(HBO) – The World Vision International’s Area Development Programme in Lac Son district recently launched four free swimming courses for 120 children in the communes of Chi Thien, Mien Doi, Binh Cang and Phu Luong.
Photo: Children practice warm-up skills before plunging into
water.
Each course last 10 days under the guidance of instructors and supervisors.
Children practised basic swimming skills, including warm-up, how to take breath
and pedal, swim breaststroke, backstroke, and crawl. At the same time, the
organising board also trained them in the most basic skills in drowning
prevention so that they could protect themselves in necessary cases.
It was a practical activity for rural children during summer holiday, providing
them with injury prevention skills towards minimising the rate of child death
and disability from drowning. It also stepped up the swimming teaching and
learning movement among local children, towards achieving the goal of "Safe and
helpful summer”./.
In October, Nguyen Van Thuy, a primary school teacher at Hung Son Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son town, Luong Son district, was one of three Vietnamese representatives to receive the Inspiring Teacher Award at the Asia-Pacific Cha-Ching Financial Accreditation (CCFA) Teacher Conference for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The Women’s Union of Hoa Binh province has carried out various measures to promote gender equality over the recent past, seeing it as the key to eliminating violence against women and girls.
A delegation from Hoa Binh province, led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong, recently had a working session with leaders from Thai Nguyen University’s branch in Ha Giang province.
In order to improve the quality of medical examination, treatment and disease prevention, in recent years, the health sector of Hoa Binh province has always focused on improving the quality of its human resources so as to provide better health care for the people.
On the afternoon of November 22, at Hoang Van Thu High School for the Gifted, the Hoa Binh Provincial Youth Union held a summary and awarding ceremony for the Second Online English Singing Contest in Hoa Binh Province in 2024 and organized a training session for provincial English volunteer teachers.
