School students from Quang Ngai province receive scholarships from the Vietnam Central Disaster Prevention Support Fund (QPT)'s 'Green Future' programme. A total of 220 students from Nghe An to Binh Dinh were granted scholarships from the fund between November and December of 2020. (Photo courtesy QPT) DaNang (VNS/VNA) - A total of 220 school students whose familieswere affected by floods and storms from Nghe An to Quang Ngai provincesreceived scholarships worth 2.2 billion VND (95,000 USD) from the VietnamCentral Disaster Prevention Support Fund (QPT) for continuing their education.
QPTsaid each student was given aid from 2 million VND (87 USD) to 3 million VND (130USD) for books and educational equipment damaged by floods and storms inthe region from the Fund’s ‘Green Future’ programme.
Upto 431 scholarships have been given to students in 17 provinces nationwidethrough the programme since 2018.
Theprogramme also donated 20 billion VND (870,000 USD) to help restart educationat flood-damaged schools in the region between November and December.
Accordingto QPT, 89 billion VND (3.9 million USD) was raised from donors tohelp local people in the flood-affected provinces in the central region in2020.
Thefund helped build 71 swimming pools throughout the country between 2008-2020,and built community flood shelters, provided life-jackets and implemented rescueeducation programmes in central provinces.
Thefund helped a plant mangrove forest in Thanh Hoa and set up voluntaryrescue teams in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan.
Fourstorms, including typhoons Molave and Goni, triggered floods and landslidesthat devastated central provinces in Vietnam from October to December, with 249people either killed or missing and 11,700 houses damaged or destroyed./.
QPTsaid each student was given aid from 2 million VND (87 USD) to 3 million VND (130USD) for books and educational equipment damaged by floods and storms inthe region from the Fund’s ‘Green Future’ programme.
Upto 431 scholarships have been given to students in 17 provinces nationwidethrough the programme since 2018.
Theprogramme also donated 20 billion VND (870,000 USD) to help restart educationat flood-damaged schools in the region between November and December.
Accordingto QPT, 89 billion VND (3.9 million USD) was raised from donors tohelp local people in the flood-affected provinces in the central region in2020.
Thefund helped build 71 swimming pools throughout the country between 2008-2020,and built community flood shelters, provided life-jackets and implemented rescueeducation programmes in central provinces.
Thefund helped a plant mangrove forest in Thanh Hoa and set up voluntaryrescue teams in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan.
Fourstorms, including typhoons Molave and Goni, triggered floods and landslidesthat devastated central provinces in Vietnam from October to December, with 249people either killed or missing and 11,700 houses damaged or destroyed./.
VNA
