Themed “Youth join hands in building new-style rural areas and civilised
urban areas”, the campaign will focus voluntary activities on 111
disadvantaged communes, 431 border communes, Mekong Delta provinces hit
by saltwater intrusion, drought-stricken localities in the South Central
and Central Highlands regions and outpost islands.
Along with developing infrastructure in those localities, the campaign
also provides free medical check-ups for 400,000 local people and
present health insurance cards to 50,000 residents in poverty-stricken
and border communes.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vo Van Thuong, Head of the Party
Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission, said that the
campaign must be organised massively across the nation in diversified
forms to attract youths’ participation. Youth unions at all levels need
to work with international volunteer organisations to better voluntary
activities.
He urged the steering board of the campaign and volunteers to choose
activities suitable youth’s strengths and in line with the new style
rural area building programme.
After the event, local youths carried out some voluntary activities such
as collecting garbage and cleaning beaches in Cua Lo town, providing
free medical examinations and medicines in Nghi Loc district and joining
firefighting efforts in Nam Dan district.
On the same day, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapters in
many provinces and cities nationwide organised activities in response to
the campaign.
Summer youth volunteer campaign launched in Nghe An
A line-up of voluntary activities including Green Summer
and Red Flamboyant campaigns will be included in the 2016 Summer Youth
Volunteer Campaign, which was launched in the central province of Nghe
An on May 29.
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