Vibrant with youthful energy, spreading love.

Under the scorching summer sun in Ca Mau, volunteer soldiers in their green uniforms diligently built playgrounds for children in disadvantaged rural areas. They tilled the soil, mixed concrete, assembled timber, painted and repaired, contributing their efforts to create meaningful play spaces as part of the 2025 Green Summer Campaign.

• Working together for secure housing: Women and young people contribute to eliminating temporary housing for disadvantaged households.
• Youth in Vinh Loi commune carry out projects to celebrate the Party Congress.
• Practical youth projects to welcome the Party Congress at all levels.

The spirit of "Wherever there is a need, the youth are there; wherever there is difficulty, the youth are there" is clearly demonstrated in every aspect of the campaign.

The 2025 Green Summer Volunteer Campaign in Ca Mau , organized by the Provincial Youth Union in coordination with universities and colleges inside and outside the province, attracted hundreds of students. One of the most meaningful projects was building playgrounds for children in poor, remote, and disadvantaged communes. Volunteers brought pipes, wood, paint, and tools to build swings, slides, seesaws, etc., to repaint and create new playground equipment. From empty plots of land or schools lacking facilities, they created vibrant, healthy, and colorful play spaces for the children.

Phan Thanh Ngoc Bao, a volunteer from the Ho Chi Minh City Social Work Team, said: “This activity is very practical, providing me with a new learning space and creating playgrounds where children can relax after school.”

The Green Summer program is an opportunity for young people to hone their skills and teamwork spirit.

Each swing, slide, or traditional game carries the belief in a brighter future for the children of Ca Mau. The Green Summer Campaign not only builds playgrounds but also sows seeds of dreams and nurtures childhood. In addition, volunteers also joined hands to repaint many houses for families receiving government assistance and those who contributed to the revolution. Without formality or empty words, each person contributed to creating meaningful and practical projects. Through these activities, many young people learned new skills, dared to challenge themselves, and continuously honed their skills to become more proficient.

According to Tran Hoang De, a volunteer with the Ho Chi Minh City Social Work Team: “Through these activities, I have the opportunity to work with many other people and become more open in communicating with others. In the past few days, I've learned to cook, something I didn't know how to do before. I can paint walls with my friends... and I've gained a lot of experience from it.”

Young people are repainting the house of a family receiving government assistance in the local area.

Ms. Tran Thi Bich Thuyen, Secretary of the Lang Tron Ward Youth Union, commented: “The projects and tasks carried out by the volunteer soldiers in the locality are very practical, including cleaning the streets, renovating the memorial monument for the heroic martyrs, repainting two houses of families receiving preferential treatment, and building a playground for children at Phong Tan school. Through these activities, the young people have demonstrated a spirit of solidarity and initiative, contributing to creating better conditions for recreation and entertainment for children.”

This year, the Green Summer Campaign is determined to help young people experience projects and tasks that are practical and beneficial to the community and society. After each activity, they gain more life experience and the trust and affection of the people. "Where there is a need, there are young people; where there is difficulty, there are young people," this saying is most clearly demonstrated through the practical and meaningful projects completed each year of the program.

Lam Khanh - Hoang Vu

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