Ben Tre Sponsorship Program

Name: Nguyen Thanh Tung
Date of birth: 1995

Code No.: 14BT_Scholarship07
School: Binh Thanh 2 Primary School
Grade level applying for: 7th grade
School grades: Good

Student comments:

There are three generations in my house. We are still living in my grandmother’s house. My parents are laborers and their work is unstable with low income, so they cannot afford their own house. I really do not know about your country but in my country, everybody always dreams of having his or her own house. There is a saying: “You must have stable accommodations before thinking about your career.” My parents think about this a lot, but that is their dream. They always tell me, “when we were young we couldn’t afford school because our family was poor, so we had to drop out of school to earn a living.” They do not want me to have to do the same thing. I know that to get a good education and to have success in the future I have to work hard in school. My grandfather just passed way. My parents are almost exhausted. I am very young so I do not know how tomorrow is but I hope that you can help me to continue my school. I look forward to hearing from you.

Social worker comments:
What Tung said is true. His family is poor. His family has financial difficulties. He wishes to have a sponsor to help continue his education.