20 container houses for around 160 boarding pupils.

The scholarship programme in Bình Định has continued ever since, with more than 100 scholarships awarded.