The "Green Cultural Point" model implemented by women's associations at all levels has contributed to building habits, awareness, and responsibility for environmental protection within the community.

The rose bushes and green trees at the cultural green space near Phu Vinh communal house in Phuong Duc ward have begun to flourish. Under the nighttime lights, residents living around the area can comfortably stroll and exercise.

“Every evening I come here for a few walks. Some people exercise using the newly installed fitness equipment, others sit on the benches chatting and relaxing… it’s a lot of fun. Since this place was developed into a ‘Cultural Green Spot’ and had streetlights installed, the landscape here has changed completely. It’s always clean and bright…”, shared Mrs. Hoa, a resident of the area.

The cultural green space in Cong Luong residential area, Thuy Van ward, although only inaugurated at the beginning of this year, has truly become a green, clean, and beautiful place for recreation and entertainment for the local residents. Besides exercise equipment and swings for children, the trees and flowers are also planted and cared for, growing ever greener.

The cultural green space in Huong So ward has truly transformed a "black spot" used for garbage dumping and frequented by troublemakers into a bright, green, clean, and beautiful pathway.

"When the women's group cleaned up and planted trees along the streets in the Huong So apartment complex area, it felt like the area had a new look. As a result, residents became more aware, no longer littering but readily joining hands to pick up trash and dispose of it properly, making the cultural green spaces in the ward increasingly green, clean, and beautiful," shared Ms. Nuong from Huong So ward.

Like other cultural green spaces, the cultural green space at the intersection of Thuan Loc and Dong Ba wards has always maintained its cleanliness and beauty as when it was first established. This is thanks to the collective efforts of all the residents living there.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Trang, President of the Women's Union of Dong Ba Ward, said: "We are the ones who laid the first 'bricks,' but it is the members who become the propagandists, encouraging their relatives and neighbors to join hands in protecting the environment and building a civilized, clean, and beautiful city. Once it becomes a habit, not only in cultural green spaces but everywhere else, the environment will always be protected."

Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Lan, President of the Hue City Women's Union, stated: The project "Green Sunday - Let's Act to Make Thua Thien Hue Greener, Cleaner, and Brighter," with its 60-minute house cleaning and alley beautification program and "Sunday for the Community," aims to jointly protect the environment, build a civilized urban lifestyle, and improve the quality of life. This initiative has been widely implemented by the Hue City Women's Union at every grassroots level and among its members. By specifying content and criteria suitable for each group of women, and through various campaigns to awaken and develop the potential and creativity of cadres and members, appropriate models are being developed. Simultaneously, the Union maintains and expands meaningful models, projects, and activities that demonstrate the active and enthusiastic participation of women members in environmental protection and building happy, sustainable families.

Besides models such as: Women's associations promoting "5 No's and 3 Cleanliness" in building civilized urban areas, combating plastic waste, and using plastic baskets for shopping; bright, green, clean, and beautiful streets/alleys; waste sorting, green saving, turning waste into money... the model of green cultural points has been and is being effectively built and maintained by associations at all levels, contributing to raising awareness among association members and the public; and building habits, consciousness, and responsibility for environmental protection in the community.

Text and photos: Thao Vy