Take a break and go home to paint and repair the school so the kids can start the new school year

Traveling about 100 km before dawn through several muddy stretches and drizzle, when the group of about 40 youths arrived at the school in Cu Te village (belonging to Cu Pui 2 Primary School) in Cu Pui remote commune (Crong Bong, Dak Lak) I arrived. The weather is beautiful and sunny. The young people immediately got to work fixing broken tables and chairs, replacing broken light bulbs… so students could start the new school year on time.

Take a break to go… paint the school, fix the broken tables and chairs

After transporting equipment such as welding machines, drills, screws and plywood, the group of youth brought out old tables and chairs from the classroom.

“The wood is almost worn out, the iron frame can no longer be nailed, so table tops and chair tops often fall off. It has to be placed on a makeshift stand for the children to sit and study throughout the year,” Love said Mr. Nguyen Du Hoc, leader of the bracelets group. Thuong commented.

And a group of “welders” are responsible for fixing rusted and broken chair and table legs. On the other side of the school courtyard, a “carpentry group” of both men and women carefully used a ruler to measure the width of table and chair surfaces in order to cut new plywood panels to match.

The most enthusiastic group of girls were working on assembling new tables and chairs. The girls, mainly high school students, worked willingly but were highly skilled.

Le Pham Kim Singh – a 12th grade student at Phan Dinh Phung High School (Ea Klai Commune, Krong Pak, Duc Lak) – said that when he heard the group leader announce that he would be looking for tables and Will repair the chairs. Pui Commune, he Register to attend now.

“Instead of taking a vacation, I chose this trip with my siblings and friends. It’s a trip full of experiences and meaning,” Singh said.

Having joined the Loving Arms group since 2019 as a kitchen assistant to cook for aunties and uncles at COVID-19 pandemic prevention stations, Singh has so far done 16/27 school painting projects and for students. Has participated in the repair of tables and chairs. Born in deep areas.

Singh shared, “I and my friends in the group also create more happiness for the children. So, these trips bring a lot of happiness for me too because of the experience.”

Add joy to the first day of school

After the tables and chairs were repaired, the curtains were replaced and new light bulbs were installed, the children were invited by the group to sit down and try to learn. Ms Mai Thi Hai – a teacher at Ky Pui 2 Primary School, said that schools in the area are mostly ethnic minority students, who followed their parents from the north and live dispersedly.

The school has 7 sub-schools, Cu Te (over 100 students – PV) is one of 3 remote locations with poor and poor facilities. “Due to lack of additional funds, many of the children’s tables and chairs are damaged and broken.

A group of young people spent a day off fixing tables and chairs and changing light bulbs for the children, making this new school year even more fun and meaningful,” Ms Hai was happy.

Talking more about this, Mr. Nguyen Du Hoc said that when he heard the team leader talking about damaged student desks and chairs, he went straight to survey, estimate the budget and make a plan Went.

Mr. Hawk shared, “Desks have been repaired, light bulbs replaced, new curtains…, we hope the new school year will bring many happy memories for students and teachers.”

Green charity and late night meals for the poor

Fried beans served with eggs, fried sausage, cucumbers and tomatoes were prepared by the Green Volunteer Group of Can Tho youth and then taken to the streets to hand out to lottery ticket vendors and poor workers during the night.