Improving learning conditions for more than 400 children in rural Vietnam

Continuing the 26-year journey of implementing the School Building Program for Vietnam, Cargill has just inaugurated the 105th school project funded by the company in Muong Lat district (Thanh Hoa), expanding its scope and impact. affect an additional community in remote areas with an urgent need to improve educational conditions.

Located in Pu De village, Quang Chieu commune, Muong Lat district, Pu De school site of Quang Chieu 1 primary school will be a safe and progressive learning place for about 60 Hmong primary school students.

The 105th school built by the Cargill Cares Foundation is located in one of the most remote and difficult mountainous communes of Muong Lat district, where there is an urgent need to expand and renovate the existing school facilities. degraded and severely damaged. The lack of electricity, heat in the summer and drafts in the winter in the area sometimes falls below 0 degrees Celsius, lack of both sanitation and classroom conditions, and difficult access to roads. has greatly influenced the teaching and learning work for both teachers and students here.

With a total cost of construction and equipment over 1 billion VND, the project has brought many practical values ​​to the locality.

Along with the implementation of the school site in Thanh Hoa, Cargill Cares Foundation also recently completed and handed over the 104th school, Tran Dai Nghia Primary School in Tam Hoa Commune, Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province.

Starting to accept students from January 2022, this is the fourth school project funded by Cargill to build in the province, with a total investment of more than 2 billion VND. The project contributes to the improvement of the school’s facilities with five classrooms and a newly built kitchen, serving approximately 350 students.