Thai Princess gives over 270 mln kip for 15 schools in Laos

(KPL) Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand has provided through Thai Embassy in Vientiane over 270 million kip (approx. THB 1 million) to the Ministry of Education and Sport to further present to 15 schools in Vientiane (province), Khammouane, Houaphanh, Sekong, Oudomsay and Attapue to improve the education of these educational institutes.

The handover ceremony for the grant from the H.R.H Princess of Thailand took place at the Ministry of Education and Sport between Thai Ambassador to Laos, Mr. Wittawat Sriwihok and Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Mr. Lytou Paomoua. And relevant officials of both sides witnessed the handover ceremony.

The grant is under the Laos-Thailand Collaboration in Children and Youth Development Project, under the patronage of Princess Maha Chakri.

The financial assistance will be distributed by the ministry and paid for activities such as school meat programmes, hygiene and sanitation improvement and school farms during academic year of 2011-2012.

Mr. Lytou said the rural children particularly girls find school attendance difficult due to a lack of adequate clothing and food. Instead, many children spend their days helping their parents on the farm.

By Soulaphone Kanyaphim

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