The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) has further donated 18,536 sets of educational equipments, worth 264,952.81 US dollars, to the primary students in Laos The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) has further donated 18,536 sets of educational equipments, worth 264,952.81 US dollars, to the primary students in Laos.
The handover ceremony took place at Thongmang Primary School, Xaythany District, Vientiane, on October 19, between Mr Vilaphong Sihalath, the Director General of Thongmang Primary School and a representative from the China Foundation for Rural Development, in the presence of the representatives from Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity, the representative from Chinese Embassy in Laos, the Ministry of Education and Sports and relevant officials.
The educational materials include book, bags, coloured pencil, coloured pens and other materials totalling 30 items have been given to 18,536 Thongmang Primary School students.
The representative of Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity office expressed his gratitude to the China Foundation for Rural Development and the Chinese people for providing educational equipment to Lao students.
Vilaphong, representing the teachers and students expressed his sincere gratitude to China Foundation for Rural Development for supporting the educational equipments and pledged to use the equipment to the high benefit in order to contribute to improving the quality of education of the students.
The China Foundation for Rural Development has so far donated educational equipments to 251 primary schools in Savannakhet and Saravan Province.
Source: Lao News Agency