Since its inception, Green Sunday has gone through 30 years, a journey long enough to affirm the vitality of an action movement for a greener Bac City.
After 30 years, Green Sunday still has a strong vitality, creating a habit of hygiene, contributing to building a green lifestyle in the community - Photo: K.ANH
Marking that journey (1994 - 2024), the City Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City recently held a seminar on "Solutions to develop the Green Sunday model in the current period".
Mr. NGO MINH HAI (Secretary of the City Youth Union, Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City)
Enduring vitality
From the first Green Sunday program in Tang Nhon Phu A commune, Thu Duc district (now Thu Duc city), the 155th Green Sunday has been completed throughout Ho Chi Minh City. In 2017, this model was replicated nationwide by the Central Youth Union.
Green Sunday, as said by Doan Truong Quang, permanent vice president of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union, can be called a "national brand".
The name of the program has not changed since its first launch. And not only in the number of times it is organized, the key is that the program is maintained, expanded, has many new models, good practices, simple activities but closely connected, bringing practical effects to people's lives.
“Green Sunday has received the attention and direction of Party committees, close coordination from authorities and organizations at all levels, and mobilized the participation and consensus of all classes of people, bringing lasting vitality and creating a certain impact on raising community awareness,” said Mr. Quang.
Sharing at the seminar, many units also recognized that the sustainable approach associated with practical needs in residential areas, factories, and schools has contributed to changing behavior, gradually building a green lifestyle.
Ms. Ngo Nguyen Ngoc Thanh - Deputy Head of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City) - said that the young force has shown its pioneering role in creating solutions and appropriate methods to participate in solving environmental problems in localities, agencies and schools.
“You have applied technology and promoted the positive aspects of social networks to communicate many activities to spread messages of environmental protection and climate change response in the community, contributing to improving the effectiveness of the city's environmental protection programs,” said Ms. Thanh.
Connecting the community
Mr. Nguyen Van Dua - former Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - assessed that Green Sunday has contributed to making the city more beautiful, everyone participates and loves the city more. It can be seen that education Through the Green Sunday model for young people to build a green lifestyle for the community.
Green Sunday is also one of the solutions to gather young people, connecting young people from many areas, including clubs - teams - groups. According to Mr. Dua, Green Sunday also leaves a community relationship when everyone works together to make the neighborhood where they live greener, cleaner and more beautiful. "That is the community relationship. From a certain perspective, the Youth Union - Association can also reach young people on the internet to participate in Green Sunday" - Mr. Dua said.
“But what is after Green Sunday?” – Mr. Dua asked and answered how to make the people of the city change their green living behavior, so that at some point Green Sunday… becomes unemployed because everyone has maintained a green, clean, and beautiful lifestyle. “I think to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification, the City Youth Union continues to invite young people, including those on the internet and everyone to practice a green lifestyle, to build a green city” – Mr. Dua suggested.
From the reality in the area, Mr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Huy - Secretary of the Youth Union of Ward 8, District 10 - said that the locality regularly cleans up residential areas, combining youth and residents to build habits for everyone. Along with cleaning up alleys and streets, they also plant trees, do not litter, and call for green living by limiting the use of single-use plastic items.
“We choose to communicate and educate children about green lifestyles so that they themselves will become propagandists in their families and surrounding communities,” said Mr. Huy.
Gathering young people to act for the environment
Green Sunday has recorded the cooperation of a number of clubs - teams - groups of young people who love environmental protection activities. Some clubs later came under the same roof of the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Youth Union.
The Green Saigon Club shares how you persistently collect trash, declaring war on the black canals. That is, install trash barriers and return to collect after one or two months, clearing the flow and returning the green color to the canals.
You are not afraid to soak in the black canal in protective suits with the hope of spreading the message of not littering but joining hands to protect our living environment.
Professional applications
Green Saigon Club chooses to declare war on black canals, returning green to the city – Photo: K.ANH
Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of the University of Natural Sciences (Ho Chi Minh City National University) Trinh Dong Nghi said that specialized faculties with in-depth knowledge of the environment, biology and materials have pioneered research and proposed solutions to improve urban landscapes, handle pollution and move towards sustainable development.
Students of the Biology and Biotechnology Department operate a “childhood nursery” to research plant ecosystems suitable for urban conditions, helping to reduce the temperature effect and improve air quality. From there, they build green tree and hydroponic models and install them with students at some primary schools in the city to help improve the environmental landscape.
Meanwhile, students from the Faculty of Environment have a project, a green semester journey to guide students in sorting garbage and planting trees. Students from the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology research and apply research and development projects on biodegradable materials. They share the benefits of using products made from biodegradable materials that help reduce environmental impacts, opening up new directions in sustainable resource use.
Need to maintain Green Sunday regularly
Sources: https://tuoitre.vn/30-nam-chu-nhat-xanh-hanh-trinh-vi-tp-bac-xanh-hon-20241112110220964.htm
