The document provides details about a project to build a new school for nearly 100 ethnic children in two villages in Vietnam. It summarizes the purpose of constructing a better learning facility, lists the beneficiaries including students and teachers, and notes the project duration from September 2014 to June 2015. It also outlines sections that will provide more details on the project overview, construction plans, budget, timeline and team.

1. School
for Kids
Vietnam
A crowd-funding project to
build a new proper school for
nearly 100 ethnic children
Lao Lủng Tủng & Phe Phà village
Lũng Hồ commune, Yên Minh district, Hà Giang province
From 09/2014
Until 06/2015

2. We don’t build a school. We build
HOPE

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Table of ContentTable of Content
1. Project Overview Pg. 4
1.1 Purpose Pg. 4
1.2 Beneficiaries Pg. 4
1.3 Duration Pg. 4
1.4 The Project’s legality Pg. 5
1.5 Past project Pg. 6
2. Chi tiết Dự án Pg. 7
2.1 Why are we running this project in Lung Ho? Pg. 8
2.2 Construction site Pg. 11
2.3 Construction solution Pg. 11
2.4 The school’s detailed design Pg. 12
2.5 Estimated Budget Pg. 17
2.6 Selected contractor Pg. 18
2.7 Timeline Pg. 20
2.8 Project progress Pg. 21
3. Project team Pg. 22
4. Values & Commitment Pg. 25
5. Donation Pg. 26

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1. Project Overview1.1 Purpose
Construct a solid school, creating better learning conditions for almost
100 ethnic children in Lao Lung Tung & Phe Pha village (about 1km from
Lao Lung Tung), Lung Ho commune, Yen Minh district, Ha Giang.
1.2 Beneficiaries
Teachers and H’Mong students in Lao Lung Tung and Phe Pha ham-
lets, including:
- 04 teachers
- 28 kindergarten students
- 24 first graders
- 11 second graders
- 19 third graders
- 18 second & third graders at Phe Phà
Students who have completed Grade 3, as are now more mentally
and physically mature, will be transferred to the primary school in the
center of Lung Ho commune (7km of mountainous road from the villages).
1.3 Duration
The project is implemented from September 2014 until early June 2015
including 3 phases: Investigation, Crowd-funding, Construction.

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1.4 The Project’s legality
On 3th December 2014, the People’s Committee
of Lung Ho commune has issued Document No 33/
UBND signed by Mr. Hoàng Văn Mấm, Chairman of
the Committee. According to this Document, the
Committee agrees:
1. To receive subsidies from School for Kids to build
a primary school in Lao Tung Lung village, Lung Ho
commune, Yen Minh district, Ha Giang province.
2. To implement the project accoding to the
construction design of School for Kids at the location
where the two sides have jointly surveyed.
3. To facilitate, coordinate and remove the diffi-
culties and obstacles in the process of implementation
so that School for Kids complete the works according
to the design, assure the quality and efficiency of the
construction.
Attached is the scanned coppy of this document.

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1.5 Past projects
In 2013, on a trip to Phieng Canh, a small village located 30 km away from Moc Chau town, we saw a different life that
is totally opposite to the crowded road that we had seen in Moc Chau.
There is only one kindergarten and one primary school in the whole village. In fact, the ‘kindergarten’ is just a building
borrowed from a primary school as a result of a school building project here in 2009. The school has a 35m2 in acreage,
lack of electricity and lights. It is not spacious enough for nearly 100 students from 3-5 years old in the area. Meanwhile,
education for kids in this range of age is especially important for their future as they learn national language to prepare for
further studies.
- March 2013: The team was established and started site surveys.
- August 2013: Received the official permission from local government
- August 2013 - October 2013: PR & Fundraising
Results: Nearly 270 million Vietnam Dong from 250 donors together with a lot of support in terms of human
resources. In late November 2013, a new school was ready for local teachers and students to study in.
Furthermore, School for Kids Vietnam has also supported other projects sharing similar mission such as ‘Donate bricks
for building schools’ at Tả Suối Câu 2 Sub-primary school, Tả Suối Câu 2 village, A Lù Commune, Bát Xát district, Lao Cai
province.

