Frequently asked questions about the project “Growing up with mountainous preschool students”

 

2.At school sites under the project “Growing up with mountainous preschool students", who is in charge of cooking lunch and paying for the lunches’ cost for the children?

There are options for cooking at school sites:

Hiring someone to cook (usually locals or students' parents). For schools with 50 children or more, the cost will be VND2.6 million/month and the Department of Education and Training will be responsible for paying. For schools with fewer than 50 students, the cost is VND1.5 million/month, which is jointly contributed and paid by parents.

The school is the unit responsible for monitoring and ensuring food hygiene and safety for children's lunches as well.

 

3. How is the project monitored, evaluated and reported?

For Vietnamese Stature Foundation (VSF) is the unit to monitor and evaluate the results of the project.

Every month, the school will quickly update the project implementation status and send photos and videos of lunches to VSF

Quarterly, the school will report to VSF on the results of the project implementation, including changes in children's weight, height and health. Then, VSF will send the project's summary report to the donors. Donors also receive their own report on the child they sponsored.

In addition, the project is also supervised by the local government.

 

4. How will the sponsorship amount of VND1.7 million/child/school year be used?

The amount of money will be used to pay for children’s lunches at the rate of VND9,500/day/child for a school year (9 months). Children get lunch and afternoon snacks as well

 

5. How much and how can I contribute to the project ?

Donors can:

Sponsor any amount of money; or sponsor lunches within 1 school year for 1 or more children (VND1,700,000 / 1 child)

Sponsor any additional funds to contribute to improving the children's learning conditions such as: giving bookcases, installing solar panels, building water tanks, kitchens,...

There are 2 ways to receive funding include:

Transfer via For Vietnamese Stature Foundation

Account name : QUI VI TAM VOC VIET

Account Number: 003001060001222

At Bac A Bank, Hanoi Headquarters

Content: Full name_Phone_CEKL

Note: Donors please write your full name and phone number. In case the sponsor wants to remain anonymous, please write: andanh_CEKL.

Donate via Global Giving website: http://goto.gg/47440

 

6. After the year-end financial finalization, how will the remaining sponsorship money be used?

If there is a surplus, the sponsorship money will be used to:

Improve student learning facilities by buying more school supplies, bookcases, or improve facilities such as installing more lights, fans, blankets,etc.

Used to sponsor day-boarding meals in the next school year.

 

7. How long will the project be implemented?

Growing up with mountainous preschool student is a long-term project of For Vietnamese Stature Foundation, which is launched with the hope that children will be supported throughout the preschool period (from 3 years old to 5 years old) to improve malnutrition and wasting. We will make an effort to mobilize resources so that we can sponsor lunches for the children while they are attending preschools in the project areas.

 

8. What is the role of the school, local authorities and parents in organizing meals for the children?

- School:

Organize day-boarding meals for children, ensuring the right quality and amount of funding.

Monitor, evaluate and report project implementation results

Be in charge of the cooking, nutrition and food hygiene and safety for the project's lunches.

Explain and mobilize parents to consent to children participating in the project, and contribute efforts/financial to pay for cooking expenses (if necessary)

- Government:

Monitor the implementation of the project

Support for cooking costs for schools with 50 or more students

Motivate parents to contribute money to hire a cook at schools with fewer than 50 students.

- Parents:

Consent to let their children participate in the project.

Consent for the project to use children's images and information for communication and reporting for non-profit purposes.

Cooperate with the school to do well in organizing day meals for children.

Contribution to pay the cost of hiring a cook (for schools with less than 50 children)

9. What are the benefits of sponsors?

Quarterly, donors are entitled to receive the project's summary report. Each donor is also entitled to receive a separate report on their sponsored child.

At the end of the school year, sponsors will receive a summary report of the project's activities and financial statements

Sponsors received a thank-you card and confirmation of funding from VSF.

Take a direct visit to students once a year and exchange activities with sponsored children by self-payment expense.

 

10. Information security issues for children

Parents/guardians of children will sign a written consent to participate in the project and share information of children with VSF and sponsors.

The parties involved in the project are committed to implementing the VSF's Code of Conduct on Child Protection