Vietnam Launches Youth Volunteer Movement 2015

The Ministry of Education and Training has sent its document to the departments in cities and provinces and universities and colleges asking to effectively implement “Thanh nien tinh nguyen” (Youth Volunteer) movement 2015 launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Ministry of Education and Training. As per the document, the movement themed “Vietnamese youth join hand to build new countryside” and voluntary activities in nearby localities and distant districts to help local inhabitants. The City communist youth union will work with local young people to develop projects benefiting residents and transferring techniques, aiming to attract more local young people to participate in. Especially, the Ministry proposed the youth volunteer to focus on “Tiep suc mua thi” (Giving Assistance to candidates of university examination) program to assist candidates of the 2015 university entrance exams in HCMC from June 28 to July 5 and “Tiep suc toi truong” (Giving assistance to school) program to help needy students and dropouts to have chance of continuing their study. (Sai Gon Giai Phong – Saigon Liberation June 18)