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2. Project Details
2.1 Why are we running this project in Lung Ho?
2.2 Construction site
2.3 Construction solution
2.4 Construction design
2.5 Estimated budget
2.6 Selected contractor
2.7 Timeline
2.8 Project progress

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2.1 Why are we running this project in Lung Ho?
Lung Ho commune located 60km away from Ha Giang province center. The 23 hamlets of the commune
scatter over 52,68 km2 abrupt mountain area. The majority of the population is H’Mong ethnic group who live on
primitive agriculture.
(Above are some images of the current schools in Lao Lung Tung & Phe Pha.)
According to a UNICEF’s report of Out - of - school Children in Viet Nam dated in September 2014, the
percentage of H’Mong children dropouts is 16,13%. In comparison with other ethnic groups, H’Mong schoolgirls
have remarkably less access to school than schoolboys. In primary school, the number of H’Mong out-of-school
girls is 1,5 times higher than that of schoolboys, and 2 times higher respectively in secondary school. Reason is that
the parents expect their daughters to stay home and assist them with housework or to get married.
Also according to this report, UNICEF confirms that the reason which plays a more important role to their
children’s schooling is not local customs or financial background but the obstacles concerning school conditions
and the shortage of teachers.

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Some other images about current situations of the schools
The classroom
for 28
kindergartent
students
A classroom
for 3rd
graders
The wall
quickly
shaped
by some
old pieces
of wood
cannot
protect the
children
from tough
weather
The primary sub-school
was build at the end of
the village, next to Mr.
Pao’s garden.

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About the learning spirit in the
commune
According to UNICEF’s report,
among children under 5 years old
only, there are 34.19% H’mong
children has never been to school.
However, at Lung Ho Commune, as
to Sep 2014, they have successfully
encouraged 76/164 children from 0
- 2 years old (50,05%), and 686/730
children from 3 - 5 years old (93%) to
go to school.
It can be said that Lung Ho
Commune is among the most active
in encouraging local education for
minority children.

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2.2 Construction site
The land is granted for the construction of the school with the consent of the People’s Committee of Lung
Ho commune and Mr. Giang A Pao, a retired commune officer. Previously Mr. Pao has contributed about 60 m2
of his land , and together with his villagers, they have contributed wood to build a temporary primary school in
Lao Lung Tung for the children here. When informed about the philanthropy project of School for Kids, Mr. Pao
voluntarily contributed the remaining land next to the old school. The entire area of land to build the new school
is 160 m2 .
The leveling and foundation excavation will be implemented with the support of local people under the
direction of the People ‘s Committee of Lung Ho commune.
2.3 Construction Solution
Lao Lung Tung village located halfway up the mountain. From the center of Lung Ho commune to the
hamlet we have to overcome the distance of 7 km of broken-stoned road and slopes up to 10 % whose width
is sometimes just slightly more than 1 meter. There is no qualified construction contractor in the commune, only
some households who have simple pulp mills, with which they can make samel bricks. Meanwhile, the cost of
raw materials such as cement is too high (100,000 VND/kg). Due to the fact that the conditions for transportation
are not favorable, School For Kids selects zinc coated galvalum as material installed by contractor from Hanoi.

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2.4 Construction design
The school includes 4 classrooms (24-25 sq.m/room) for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade & 3rd grade,
together with a common room for teachers (15 sq.m)
This was designed by architect Le Hong Hanh (a founder of the project in 2013) and was modified by the
choosen contractor in order to be suitable for the location after site surveys.
Below are some images of the design. You can download the detailed design at: http://tiny.cc/xtce-thietke
(The design is in Vietnamese. If you require documents in English, please kindly contact us)

