June 05, 2022 | 16:54 (GMT+7)
Ho Chi Minh City kicks off volunteer youth campaign
PANO – Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union Chapter, Vietnam Youth Federation and Vietnam Student Association kicked off summer volunteer youth campaign in 2022 on June 5.
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At the launching ceremony |
This year’s volunteer programs, taking place from June 5 to August 15, attract the participation of 360,000 volunteer youths in Ho Chi Minh City. Activities during the campaign also see the participation of foreign students who are studying in the city.
During the campaign, youths will participate in various volunteer programs in 21 districts and Thu Duc city of Ho Chi Minh City, localities in the Southeastern, Central Highlands, and Mekong Delta regions and Laos. These activities are to call on youths to contribute to the community.
The campaign’s target is collecting at least 25,000 initiatives with at least 30 applicable ones, organizing 30 healthcare programs to provide free health check-ups and medicines for 30,000 people, providing life skills for at least 30,000 children, planting 30,000 trees, upgrading 35km of roads, and repairing 25 houses.
The organizing panel will also train and introduce 200 outstanding youths with good performance during the campaign to be admitted to the Party.
After the launching ceremony, volunteer youths took part in environmental protection activities in response to the World Environment Day (June 5).
Translated by Tran Hoai