Library for semi-boarding elementary school in Ha Giang inaugurated
A Room to Read library for a semi-boarding ethnic minority elementary school in Minh Son commune, Bac Me district, the northern province of Ha Giang was inaugurated on January 18.
Ha Giang (VNA) – A Room to Read library for a semi-boarding ethnic minority elementary school in Minh Son commune, Bac Me district, the northernprovince of Ha Giang was inaugurated on January 18.
The library is a gift from theIsraeli Embassy in Vietnam and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie in athree-year project which aims to improve pupils’ access to books and cultivate their reading habit.
𝔍 The project is carried out in two semi-boarding elementary schools in Minh Son commune, Bac Me district and in NiemTong commune, Meo Vac district, under which two library rooms are upgraded at atotal cost of 336 million VND (14,600 USD) and equipped with nearly 10,000books and other materials.
The library is a gift from the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie in a three-year project. (Photo: VNA)
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🦹 As a Global Ambassador of Room toRead organisation, H’Hen Nie raised funds to build libraries, offered educationsupport and presented scholarships to girl pupils, as well as joined otheractivities in the provinces of Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long./.
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At the event (Photo: VNA) 
The library is a gift from the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam and Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie in a three-year project. (Photo: VNA) 