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2.5 Estimated budget
Below is an overview of the financial plan. You can download the detailed estimated budget for construction
sent by the choosen contractor on 10th Dec 2014 at http://tiny.cc/xtce-baogia
(We are sorry that the document is only available in Vietnamese at the moment. If you require an English
version, please kindly contact us)
Item Detail Price (VND)
Floor & Foundation of the
school
Including: Reinforced concrete foundation,
compacted sand, ceramic tiling indoor, red
brick tiling at corridor
67,153,905
Panel-type house
Including: Installation of Panel-type house,
plastic doors and windows with steel core
289,581,800
Electrical system accord-
ing to the design drawings.
Lump sum of materials and installation. 7,500,000
Transportation
2 trips (from Hanoi to Lũng Hồ, Hà Giang -
distance 420km)
26,000,000
Total construction price 390,235,705
Rounding 390,000,000
Logistics (site surveys, printing): 10.000.000 VNĐ
Total Estimated Budget
400,000,000 VNĐ
(~18,727 USD)

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2.6 Selected contractor
From October 2014 until late November 2014, the project team worked closely with 3 different contractors
and went for site surveys with 2 of them in order to choose the most suitable company. Below is some information
of the selected contractor
Name: JSC DVM Vina Building
Address: 1B /6 Ao Sen str., Mo Lao Ward , Ha Dong District , Hanoi , Vietnam
Phone (+84)43 200 2212 - Fax: (+84)43 200 2212
Website: www.nhakhungthep.com.vn ; www.dvm.vn
Email: phattrienvatlieuxaydung@gmail.com
Legal representative: Mr. Truong Hung Cuong - General Director
DVM is a company with rich experience in working with mountainous terrain and Panel-type house. On the
next page are some images of the similar projects DVM has done. You can also download full portfolio of the
company at http://tiny.cc/xtce-hosonangluc.
(We are sorry that the document is only available in Vietnamese at the moment. If you require an English
version, please kindly contact us)

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Some images of the projects that DVM has done

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Hand
over the
school to
local gov-
ernment
15-9 1-11 1-1215-10
2.7 Timeline
Investigation & Site surveys: Make field trips to the village, discuss with local government and residents to truely
understand the situations. Research about existing policies and plans of the government and other organizations
related to education in Lung Ho commune.
Creating construction design & Finding contractor: Research on different construction solutions. Create
construction design. Research and work with contractors to make a final construction plan & estimated budget.
PR & Crowd-funding: Build different communication channels for the project (social networks, website, email).
Call for awareness and contribution from community.
Construction & Handing over: The construction takes approcimately 2.5 weeks. The school will be handed
over 1 week afterward.
Investigation & Site surveys
Creating construction design &
Finding contractor
PR & Crowd-funding
Construction
1-6 20-6

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2.8 Project progress
(Until 10th Dec 2014)
27/9/2014: Site survey 1, examine the area and actual
study conditions in the area. Conduct initial discussions with the
locality.
13 - 15/10/2014: Site survey 2, collecting documents and
materials. Agreement on area of construction .
30/11/2014: Contractor selection. The project received
3 registration.
1/12/2014 - 3/12/2014: Site survey 3 with the registered
contractors
3/12/2014: Received License from Lung Ho commune
(Document No. 33/UBND) in which the locality agrees to coor-
dinate the implementation of the project School for Kids
12/14/2014: Select JSC DVM Vina Building, both sides
agree on a 390 million VND contract

22. 3. Project Team
VŨ THÀNH CÔNG
Administrator
Cong is an experienced journalist, especially in local
life and culture of ethnic groups in mountainous areas.
Having been working for so many years in Northern
West areas of Vietnam, he steadily became another
family member of people there. Being trusted by local
officials in Lung Ho commune, Ha Giang, Cong con-
tacted the other team members organized field trips
for the whole team to start a new project.
vuthanhkoong@gmail.com
THÁI MINH PHƯƠNG
Financial manager
Phuong is a specialist working for Vietnam
Development Bank (VDB)
She has rich knowledge and experience in
evaluating and managing investment project for
poorly developed areas. Moreover, Phuong is also
an active members of several community clubs.
tmphuong131@gmail.com
The project was
initiated and run by
young Vietnamese
with different expertise
and background
but same belief in
the important role
of education in rural
development.

