At the event. Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh stand at the fifth place
from right (Photo: VNA)
Taking place on the occasion of International Children’s Day, the visit marked
the first milk boxes from the national School Milk Project reaching children in
the province’s mountainous areas.
From June 1, more than 33,000 students in 575 kindergartens and primary schools
across Quang Nam’s six mountainous districts - Bac Tra My, Nam Tra My, Dong
Giang, Nam Giang, Tay Giang, and Phuoc Son - will receive a free milk box every
day at school.
Ho Quang Buu, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the
school milk project in the six districts costs 110 billion VND (4.7 million USD).
Quang Nam has close to 362,000 children, Buu said, accounting for more than 23
percent of its population. The rate of kids with disadvantaged backgrounds stood
at 5.28 percent in 2019.
Vice President Thinh, who is also Chair of the Council of the National Fund for
Vietnamese Children, presented 3 billion VND from the fund to Bac Tra My
authorities to support the construction of boarding houses.
The School Milk Project, jointly funded by the Government, parents, and milk
producer Vinamilk, aims to improve the nutritional status of preschool and
primary children through daily milk supplies, cutting malnutrition, raising the
stature and physical strength of Vietnamese children, and contributing to the
development of future human resources.
The State and Vinamilk cover 53 percent of the cost, while families cover 47
percent. The project covers all costs for poor and ethnic minority children.
Source: VNA