About 30 million citizens benefit from volunteer activities this year
Nearly 30 million people have been supported through some 5,500 programmes, projects, and campaigns carried out by volunteer clubs, teams, and groups under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)’s Vietnam National Volunteer Centre in 2024.
Youth union members in Lien Chieu district, Da Nang city, assist residents in bringing a basket boats ashore before a storm in October 2024. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🦩 – Nearly 30 million people have been supported through some 5,500 programmes, projects, and campaigns carried out by volunteer clubs, teams, and groups under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)’s Vietnam National Volunteer Centre in 2024.
At the opening ceremony of the third national volunteer clubs, teams, and groups festival held in Hanoi on December 27, reports from provincial and municipal youth unions said youth volunteers also handed over more than 5 million gift packages, completed over 5,000 projects, and planted some 100,000 trees. The total resources mobilised for these activities reached close to 200 billion (7.86 million USD).
In his remarks, Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Youth Federation, said youth volunteerism has been identified as a revolutionary movement to foster the spirit of initiative, contribution, and dedication among the young generation towards the community and nation.
He noted that by 2030, youth unions and associations at all levels plan to connect, guide, and support the activities of around 3,000 volunteer clubs, teams, and groups in association with the expansion of the national volunteer network.
At a forum on voluntary resources connectivity held as part of the festival (Photo: nhandan.vn)
This year's festival is set to feature diverse activities, including a training programme on management and coordination skills for volunteer activities and an exhibition showcasing exemplary volunteer models. The 2024 national volunteer awards and recognition of 200 outstanding clubs, teams, and groups for their contributions to volunteer efforts will also be held./.
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