23. LÊ VIỆT HÀ
Financial Manager
Ha is an investment specialist
in State Capital Investment
Corporation (SCIC)
She does not only have
professional experience in
evaluating and managing
finance for enterprises, but also
passion in organizing community
activities, events and charities.
haviet.le38@gmail.com
NGUYỄN HUYỀN CHÂU
PR Manager
With her exceptional enthusiasm
and experience in running
social projects, Chau is mainly in
charge of communication and
fundraising for School for Kids.
Chau is now a core member
of Global Shapers community
which belongs to World
Economics Forum, a freelance
writer of Thanh Nien Online
magazine.
chau.nguyenhuyen@gmail.com
NGUYỄN THU TRANG
Communications Team
Trang is an enthusiastic 9X girl
with many years experience in
social projects for disabled, ed-
ucation, environment. She has
spent more than 5 years working
in projects to support blind com-
munity in Vietnam as a manager
or coordinator. She was also a
crew member of non-formal ed-
ucation project Knowmads Ha-
noi - co-created by Knowmads
Amsterdam and CSDS Vietnam
ng.thutrang.11@gmail.com

24. NGUYỄN THÙY DUNG
Communications Team
Thùy Dung is a Media officer,
Voice of Vietnam
With a passion for social
works and children, Dzung
has participated on many
philanthropy and PR projects
since she was a student of
Diplomatic Academy of
Vietnam. She always wishes
to leverage on her network
to create meaningful projects
devoting to the well being of
children
dzungvov@gmail.com
NGUYỄN THU TRANG
Technical coordinator
With a BSc in Construction
Economic Engineering and
Project management, Trang is
now working as an executive of
M+W Vietnam Ltd..
She is experienced in planning
and cost control for many
construction projects. Besides,
for many years, Trang has been
attending social clubs to teach
poor children and orphanages
trang.nguyen.mw@gmail.com
NGUYỄN THỊ THÙY LINH
Communications Team
Linh is a Press & Media
Relations Officer, Office of the
Government of Vietnam
Linh studied Financial Economics
in London, UK.
Loving social work and
volunteering, Linh participated
in many community and
environment projects in UK. She
is also a founder of community
Translation and Education
Project The A + Team, co-
founder of fashion projects
WORDS and Quoton
linh7392@gmail.com

25. 4. Values & Commitment
Inspiring
We use crowd-funding in order to
take advantage of collective effort
from the community to create big
changes
Transparency
All updated information about the
project progress (human resources,
finance resources, construction
plan, estimated budget, etc) is
regularly published on the website
and sent to donors and anyone
who is interested via email.
Sustainability
Before implementing the project,
we carefully research on the
beneficiaries, project site, the need
local people as well as related
policies of the goverment and
other organizations in order to
assure that the project will bring
the values that both the team and
local people expect.

26. 5. How to donate
We are receiving donation via these methods
5.1 Bank Transfer
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Account name: XÂY TRƯỜNG CHO EM
Accoutn number 0011 00421 8087
Bank name: VietcomBank Sở Giao dịch
SWIFT Code: BFTV VNVX
5.2 Online transfer via PayPal
RECEIVING ACCOUNT:
Nguyễn Thu Trang - trangnguyen@csds.vn
The transfer fee is paid by receiver.
5.3 Cash (only for donors living in Hanoi)
To donate in cash, please contact us through one of 2
methods below. A project member will meet you in person to
receive the donation
Method 1: Contact one of two Finance Manager: Thái
Minh Phương (0983 667 688) or Lê Việt Hà (0983 409 386)
Method 2: Send an email to: info@school4kidsvn.org
When transfering,
please indicate clearly
in the content that this is
a donation for School for
Kids. It would be great if you
can spend time sending us
an email or FB message
afterward so that the
team can easily
confirm.

27. Contact Details
info@school4kidsvn.org
http://school4kidsvn.org
facebook.com/xaytruongchoem
@school4kidsvn
0915 026 525 (Châu - PR
Manager)
Sincerely thank you for
your time!