Exciting Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign 2020 in Nghe An

Launching the model "Plastic waste reduction fair"

Giving non-woven bags to people. Photo: Thu Trang

In Con Cuong district, the District Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the district and Mon Son commune to organize the launching ceremony of the model "Plastic waste reduction fair".

The activity attracted the participation of many people at Muong Qua market and youth union members from Mon Son and Luc Da communes.

With the theme: "Con Cuong Youth is creative, volunteering for the community", the 2020 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign in the area starts from July to the end of August and determines to focus on implementing 11 targets, 5 programs and practical and meaningful contents such as: implementing projects and tasks for youth to participate in building new rural areas - civilized urban areas, maintaining environmental sanitation, propagating the prevention of social evils, accidents and injuries, preventing and fighting epidemics, taking care of and educating teenagers and children and volunteering activities on the spot.

Business households at Mon Son market sign a commitment to limit the use of plastic products. Photo: Thu Trang

The model of “Plastic waste reduction fair” with activities of exchanging scrap for gifts, free haircuts for people, giving away non-woven fabric bags, biodegradable food bags to people and businesses at Muong Qua fair. Organizing propaganda for people to change their behavior and habits of using plastic bags, hard-to-decompose plastic waste, single-use plastic waste... and organizing businesses at Mon Son market to sign a commitment to limit the use of plastic waste.

The organizing committee donated 2 garbage carts to Mon Son commune; donated the project "The National Flag Road in the Heart of Youth" to Nam Son village, Mon Son commune, and launched summer volunteer campaigns...

Thu Trang

Youth Union members donate 500 units of blood

Volunteers participating in blood donation. Photo: Bich Huong

In Hoang Mai town, the town's Voluntary Blood Donation Steering Committee coordinated with Nghe An Province's Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center to organize the first Voluntary Blood Donation Festival of 2020.

The Voluntary Blood Donation Festival was attended by 800 volunteers from 36 agencies, organizations, units, communes and wards in the town. With the theme "A drop of blood given - giving hope and faith"”, volunteers are counseled, have their blood pressure measured, are screened, and have blood tests. In addition, specialists provide health care advice to volunteers who are not healthy enough, and detect diseases during blood tests.

As a result, more than 500 units of blood were donated to the province's blood reserve to promptly treat patients.

Bich Huong

Creative, volunteer for the community

120 outstanding union members participated in the launching ceremony of the 2020 summer volunteer campaign. Photo: Sao Mai

In Dien Chau district, the 2020 Summer Volunteer Campaign was organized with the theme "Dien Chau Youth are creative and volunteer for the community".

With the participation of 120 outstanding union members and youths in the whole district, at the launching ceremony, the Standing Committee of the District Union called on local youth to promote the spirit of creativity and pioneering in all movements and activities at the grassroots level.

After the launching ceremony, Dien Chau District Youth Union presented 5 gifts to 5 former Youth Volunteers, each gift worth 300,000 VND. At the same time, it supported 15 million VND and mobilized union members and youths to participate in building a volleyball court in Hamlet 4, Dien Tan Commune; organized the opening of a swimming class to prevent drowning and gave life jackets to 21 students in Dien Nguyen Commune. The District Youth Union also launched a model of a traditional market to reduce plastic waste in Dien Trung Commune.

Dien Chau District Youth Union organized the opening of a swimming class to prevent drowning and gave life jackets to 21 students in Dien Nguyen commune. Photo: Sao Mai

This year's summer volunteer campaign of Dien Chau district's youth started in July and ended in September, with the following targets: organizing 2 sessions of the entire Union, building 2 km of rural roads, planting 15,000 trees of all kinds, organizing training courses on science and technology transfer for nearly 1,000 union members and youth, building nearly 40 bright, green, clean and beautiful roads, donating 300 units of blood and providing free medical examination and medicine to 1,000 people in the district.

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Bringing volunteer activities to remote areas

Nghia Dan District Youth Union organized the 2020 summer volunteer campaign in Nghia An commune. Photo: Minh Thai

With the theme "Nghia Dan Youth is creative, volunteering for the community", the Nghia Dan District Youth Union Executive Committee has implemented many volunteer activities in remote communes, ethnic minority areas, disadvantaged communes, and communes registered to reach the new rural finish line in 2020.

In the morning, hundreds of union members and young people participated in activities such as: building a model flag road in An Phu hamlet, pouring 220 m² concrete yard of the Cultural House of Nho Hap hamlet, Nghia An commune. This is a particularly difficult hamlet with nearly 90% of the population being ethnic minorities.

According to the plan, the summer volunteer campaign of Nghia Dan district youth will start from July to August 2020, focusing on the following contents: supporting the exam season; repairing and upgrading rural roads; examining, consulting on health, treating and distributing free medicine to 500 people. Supporting 20 children in difficult circumstances; building at least 1 new activity and entertainment spot for children. Mobilizing union members and youth to propose 20 ideas and initiatives....

Minh Thai

Many meaningful activities

The Executive Committee of the Youth Union of Nghe An Provincial Police coordinated with units inside and outside the force to launch the Green March Campaign and volunteer summer youth activities in localities.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the lighting system installation program on the streets surrounding the memorial house of comrade Tran Quoc Hoan - former Minister of Public Security. Photo: Trong Tuan

In Trung Phuc Cuong commune, the Provincial Police Youth Union held a groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a lighting system on the roads surrounding the memorial house of comrade Tran Quoc Hoan - former Minister of Public Security, with a total length of 1.5 km.

The Provincial Police Youth Union makes identity cards for the elderly and the lonely. Photo: Trong Tuan

The Provincial Police Youth Union coordinated with the Youth Union of the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order and the Youth Union of Nam Dan District Police to organize procedures for issuing new and exchanging free identity cards for about 150 people, especially the elderly and disabled; coordinated with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department and the Traffic Police Department of the Provincial Police to organize propaganda on skills to prevent drowning accidents and laws to ensure traffic safety for students.

The Provincial Police Youth Union coordinated with other units to build a firebreak at Quyet Mountain Forest Park. Photo:Trong Tuan

On this occasion, the Provincial Police Youth Union also coordinated with other units to visit and give gifts to families in especially difficult circumstances, disabled children, and gave 20 helmets and 10 life jackets to students and the Trung Phuc Cuong Commune Youth Union.

In Vinh City, the Provincial Police Youth Union coordinated with other units to build firebreaks in the Quyet Mountain forest park, contributing to strengthening forest fire prevention and control in the area during the hot season.