Many kids in big cities are opting for farms in rural areas as venue for their summer holidays. This is a chance to immerse themselves in the nature and experience environmental protection activities. The summer camp is not running on a tight schedule. Everyday, young members will follow workers to the farm to learn more about the surrounding and riverside ecosystem. They have the chance to obtain precious knowledge of the nature. After just a short time staying at the farm, these youngsters have been able to work in group and work for improving the environments.-VNA … [Read more...] about Urban kids enjoy green summer holidays
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AkzoNobel Vietnam joins Green Summer to decorate the city
AkzoNobel Vietnam joins Green Summer to decorate the cityBy Le Hoang AkzoNobel Vietnam and Green Summer volunteers paint a wall in an alley in HCMC - PHOTO: THANH HAI HCMC - Paint and coating company AkzoNobel Vietnam has joined Mua He Xanh (Green Summer) campaign to repaint and decorate old walls in 60 alleys and three old apartment buildings in HCMC. AkzoNobel contributed all exterior paints for the program, which totaled more than 3,000 liters of Dulux exterior paint and 44 liters of oil paint. Pamela Phua, general director of AkzoNobel Vietnam Decorative Paints Company, shared in a statement: "We are honored to contribute to the activities of changing the city’s appearance and making it full of new energy. I hope that AkzoNobel can continue to accompany Green Summer campaign in the future to create more useful things for the community.” Green Summer is one of the most well-known community programs of HCMC every summer. The volunteer activities of students have … [Read more...] about AkzoNobel Vietnam joins Green Summer to decorate the city
Over 60,000 join green summer campaign
Community Over 60,000 join green summer campaign Phi Vu Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017,20:57 (GMT+7) Over 60,000 join green summer campaignPhi Vu More than 60,000 young volunteers from universities and colleges in HCMC on Sunday enthusiastically attended the departure ceremony for the 24th Green Summer Volunteer Campaign 2017 which took place at Khanh Hoi Park in HCMC’s District 4 with an aim to promote the voluntary spirit among students and young people in the city. The campaign is scheduled to run for one month, lasting until August 13. Volunteers will participate in numerous social and community activities not only in 24 city districts but also in some provinces in the Central Highlands, southeastern and southwestern regions, Tho Chu Island off Kien Giang Province as well as remote areas in Laos, local media reports. Volunteers with their activities will seek to raise public awareness on protecting the environment, coping with … [Read more...] about Over 60,000 join green summer campaign
HCM City’s annual Green Summer Campaign launched
Speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member -Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan highly appreciated students’ enthusiasm and contribution. He hoped the city youth would instill creativity within people living in remote areas. The campaign will take place from July 15-August 12 in HCM City and the neighboring provinces in the Southeast, Central, Highlands and Mekong Delta regions, and Laos. The volunteers will participate in social welfare works including organizing summer courses for children; teaching law, and cultivation and breeding techniques. They will also participate in key activities covering environmental protection, new rural development, traffic safety, social security and urban civilization; organizing summer courses for children and repairing houses, electric systems and roads in remote areas. In Laos, the activists will provide agricultural expansion consultancy, transfer agricultural sciences and technologies, and teach Vietnamese … [Read more...] about HCM City’s annual Green Summer Campaign launched
Over 60,000 HCM City students join “Green Summer” campaign
At the launch ceremony (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Youth Federation on July 15 held a ceremony to launch the 25th “Green Summer” voluntary campaign, attracting more than 60,000 students to social activities. Speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan highly valued the outcomes reaped from the previous drives which, he said, manifested youth’s dynamism, creativity and voluntary spirit. The official stressed that the annual campaign serves an environment for young people to demonstrate skills and devotion, that is why the youth should bring into full play their role in voluntary activities for the benefit of the community and to create a spill-out effect among the people in general. According to Ngo Minh Hai, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Youth Union Committee and head of the 2018 campaign, this year’s drive aims to mobilize youth to … [Read more...] about Over 60,000 HCM City students join “Green Summer” campaign