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A place to incubate green seeds on the land of Vietnam’s friendship

Nearly 10 years ago, on the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (June 24, 1967 – June 24, 2012), in February 2012, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Friendship Association Vietnam – Cambodiawith the consent of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Vietnam, has launched a movement to sponsor Cambodian overseas students in Vietnam called “Nurture of Friendship”.

Like a natural

“I am a former expert who has worked shoulder to shoulder with the youth and Cambodian people for many years, overcoming many difficulties, hardships and sacrifices in the cause of national revival and rebuilding the country after the tragedy. genocide.

With our advantages, with the deep feelings of solidarity and friendship with the Cambodian people, my family and I have actively responded to the movement, voluntarily sponsoring Cambodian students as a natural reason. However, right from the beginning of the Central Association’s launch”, said Mr. Pham Tuyen, former head of the Central Union’s expert delegation on international missions in Cambodia, period 1983-1988.

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Tuyen’s emotional bond with the country of Thap pagoda was connected more than 40 years ago. Implementing Resolution 11 of the Politburo and Directive No. 01 of the Secretariat on expert work to help the Cambodian revolution after the liberation from the genocidal regime of Pol Pot, in June 1979, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The Central Youth Union established a delegation of experts to go on international missions in the period 1979 – 1989.

The team of experts at that time had 25 people with the main task of helping you train and foster the staff; building and developing a system of Cambodian youth and youth organizations at all levels. In addition, the expert delegation also participated in hunger relief, repatriation, population stabilization, production restoration, and life stabilization…

After 10 years of predestined relationship with the country of Thap pagoda, Mr. Pham Tuyen returned home with his affection for Cambodia. When the movement “Incubating the friendship” was initiated, continuously from February 2012 until now, Mr. Pham Tuyen’s family has sponsored 9 Cambodian students. Over the past 10 years, 6 students have graduated and returned to work, including one who went to graduate school in Korea. Currently, there are 3 students studying in the 3rd year of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.

Tuyen’s family considers the sponsored Cambodian students as children in their own family. Thanks to that, the friends quickly reduced their initial fear and unfamiliarity to get along with their family naturally and intimately and often visited his family on a Sunday in the month.

Remembering the most impressive memory of the Cambodian students his family sponsors, Mr. Tuyen recounted: “It was the time to meet them on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Hun Sen and 4 teammates going to Vietnam. South finds a way to save the country (June 21, 1977 – June 21, 2017). That day was June 22, 2017, all 4 children came in full, I gave each child a newspaper that fully reported the visit to Vietnam of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the high-ranking delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia on 21/ 6/2017.

The children excitedly read the news and reports about the visit and were moved to say: Through Prime Minister Hun Sen’s affirmation, it is thanks to the unconditional support of the Government and people of Vietnam that the path and cause of this career are possible. Save his country and his new teammates successfully. We believe that the friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia will forever develop sustainably.”

Mr. Tuyen also directly visited the students he sponsored in the dormitory many times to know where to eat, stay and study situation, even when sick; encourage and support you both mentally and physically to the best of your ability with the support of the Central Association. Every time a graduate student is about to return home, he organizes for them to visit their hometown in Phu Tho, visit the historical monument of Hung Temple; there are gifts for friends and family, leaving a mark of close family affection.

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Among the international students sponsored by Tuyen’s family is Pu Thia from Soai Rieng province, a student at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. After graduating, Pu Thia married a Vietnamese woman, Ms. Le Thi Nhan, an agricultural engineer, from Hoang Xa, Thanh Thuy district, Phu Tho. Mr. Tuyen enthusiastically demonstrated his role and responsibility with the families of both sides and the local government to thoughtfully organize the marriage ceremony. Not long ago, Mr. Tuyen received news that the couple had a second granddaughter.

After more than 10 years of sponsoring Cambodian students, Mr. Tuyen found that, returning to their sponsor families, the students expressed their joy at having a family address in Vietnam. . “The children themselves are the ‘friendship bridge’ connecting the solidarity and friendship between my family and the families of their parents in Cambodia, also the basis and premise contributing to building solidarity and friendship. between Vietnam and Cambodia,” Tuyen said.

Also one of those who actively responds to the movement “Incubating the seeds of friendship” and has 7 godchildren, Mr. Vu Vuong Viet, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association, said that the donation is Students not only help them relieve their homesickness to focus on studying and researching, but also have a deeper meaning. The children will always remember a country of Vietnam with their godparents who gave them love like family members – a feeling that comes from the strong friendship between the two peoples nurtured since in his father’s time, from the blood and bones of so many people of the two countries.

Friendship Bridge

As an organization operating in the field of people-to-people diplomacy, the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association is always aware of its role and mission in contributing to consolidating and enhancing the traditional friendship and cooperation. comprehensively between the peoples of the two countries. The Association has organized many activities aimed at Cambodian international students studying in Vietnam because this is an important force that will continue to cultivate and promote the relationship between the two peoples in the future.

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Vu Vuong Viet and his wife give gifts to Cambodian students who are sponsored by their families before they return home

The movement “Incubation of friendship” was initiated to help Cambodian overseas students with difficult circumstances, encouraging them to study in the context of being away from home. At the same time, creating opportunities for children to practice Vietnamese, have the opportunity to contact and learn about Vietnamese life, people and culture, thereby contributing to fostering and strengthening the friendly relationship between the people. two countries.

As the late Chairman of the Vu Mao Association, who built the first brick for this movement, once shared: “The time when the children studied in Vietnam was a very important time. When the children are homesick and lack material resources, the Vietnamese godparents – who have had time to fight in Cambodia and understand Cambodia – adopt them, sharing their joys and sorrows. sad with the children. Or every week and on holidays, invite the children to visit their home, talk, and take them to visit beautiful places in Vietnam so that they can understand Vietnam better.

We believe that Cambodian students consider Vietnam as their second homeland, close and attached. They are the necessary force to strengthen the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.”

With that humane meaning, from the first batch with 14 Vietnamese families sponsoring 49 Cambodian students, up to now, there have been nearly 500 Cambodian foreign students being supported by Vietnamese families in many provinces and cities around the world. the whole country received sponsorship. In addition, a number of associations, pagodas, and businesses receive collective sponsors, give gifts, and offer scholarships to visit children on holidays. After returning home, most of the children keep good relationships with the sponsoring families; regularly announce important things in life and work, inquire about the situation of Vietnamese families. Many children invite their god family to visit Cambodia.

Right from the implementation, the movement “Incubation of friendship” has been interested and supported by all levels, branches and localities. Leaders of the two countries highly appreciated this meaningful activity. Cambodian King Sihamoni highly welcomed this initiative of the Association, considering it a bridge of lasting friendship from generation to generation between the two nations.

In Vietnam, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (June 24, 1967 – June 24, 2019), the Secretariat under the chairmanship of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong spent a meeting to listen to the Central Association’s leaders report on the draft project “Incubating the seeds of friendship” for the period of 2017-2021. The Secretariat welcomed and agreed on the policy of expanding sponsoring and helping Cambodian and international students. Laos students with funding from socialization.

The movement “Incubating the seeds of friendship” is really a meaningful, humanitarian and deeply humane activity; contribute to building a good relationship with each people and family of the two countries, thereby creating a bond between the people of the two countries, contributing to strengthening the relationship of “good neighbourliness, traditional friendship”. comprehensive, long-term sustainable cooperation” between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Phuong Chi

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