National footballer Phan Van Duc will join local communities and young people in a beach clean-up campaign in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces from July to September.
A beach in central Vietnam. A beach clean-up programme has been launched in six central provinces running from July to September (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - National footballer Phan Van Duc will joinlocal communities and young people in a beach clean-up campaign in Ha Tinh, NgheAn, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces from July toSeptember.
Duc, who plays for national premier V 1 League Song Lam Nghe An, will be theambassador for the clean-up programme in coastal-central Vietnam. He willencourage local communities to keep their white sand beaches pristine andgarbage free.
The campaign will include tree planting and building much-needed facilities atthe beaches to serve local people and tourists during the summer.
He will be at the official event in September, according to the event’sorganisers.
The beach clean-up programme, which is an initiative of Carlsberg Vietnam, isexpected to encourage and support the sustainable development of central Vietnamwhile improving the beach for local communities.
Managing Director of Carlsberg Vietnam, Nathaniel Moxom shared: “As the corebrand of Carlsberg Group in Vietnam, Huda is where the global group’s purposeof ‘brewing for a better today and tomorrow’ meets Carlsberg Vietnam’sdedication to our local roots. Huda’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)programme of beautifying the central beaches is the latest initiative in ourjourney to guide and contribute to the sustainable development of ourheartland, in central Vietnam. Carrying central beachscapes and the core valuesof local communities deep in its heart, Huda will continue devoting even moreto local communities.”
Earlier this year, Carlsberg Vietnam-funded a clean water project to providereliable access to clean water for more than 20,000 people in Nghe An, Ha Tinh,Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue after a successful two-year trial period./.
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A beach in central Vietnam. A beach clean-up programme has been launched in six central provinces running from July to September (Photo: VNA) 
