Exciting activities on "Green Sunday" nationwide in Nghe An

On the morning of March 19, in Thanh Tien commune, Thanh Chuong district, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union simultaneously organized the first national "Green Sunday", in which the central level point took place in Nghe An province.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le

Speaking at the ceremony, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union - Le Van Luong said: Responding to environmental protection activities, over the past years, together with the youth of the whole country, Nghe An province's youth have organized many practical and effective activities.

Every year, there are hundreds of clean-up campaigns, youth projects to participate in environmental improvement, forest planting and protection, canal dredging, and the "Green Sunday" and "Volunteer Saturday" movements.

Comrade Le Van Luong - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le

Many youth unions have taken on the responsibility of building model residential areas, civilized streets, and "Bright - Green - Clean - Beautiful - Civilized - Safe" roads. Establishing youth volunteer teams to apply biotechnology in environmental protection at the commune level, handling black spots of environmental pollution, instructing people to classify waste at source and treat household waste. Promoting and replicating models of "People's markets, residential areas against plastic waste".

Within the framework of the program, the Central Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union presented 01 youth nursery to Thanh Chuong district; supported the construction of 11 toilets for children at schools in Nghe An province; and supported loans for youth economic development models. Photo: Thanh Le

In addition to the achievements, there are still many difficulties in protecting and preserving the environment. Typically, people's daily behaviors and habits affect water resources and the surrounding environment; especially household waste, including industrial, medical, and livestock waste in concentrated residential areas...

The Central Youth Union Secretariat supports Nghe An Provincial Youth Union with a community playground worth 150 million VND. Photo: Thanh Le

Therefore, to have a green - clean - beautiful - civilized - safe environment is not a matter of a day or two, but must originate from the consciousness and awareness of union members and young people.

Implementing the program of exchanging scrap for trees. Photo: Thanh Le

The Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee hopes that each member and young person needs to improve their responsibility from the smallest things, such as sorting waste at home, to instructing relatives and people to sort waste, throw waste in the right place, as well as actively participate in the activities of the local Youth Union.

Delegates visit the youth nursery in Thanh Tien commune. Photo: Thanh Le

Through the "Green Sunday" campaign, each member and youth will spread small actions - big meanings, civilized behaviors of themselves contributing to forming a civilized, modern lifestyle, living responsibly towards the environment for those around them.

"Green Sunday" is a meaningful activity regularly implemented by the Youth Union to join hands to solve the current situation of environmental pollution and respond to climate change" - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union expressed.

Youth tree line project in Vo Liet commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Thanh Le

"Green Sunday" is part of a series of activities of the Youth Union at all levels to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2023), demonstrating the spirit of shock and volunteerism of young people, aiming to raise awareness among union members, youth and children to actively and voluntarily participate in activities to protect and preserve the environment, contributing to building an increasingly rich and civilized homeland.

Responding to "Green Sunday", all levels of the Youth Union planted trees. Photo: Thanh Le

In the program, many activities in response to "Green Sunday" include: Training for union members, youth and people to apply biotechnology in environmental protection; implementing the program of exchanging scrap for green trees; handing over youth nurseries; dredging intra-field canals; planting rows of youth trees,...

Many environmental sanitation and canal dredging activities were carried out. Photo: Thanh Le

In addition, within the framework of the program, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union supported trash bins for people, helped people classify and treat waste at source, and supported 05 clean water tanks.