Evening classrooms to eliminate illiteracy for ethnic minorities

Since 2013, the Mu Cang Chai district sub-Department of Education and Training in the northern province of Yen Bai has opened 5 pilot classrooms on eliminating illiteracy in La Pan Tan commune with 159 trainees enrolled.

After 9 months, the trainees are fluent in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and good at basic maths.

A teacher teach trainees how to write.

It is common to see trainees bringing their children to class.

A majority of trainees are women.

Trainees in a reading lesson

Since the class opened, Vang Thi My, 42, from Trong Tong village, La Pan Tan has never been absent from any lessons.