The officials of the Study Encouragement
Association of Tan Thanh Commune regularly meet, encourage pupils in the
commune to overcome difficulties and study well.
Talking with us, Ms. Quach Thi Thanh, the
Chairman of Study Encouragement Association of Tan Thanh Commune said that
except for poor and near poor households, the commune mobilized each family to
contribute a study promotion fund of 20,000 VND / month. Besides the
mobilization of all members in the commune, in October each year, on the
occasion of Vietnam Study Encouragement Day, the Study Encouragement
Association continued to campaign for the second time, each staff, teacher,
civil servant and employee supports one day's salary and the producers and
traders in the locality support depending on their possibilities. Therefore, on
average, the Association encourages the study encouragement fund up to over 35
million VND each year. This money is mainly used to give gifts to pupils,
teachers with high achievements, or passing the entrance exams to colleges,
universities, excellent pupils at all levels or in difficult circumstances at
the Great Unity Day in residential areas. On the occasion of the opening of the
school year 2018 - 2019, the Commune Association donated 3 bicycles, 10
presents to poor students overcoming difficulties, and rewarded 30 teachers
with excellent achievements in the school year of 2017 - 2018.
Some movements in the commune such as
"Raising Saving Pigs", "Promotion Study Drum" have been
developed extensively. Specifically, the movement of "Raising Saving
Pigs" was launched in 2014, so far has mobilized about 94% of the
households to participate. In 2017, the commune broke 1428 plastic pigs,
collected more than 1 billion VND. This money was used to buy books and
notebooks by the households at the beginning of the school year.
The movement of "Study Encouragement Drum”
has been implemented in 8 out of 11 villages of the commune. Mr. Trinh Van
Phap, the Secretary of Tan Thanh Hamlet, said: The movement of "Study
Encouragement Drum” was launched in 2014 via loudspeaker systems. Since the
launch, the movement has brought about practical effects. Every night, when
hearing the drum, the household will turn down the television, remind their
children to sit at the desk for studying. The number of children of the hamlet
passing universities and colleges is the highest one in the commune. In 2
school years of 2016 - 2017 and 2017 - 2018, the hamlet have had pupils
achieving national good pupils.