UNICEF: Teaching rights in Viet Nam

In the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child a landmark international agreement on the basic human rights of all children UNICEF is featuring a series of stories about progress made and challenges that remain. Here is one of those stories.

LAO CAI, Viet Nam, 23 July 2009 Against the dramatic backdrop of the foothills of northern Viet Nam, students at the Kim Dong Lower Secondary gather for their morning exercises. In perfectly straight lines, and with impeccable timing, they go through their routine, which heralds the start of the school day.

All born well after the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1989, these teenagers are nonetheless living proof of how the Convention has benefited children worldwide, reaching even the most remote areas. Whats more, the Kim Dong students can demonstrate with ease their own knowledge of childrens rights and how to exercise them.

Lao Cai is one of several provinces in Viet Nam where UNICEF is working with its local partners to help children especially those from ethnic minority groups stay in school and complete their education.

At the nearby Ban Pho Primary School, special classes teaching children about their rights also form part of the curriculum. Principal Pham Auh Tuan believes that educating the students helps to inform their families, as well.

"Through the education of the students," he explained, "we aim to raise the awareness of the whole community."

To read the full story, visit http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/vietnam_50324.html

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Parasome: No, in vietnamese it´s Viet Nam so the video shows the right way to spell the name of the country.

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Vietnam not Viet Nam