On September 30, Good Neighbors International (GNI), in coordination with the KSFC Dream Sharing Foundation, held a ceremony to inaugurate and hand over the KSFC Dreams and Hopes Library at Kim Xuyen High School.

The facility was built as part of the project “Enhancing Skills and Career Orientation for Students at Kim Xuyen High School, Tuyen Quang Province”, with the aim of improving the learning environment and creating additional opportunities for students to develop skills, explore career options and discover their own abilities.

Kim Xuyen High School currently has more than 1,500 students, nearly 30% of whom are from ethnic minority groups. Before the project was implemented, the school library covered approximately 60 square metres and had around 3,000 books, mainly textbooks and reference materials. During the 2024-2025 academic year, the library recorded 2,625 visits by students and teachers.

The project was implemented in 2026 with a total budget of US$108,000, targeting 1,500 direct beneficiaries, including students and teachers at the school.

The inauguration and handover ceremony of the KSFC Dreams and Hopes Library at Kim Xuyen High School. (Photo: GNI)

In addition to providing new facilities and books, the library has been furnished with furniture and equipment, as well as designated areas for reading, skills development, experiential learning and career guidance activities. Teachers have also received training on library management and the organisation of skills development and career guidance activities for students.

Inside the KSFC Dreams and Hopes Library at Kim Xuyen High School. (Photo: GNI)

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, GNI Vietnam Country Representative Cho Eun Seung said the library is not only a place for reading but also a space where students can discover new things and find their own dreams.

“I hope that through books and stories, the library will be a place where students can step out into the wider world, discover what they like and what they are good at. Each book gives rise to a new way of thinking, and every experience, however small, can be enough to change a person’s future,” he said.

Teachers and delegates pose for a commemorative photo. (Photo: GNI)

Nguyen Quang Trung, Principal of Kim Xuyen High School, said that for many years, the school’s teachers and students had hoped for a suitable space for reading, learning, creativity and experiential activities. Since its opening, the library will serve not only for reading and borrowing books but also as a space for STEAM activities, experiential learning, career guidance, career-oriented training programmes, and the school’s Reading Day and Career Guidance Day.

“We hope that every student who comes here will find not only a book, but also an idea, a passion, a career and a direction for the future,” Nguyen Quang Trung said.

At the inauguration ceremony, students took part in four activity corners: Reading and Reflection; Reading and Career Guidance; Reading and Creativity with Recycled Materials; and Reading and Experiments.

Through these activities, students have more opportunities to engage with books in a more proactive way, while exploring their interests, abilities and potential career fields that may suit them.

In the coming period, the library will continue to be used for reading, skills-based experiential learning, career guidance activities and Career Guidance Day for students.

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