July 22, 2019 | 20:50 (GMT+7)
Youth join hands in building new-style rural areas
PANO - The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union launched a voluntary program for youths, focusing on building new-style rural areas on July 21.
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At an inauguration ceremony for a new rural road in Qui Duc commune, Binh Chanh district |
Over the past time, youths in the city carried out many projects in line with the 19 criteria set for new-style rural area, focusing on traffic, electricity, infrastructure, culture, education and training, environment and food safety criteria.
On this occasion, the Young Startup Support Fund supported VND 800 million for 5 economic development projects of local youths.
Moreover, the HCMC Youth Union chapter in Binh Chanh district carried out many practical activities, such as offering scholarships to students in the 2019-2020 school year, presenting 10 fire extinguisher for the police force of the commune, concreting a road and more.
In addition, the participating youths also painted posters to raise the public’s awareness of observing the traffic law and environmental protection, minimizing the use of plastic and protecting wild animals.
Translated by Khanh Ngan