During the opening ceremony of the new academic year of Huy Giap Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities on September 5, 2024, ROX Group granted scholarships to students facing challenging circumstances, enabling them to pursue their education and achieve their aspirations.
ROX Group representatives awarded scholarships to students
The ROX Share - Accompany You To School initiative provided scholarships to 96 underprivileged students at Huy Giap Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, located in Bao Lac District, Cao Bang Province. Each scholarship, valued at VND 1 million, serves as a metaphorical seed that brings happiness and optimism to youngsters as they embark on their educational path.
This year's opening ceremony marks the introduction of a new school to the teachers and students of Huy Giap Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities. MSB Bank pledged to support the growth of local education by sponsoring the new, spacious school.
A representative of ROX Group said, ROX Group's ROX Share - Accompany You To School initiative was created with the intention of supporting children and has consistently worked to spread love to the future generation of the country. ROX Group aims to provide scholarships to students facing challenging circumstances at Huy Giap Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities. The objective is to establish an environment that enables these students to pursue their studies, engage in recreational activities, and achieve their aspirations.
This year's opening ceremony was more fun because the children have a new, spacious school.
Bao Lac District encompasses 15 communes in region III and 121 villages in highly challenging locations, hosting a diverse population of 7 ethnic groups, with ethnic minorities comprising 98.59% of the total. The majority of the population lives in rural areas, with more than 90% of the labor force engaged in agriculture and forestry. In 2022, the poverty rate is at 5,305 families, representing 47.19% of the population, while there are 1,366 near-poor households, accounting for 12.15%. Education is a crucial priority for achieving long-term escape from poverty. Nevertheless, in order to eradicate poverty via correspondence, educators and pupils must surmount several obstacles.
A teacher from Huy Giap Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities said, “Some kids must traverse passes and mountains and start their journey to school as early as 4am in order to arrive punctually. During the winter season, there are occasions when the temperature plummets to 0 degrees Celsius, rendering students' lightweight attire inadequate for shielding them from the frigid weather. Furthermore, it is worth noting that traditional practices persist in certain small communities of ethnic minority villages, such as early marriage. These customs provide additional challenges for students in their pursuit of literacy.
ROX Share will persist in the initiative Accompany You To School to inspire youngsters facing challenging situations to overcome adversity and succeed in life.
ROX Group is a diversified conglomerate involved in many sectors such as real estate, hospitality, energy, and trade-services. ROX Group not only engages in manufacturing and commercial operations but also places great emphasis on providing assistance to the underprivileged. They actively collaborate with local authorities to carry out social responsibility activities (CSR) and extend their outreach to the community through the ROX Share series of initiatives. Modest presents, however, are imbued with compassion, extending support to individuals enduring significant challenges and bolstering their belief in the value of existence.
The ROX Share - Accompany You To School initiative was created with the intention of supporting and sharing with children facing challenging situations in order to inspire them to work harder and overcome their difficulties. The staff of the ROX Group have collectively contributed a portion of their salaries to collect books and stories for libraries in highland schools. They have also utilized their late nights to sew uniforms for children before the start of the new school year. Additionally, they have braved long and challenging journeys to shield classrooms from rain, climbed mountains, and crossed streams to deliver aid to villages during storms and floods. That is the endeavor that ROX individuals have been pursuing with fervor and affection. Through unwavering determination and unwavering commitment, the ROX Share program has successfully extended affection and care to our nation's aspiring leaders.
In late 2023, the ROX Share initiative also extended to Bao Lam district, which is known for its significant poverty levels inside Cao Bang province. ROX Group funded 50 solidarity houses, amounting to a total value of VND 2.2 billion. These houses serve as more than just a place of residence; they also provide hope, enabling people to achieve stability, overcome challenges, and escape poverty.
For the last 28 years, ROX Group has been consistently spreading love to rural areas, bringing hope to families facing challenges and inspiring them to overcome adversity with increased faith and determination, nurtured by acts of love.