2. Dinh Quan District < Dong Nai Province Thanh Son village is in a poor, isolated part of the Dinh Quan district. Access from the district township to the village is by a small rocky dirt road, and a ferry crossing. The village has no grid electricity. About 60% of local population are of Dao minority.

3. The existing Doi My school in the village has only these two classrooms

4. Back view of the school

5. Some of these youngsters have to walk many kilometers to attend lessons in these classrooms

6. Thanks to your generous support … Construction began in August 2006 just as construction started....heavy storm came … blowing off the roof of the existing building We helped build two new classrooms

7. Our representative in Vietnam, Prof Nguyen Thien Tong, came to inspect the construction

8. The new building was completed in Sept 2006and opened in October 2006

9. The total cost of the project was VND 203 Million (AUD 15 000). Our members and supporters contributed VND 120 Million (AUD 10,000) for the cost of the new building. Tuổi Trẻ newspaper and the local population contributed costs for ancillary site works, school furniture, stationeries and exercise books for school children. School children and their parents in one the new classrooms on the opening day

10. On behalf of these children we would like to thank many of you whose generous donations helped us build the new classrooms.