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Lỳ Kiên Hoà

A mountain student with a dream to protect his homeland

Portrait of Lỳ Kiên Hoà at his family home

At a glance

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Mường Nhé, Điện Biên
Education
Mường Nhé Ethnic Boarding High School
Albrecht support
October 2019 – June 2024

Grounded in hard work and responsibility, Hoà set his sights on the Border Guard Academy and a life of service.

01

Character

Strength built in everyday work

Hoà grew up in Sen Thượng, a remote community in Mường Nhé. After losing his parents in primary school, he learned early to share responsibility with his uncle and help care for the family’s cattle.

He carried a simple belief—“labor is happiness”—into school. Teachers knew him as serious, grounded, and willing to work for what came next.

02

Direction

A dream shaped by the borderlands

Living in a frontier district gave Hoà’s ambition a specific form. He wanted to study at the Border Guard Academy and later serve the communities and landscape he knew so well.

His education at Mường Nhé Ethnic Boarding High School became the bridge between that local commitment and a professional future.

03

Continuity

Time to become ready

Long-term support from 2019 to 2024 helped protect the years Hoà needed to grow academically and personally. It did not replace his effort; it made sustained effort possible.

His story shows leadership beginning quietly—in care for family, respect for work, and a decision to use one’s future in service of others.

What this journey reminds us

His ambition grew from belonging: protect the place that taught him strength.

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