Lighting up the future of schoolgirls in Vietnam

Kim Thuy tells her story in front of hundreds of guests at Room to Read Hongkong Gala 2019. Photo by Room to Read

A support program by Room to Read has helped change the lives of girls from under-resourced communities in Vietnam by providing resources for quality education.

Dinh Thi Kim Thuy, a girl who used to study with an oil lamp, can now stand on the stage and give fluent presentations in English, thanks to the program.

Thuy has lived on an impoverished island in Tra On District of Vinh Long Province since she was a child. She had to study with an oil lamp and draw a computer keyboard to practice computer science at home due to no electricity. Thanks to participating in the educational support program for schoolgirls, Thuy had the opportunity to pursue her aspirations.

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