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| Pupils of Ngo May Elementary School in Danang read books of the mobile library. - Photo: Courtesy of HSBC |
BaoViet Holdings Insurance Corporation and HSBC Vietnam have launched a VND1.5 billion mobile library project for primary pupils and disadvantaged youngsters in Danang City of Vietnam.
“Bearing in mind the local conditions, the mobile library project is highly effective in giving children access to reading materials which helps to improve individual literary and their educational achievement overall,” said Matthew Martin, chief technology and services officer and chairman of the corporate sustainability steering committee for HSBC Vietnam.
Mobile libraries would visit 136 schools during the 2010 - 2011 school year. Around 58,000 students across eight districts in Danang City would benefit from the scheme. The project has been organized by Global Village Foundation in cooperation with Danang City’s Department of Education and Training.
A library containing 275 books on a variety of subjects, including Vietnamese literature, culture, reference, and fun reading material, would be delivered to each school reading hall for children aged to 12 from that area. Every semester, the library would rotate to other schools so that each school gets access to the four different sets of books over a two-year period.
“HSBC Vietnam is committed to investing in Vietnam’s most valuable asset – its children,” Martin said in a statement.
The mobile library program is a Global Village Foundation initiative that gives thousands of students and teachers a chance to appreciate the fun aspects and intellectual benefits of reading to improve the children’s aptitude and appetite for learning.
