Literacy and Digital Skills Illuminate Future for Ethnic Minorities in Phong Nha's Remote Forests
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Literacy and Digital Skills Illuminate Future for Ethnic Minorities in Phong Nha's Remote Forests

In Yen Hop village, deep within Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, ethnic Chut residents are participating in a 'double literacy' program, learning not only reading, writing, and arithmetic but also digital skills at night. This initiative is part of Vietnam's broader education expansion policies aimed at fostering community development.

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