{"id":657,"date":"2012-08-30T18:16:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T18:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vnhelp.org\/blog\/?p=657"},"modified":"2013-01-09T17:31:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T01:31:07","slug":"project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Update: School Construction in Kien Giang Completed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, VNHELP received some photos from the opening ceremony of the new school we helped build in Kien Giang as part of our school construction program. There will be more photos and video footage coming in, but we wanted to share what we have with you now.<\/p>\n<p>About: Kien Giang is located in Vietnam&#8217;s Mekong Delta region. The province is known for its aquaculture and rice farming, though much still needs to be done for the province in terms of education, health, and economic development.\u00a0Please take a look at our project pictures below!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-657 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/226097_10151098455393046_1114788272_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/226097_10151098455393046_1114788272_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-662\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-662'>\n\t\t\t\tParts of Kien Giang remain underdeveloped, lacking in basic infrastructure and connectivity.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/554767_10151098455778046_1889895806_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/554767_10151098455778046_1889895806_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-669\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-669'>\n\t\t\t\tYou can see how many things are in various states of disrepair.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/216176_10151098455018046_980113623_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/216176_10151098455018046_980113623_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-660\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-660'>\n\t\t\t\tThat&#8217;s why a neat, new school, like the one we&#8217;ve helped build above, are so vital to the community.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/199703_10151098451423046_1510801824_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/199703_10151098451423046_1510801824_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-658\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-658'>\n\t\t\t\tAlmost time for the opening ceremony!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/551806_10151098454713046_1118473873_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/551806_10151098454713046_1118473873_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-668\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-668'>\n\t\t\t\tThe students are coming in!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/549683_10151098453088046_799687703_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/549683_10151098453088046_799687703_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-667\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-667'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s a moment worth capturing on film!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/527078_10151098454803046_1435059156_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/527078_10151098454803046_1435059156_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-666\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-666'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the classroom: here, great minds will flourish.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/376996_10151098451883046_1461660948_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/376996_10151098451883046_1461660948_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-665\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-665'>\n\t\t\t\tThe desks look a tad small for the event organizers, but they should be just right for the new students!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/294343_10151098452493046_1705235784_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/294343_10151098452493046_1705235784_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-664\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-664'>\n\t\t\t\tBikes were given away to help the students get to and from school.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/project-update-school-construction-in-kien-giang-completed\/253910_10151098456248046_1683395504_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vnhelp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/253910_10151098456248046_1683395504_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-663\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-663'>\n\t\t\t\tLookin&#8217; snazzy with their new rides!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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