Canon Marketing Viet Nam support to upgrade Thin Hung B primary school in Bu Dop District, one of Binh Phuoc Province's most underprivileged areas.— VNS Photo

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — Canon Viet Nam donated VND250 million (US$11,900) to improve Thin Hung B primary school in Bu Dop District, one of Binh Phuoc Province's most underprivileged areas, while some of its staff pitched in to give it a makeover.

As a part of a programme called "Help with Love," the Canon employees painted the walls of the school's four classrooms, brought over tables, chairs, blackboards, a printer, and other school supplies, installed a new name board for the school, and repaired the yard.

The students with a  new backpacks. — VNS Photo

Two of the classrooms had been badly degraded and unusable.

All of it was done with the grant provided by Canon, which has also dug a new well to supply clean water to the students.

They were supported by transportation company KWE and contributions from a number of samaritans.

Bu Dop borders Cambodia and nearly 17 per cent of its population is ethnic.— VNS