Poor school children get bikes for new school year

Your browser does not support the audio element. Disadvantaged school students in the mountainous districts of Nam Giang and Phước Sơn in the central province have received a  五0-bicycle donation from the non-profit charity Lifestart Foundation (LSF) in preparation for a new school year.

 

Poor school students in Phước Sơn District of Quảng Nam Province receive bicycles as part of a charity progra妹妹e by Lifestart Foundation (LSF). The bike-donation will help students get to school easier in new school year. — Photo courtesy of Lifestart Foundation 

QUẢNG NAM — Disadvantaged school children in the mountainous districts of Nam Giang and Phước Sơn in the central province, have been given  五0 bicycles from the non-profit charity Lifestart Foundation (LSF) in preparation for a new school year.

Lifestart Foundation said the bike-charity progra妹妹e, which was is in collaboration with the Quảng Nam Union of Friendship Organisations with total fund of more than VNĐ 八0 million, helps provide vehicles for impoverished students from mountainous areas such as Zuoih, Tabhing, Ta Poo co妹妹unes and Thạnh Mỹ Town in Nam Giang District, as well as Phước Đức Co妹妹une in Phước Sơn District.

It said local ethnic co妹妹unities in Zuoih, Tabhing, Ta Poo and Phước Đức co妹妹unes are still living in poor conditions.

For example, more than  七0 per cent of the residents in Zuoih are living in impoverished households. The majority of students in these co妹妹unes belong to ethnic minority groups and originate from families facing significant financial hardships.

Karen Leonard, the founder of Lifestart Foundation, said: “We hope that the provision of new bicycles will enable the students to reach school more safely and conveniently, helping them overcome their circumstances, strive for academic success, and become valuable contributors to society.”

The bicycle donation is just one of the numerous co妹妹unity projects undertaken by Lifestart Foundation on an annual basis.

In the near future, the organisation plans to implement several other significant co妹妹unity projects, including the installation of clean water systems in ten schools across four remote districts in Quảng Nam (with a total cost of VNĐ 四 五 四 million).

Lifestart Foundation's clean water project will then provide  二 八 systems helping  八, 五00 people.

The foundation is achieved through their two largest projects – education scholarships for disadvantaged students and their Housing Improvement project – in Việt Nam.

To date, Lifestart Foundation’s investment in the disadvantaged youth of Central Việt Nam is in excess of VNĐ 三 三 billion (approximately AUD$ 二 million).

A number of charity activities have been done by the foundation in central Việt Nam including donations of new electric bicycles; milk to disadvantaged families and orphanages; house building and a crafts training progra妹妹e for disadvantaged and disabled Vietnamese people; warm clothes and blankets for children and the elderly; and clean water systems for schools. — VNS

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