The Doraemon Fund is a special story about a famous manga creator and Vietnamese school children. It shows how a popular comic can become real help for education, so it is worth reading.

Fujiko F. Fujio personally helped set up the Doraemon Fund in 1996, the article reports. Kim Dong Publishing House and Shogakukan gave VND1 billion in royalties for the fund.

During his visit, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh received Fujiko F. Fujio, and the Ministry of Culture gave him the “For the Cause of Vietnamese Culture” medal even though he was ill, the article says. The fund was later renamed the Smart Robot Cat Scholarship Fund and has given 14,794 scholarships worth almost VND11.5 billion over 30 years. Fujiko F. Fujio died eight months after the fund’s start, making it one of his last big projects.

The story shows how a famous manga creator turned his fame into lasting help for Vietnamese children. The Doraemon Fund continues to support many students each year.