International Translation Day, which falls on 30 September 2019, is an important day to remember how language plays a vital role in the quality of education a child receives. Being born into an ethnic minority group or linguistic minority group can seriously affect a child’s chance of being in school and what they learn while […]
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Vietnam: Extracurricular games make every day a good day to go to school
In a remote, rural primary school in north west Vietnam, Mr. Vang Van Hac, a Grade 2 teacher, is running some extracurricular activities for his students. While extracurricular activities might be the norm for students in other parts of the world, for Mr. Hac’s students – who are from the Mong ethnic minority group – […]
Vietnam – Mobilizing communities to create inclusive education opportunities for ethnic minority children
In Vietnam’s Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Hoa Binh districts, Aide et Action is working to improve the quality of early childhood care and education for ethnic minority and disadvantaged children. Only 68% of ethnic minority children in Vietnam complete primary school compared to 91% of ethnic majority Kinh children. One of the barriers preventing children […]
Vietnam – Parent’s Club teaches a variety of skills
Meet Dinh Thi Xanh, 36 years old and one of the parents benefiting from our Increase Equitable Access to Quality of Education project. Under this project, we are promoting inclusive and quality education for ethnic minority and disadvantaged children in Vietnam. As well as improving the learning outcomes for ethnic minority children at primary education […]