Hope Foundation invites contributions to help students access online education

By VnExpress September 19, 2021 | 02:02 am PT

A student of the Dao Duy Anh High School in HCMC studies online using a laptop, September 6, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Dao Duy Anh High School

The VnExpress Hope Foundation has launched a program to provide 3,300 computers to students in difficult circumstances to help them with remote learning amid pandemic restrictions.

As of mid-September, around 1.5 million students were having trouble accessing online lessons, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

As the pandemic rages, students nationwide have gone through numerous periods of remote learning over the past two years. Not all of them have been lucky to enjoy easy access to online classes. There have been families where siblings have had to choose who gets to study at home, while others have to run to a neighbor's house to borrow a mobile phone.

"There's not even enough money for daily meals, forget buying phones and computers for online learning," said Phan Thi Mai, the mother of a first-grade child in Dong Nai Province.

Dang Hai, a father in Ho Chi Minh City, shares the conundrum.

"I have three children in first, fourth and seventh grade, but there’s only one phone. I've already requested the schools to let them attend classes at different hours but failed. I don't know what to do," he said.

The lack of phones and computers for online classes is a common situation for many families. Their plight gains urgency because the coronavirus is unlikely to go away anytime soon and online classes are expected to last a long time.

The program by the VnExpress Hope Foundation, called "Computers for Students," aims to provide tablets, laptops and computers for over 3,000 students in difficult circumstances.

It will also help families install Internet lines and help make online classes more convenient for both students and teachers.

We encourage everyone to make generous donations to:

The Hope Foundation Office

9th Floor, FPT Buidling, 10 Pham Van Bach Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi

Hotline: 0972 776 776

Bank transfer

Syntax: Name of the donor - Computers for Students

Example: John Doe - Computers for Students

Thanks in advance for your generosity.

Agribank

SWIFT code: VBAAVNVX

Bank account: 1500201104186

Hanoi Branch