The document discusses a project in Vietnam that recruits teaching assistants from local ethnic minority communities to help ethnic minority children transition to primary school. The teaching assistants provide language and cultural support, establish pre-school programs, visit families to encourage school attendance, and help students in the first three grades of primary school. This helps improve access, enrollment, attendance, and academic achievement for ethnic minority children, as the assistants address barriers like lack of Vietnamese language skills and remote living situations.

1. Teaching Assistants in Vietnam Working towards EFA and MDG A PEDC project intervention

7. Teaching Assistant collects students from their homes

8. The good shepherd….. 12 students can walk to school safely

9. Students arrive at school, safely and on time.

10. Students receive support in Vietnamese and in their mother tongue

11. Parents feel secure that their children will get home safely – and are more willing to send them to school.

12. RESULT: The Teaching Assistant ensures that students have access to school, no matter where they live, are enrolled at the correct age and are supported daily to ensure regular attendance and good achievement.