As having called for donations to the “Please give children some leftovers” campaign in September, the Be Better Foundation made the 4th trip, for 3 days from October 12th to 14th 2022, to give gifts to some schools in Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province.
We would like to report on the charity trip as follows:
1. Funding preschools’ meals
As planned, the Foundation has funded meals for children in 3 preschools in Kon Plong District since the beginning of October 2022 in the following way:
- The Foundation has signed a contract with a food supplier
- Based on the schools’ weekly demand for food, the Foundation has determined the funding for each school.
- The schools order food from the supplier every week within the funding.
The funding for the schools’ meals will be maintained through the school year 2022-2023 until May 2023.
The funding for the 3 schools:
- The average amount: about VND 29 million/month.
- The total amount for the whole school year: nearly VND 229 million.
List of 3 preschools:
| No. | School’s name | Number of students | Number of classes | Estimated funding for the school year 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Dak Tang Preschool, Dak Tang Commune, Kon Plong, Kon Tum | 122 | 8 | VND 66.646.800 |
| 2 | Mang Den Town Preschool, Mang Den Town, Kon Plong, Kon Tum | 127 | 8 | VND 66.646.800 |
| 3 | Mang Canh Preschool, Mang Canh Commune, Kon Plong, Kon Tum | 212 | 12 | VND 95.729.040 |
2. Funding food for primary and secondary schools
According to our plan for primary and secondary schools, the Foundation were going to provide each school with 100kg of dried catfish and yellowtail catfish. Unfortunately, due to the supplier’s improper packaging and unfavorable weather, the dried fish had lost their quality. Therefore, we decided not to donate them to the schools, and replaced them with the same food as for the preschools instead:
- Funding: As these schools have been funded by the Nuoi Em Fund (VND 17.000/student per day), Be Better Foundation has decided to fund more food to supplement the nutrition of the children’s meals. The amount of funding is VND 4.000/student per day.
- Period: Through the school year 2022-2023
- The total amount for the 3 schools is estimated at VND 147 million.
| No. | School’s name | Day-boarding students | Estimated funding for the school year 2022-2023: |
| 1 | Dak Tang Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Secondary School | 80 | VND 49.600.000 |
| 2 | Dak Tang Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Primary School | 68 | VND 42.160.000 |
| 3 | Mang Den Town Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Primary School | 89 | VND 55.180.000 |
3. Gift-giving and view-exchanging programs at schools
Based on the Be Better Foundation’s charity spirit, our gift-giving trips aim to not only provide basic necessities helping children go to school, but also to give encouragement so that the children can persevere in pursuing their educational path for a better future.
Therefore, when visiting schools, in addition to giving children small gifts, the foundation held view-exchanging activitives through the contest “Knowledgeable Person”. The children were encouraged to answer questions to raise awareness of learning, pursuing dreams, and their will.
The details of activities at the schools are as follows:
Dak Tang Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Secondary School:
- Donating clothes
- Donating school shoes within the campaign “Shoes for children to go to school” with a total value of VND 22.215.600
- Giving scholarships to 22 orphan students
- Especially, rewarding the children who confidently answer the questions in the contest “Knowledgeable Person” (VND 200.000 per reward).
- The total value of scholarships and rewards is approximately VND 12.700.000.
Dak Tang Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Primary School:
- Donating clothes
- Donating school stationery with a total value of VND 3.193.600
- Giving scholarships to 14 orphan students and 2 disabled ones
- Especially, rewarding children with the best answers in the contest “Knowledgeable Person”.
- The total value of scholarships and rewards is approximately VND 4.900.000
Mang Den Town Ethnic Minority Day-Boarding Primary School:
- Donating clothes
- Donating dry food, school stationery, old books from sponsors
- Giving scholarships to 20 orphan students
- Especially, rewarding children with the best answers in the contest “Knowledgeable Person”.
- The total value of scholarships and rewards is approximately VND 6.400.000
At 3 preschools:
- Donating clothes
- Donating toys to 28 classes with a value of VND 8.702.400.
4. Visiting and surveying households in difficult circumstances
During this trip, the foundation visited the homes of 10 students in extremely difficult circumstances to survey their actual situation and encourage their parents/grandparents to continue allowing them to school.
5. Summary
To sum up, during the 3-day charity trip from 12th to 14th October, the Be Better Foundation implemented some meaningful activities as follows:
- Donating old clothes to students from preschool to secondary school with a value of VND 14.725.000
- Donating toys to preschools with a value of VND 8.702.400
- Donating school stationery with a value of VND 3.193.600
- Donating school shoes to secondary school students with a value of VND 22.215.600
- The total value of scholarships for orphan students and the view-exchanging rewards is approximately VND 24.000.000
- Giving gifts to surveyed families: VND 1.680.000
- The total funding of meals for 3 preschools, 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school until the end of the school year 2022-2023: approximately VND 376 million
The total cost of this charity trip is about VND 450 million.
Be Better Foundation would like to send our deepest thanks to the benefactors and volunteers who have accompanied us. We look forward to continuing to receive your companionship and support for our charitable activities..
Let’s make changes together for a better life!
