Nguyen Ngo Thuy Vi, a 4th-grade student, dreads using the restroom due to its moldy smell and getting soaked to the bone when it rains because of the dilapidated corrugated iron roof.
Through the Hope Foundation, Volvo Car Vietnam partners to build a new school site in Lam Dong and repair classrooms in Lai Chau, benefiting nearly 200 students.
Thirteen-year-old Chamalea Khang's treatment opportunities are severely limited by his family's financial depletion, after his cancer was discovered when he was already suffering from respiratory failure.
While caring for her 13-year-old daughter undergoing blood cancer treatment, Ms. Hong Cuc learned her husband was diagnosed with lymphoma immediately after donating stem cells to save their child.
Damaged, unusable restrooms, many lacking septic tanks due to old construction, have become a persistent concern and a haunting issue for teachers and students in highland communes.
With support from Home Credit Vietnam, many children in Lam Dong and Lao Cai will no longer face studying in makeshift wooden and tin classrooms amidst rain and wind.
While students enjoy their summer break, the sound of concrete mixers echoes daily at many schools undergoing construction and renovation in preparation for the upcoming academic year.
