Vietnamese Police Officer Offers Free Literacy Classes to Adults
Lê Tuấn Thành, a police officer in Vietnam, started free evening literacy classes for adults in 2023 after noticing illiteracy among elderly residents in the village of Kret Krot. The project now spans three villages with 40 students. Thành personally funds supplies and teaches basic literacy, local regulations, and government processes. Students attend for a year to achieve basic literacy, aiming to help marginalized communities, including ethnic minorities and older adults in remote areas.
Key facts
- Lê Tuấn Thành is a Vietnamese police officer.
- He started free evening literacy classes for adults in 2023.
- The first class had 35 students in one location.
- The project now extends to three villages with 40 students.
- Thành pays for blackboards, chalk, notebooks, and pens.
- He teaches basic literacy, local regulations, and government processes.
- Vietnam's literacy rate is 90.3% for adults and 94% for youths.
- Illiteracy affects ethnic minorities and older adults in mountainous areas.
Entities
Locations
- Vietnam
- Kret Krot