An audiobook library in Ho Chi Minh City awarded 329 scholarships
The Anh Sen awards, given on November 8 at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School, passed the library's goal of 300. Each award is 2 million dong for the school year.
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The Huong Duong audiobook library awarded 329 Anh Sen scholarships on November 8 at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School in Vuon Lai Ward. Tuổi Trẻ reported the ceremony on November 9, 2026. Director Tran Anh Khoi said last year's count was 265 and this year's goal was 300. The library cleared that goal. Each award is 2 million dong for the year. Sai Gon Giai Phong, which also covered the day, put this year's gifts at 658 million dong.
The program has run since 2001. Across 25 years it has given 5,125 scholarships, worth 8.6 billion dong. Students from Nguyen Dinh Chieu and from shelters the paper named, including Nhat Hong, Bung Sang, and Huynh De Nhu Nghia, sang at the ceremony. A student speaker said the library's recorded lessons, stories, and computer practice mattered along with the money. The news is this year's 329 awards. It does not set the size of next year's gift.
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Tuổi Trẻ reported on November 9, 2026, that an audiobook library in Ho Chi Minh City gave 329 scholarships to students who are blind or have very little sight. The ceremony was on November 8 at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School. The Anh Sen program began in 2001. Over 25 years it has given 5,125 scholarships. Each award this year is 2 million dong for the school year. Last year there were 265 awards. The library hoped for 300 and passed that number. Students also hear recorded lessons and stories at the library. The news is these 329 awards.
- How can a recorded book help someone who cannot see the page?
- What is a small way a class could make a story easier for a classmate to hear?
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