Many practical projects to help people
In the scorching heat of July, the small alley 455 Nguyen Van Tao Street (Hamlet 21, Hiep Phuoc Commune, Ho Chi Minh City) is bustling with the sound of shovels, rolling wheelbarrows and the laughter of the green-shirted volunteers. Despite the sweat pouring from their hats, the young people are still diligently moving materials, shoveling sand, mixing mortar, pouring concrete... to build roads for the people.
The winding road, which is more than 100m long and nearly 1.5m wide, was once muddy in the rainy season and dusty in the dry season. Now it has been "changed" thanks to the joint efforts of the Green Summer team from universities in Ho Chi Minh City and the youth union members of Hiep Phuoc commune. Volunteering is sharing. And that spirit spreads when people in the alley also join in. Mr. Tran Minh Tam, a veteran living in the area, shared: "Seeing the children working hard, people also come out to help. Each person has a job to speed up the progress and soon have a new road."
For many students, the work is a bit hard, but everyone is enthusiastic and eager. Dang Quoc Bao, a third-year student in the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Ton Duc Thang University, quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled gently. “There were days when we had to mix the mortar completely by hand because there was no machinery to help. Our hands were sore and our clothes were full of cement, but everyone tried their best because they didn’t want to slow down the progress. There was a day when it suddenly rained heavily, and the whole team rushed to find a tarp to cover and protect the mortar and sand from damage,” Bao recalled the moment of racing against the rain at the construction site.
Secretary of the Hiep Phuoc Commune Youth Union Pham Minh Tam shared that the completed project, along with the rural traffic bridge over the renovated road, not only brought joy to the people with a clean, safe alley but also contributed to the development of the new countryside. “Discipline, solidarity, politeness, agility, and professionalism are the most accurate words to describe the spirit and style of the volunteers in Hiep Phuoc Commune in the past time. In the context of the recent rearrangement of administrative units, your companionship with many practical tasks has contributed to stabilizing people's lives and promoting local socio -economic development,” Mr. Pham Minh Tam assessed.
In July alone, Hiep Phuoc commune welcomed 7 permanent volunteer teams from universities in Ho Chi Minh City with more than 210 soldiers. The locality also welcomed 11 specialized volunteer teams with more than 230 soldiers. From repairing houses of gratitude; upgrading and concreting alleys; renovating and treating environmental pollution; giving gifts to families with meritorious services, granting scholarships, donating means of livelihood to popularizing free swimming for children..., young volunteers also learned many useful lessons and matured quickly.
Connecting Vietnamese and Malaysian youth
In Binh Loi commune, a 40m long, 2.5m high wall along canal No. 4 is being given a “new coat”. From the old, moss-covered wall, through the skillful hands of volunteers from Vietnam and Malaysia, the image of a brilliant train gradually appears, carrying cultural symbols and typical landscapes of the two countries.
Carefully drawing every detail, Syiffa Binti Sazilan (20 years old) is excited to contribute to beautifying this place and connecting with friendly friends. Looking at the results taking shape makes her forget all her fatigue. "I have participated in many volunteer activities in Malaysia, but this is the first time I have experienced such a strange yet familiar place," the female volunteer said. During nearly a month of being stationed in Binh Loi commune, Syiffa Binti Sazilan and nearly 50 soldiers, students of the International University (VNU-HCM) and Malaysian friends, have left behind not only tangible works, but also beautiful memories in the hearts of the people.
At Binh Loi Primary School, summer classes become more lively thanks to the presence of young Malaysians. Skills and English lessons are also more interesting when integrated into games and songs. Children attentively learn pronunciation, name animals and colors. Language is no longer a barrier when they connect through body language, warm eyes, sincere smiles and smooth coordination with Vietnamese students.
Volunteer students from the two countries also took advantage of technology to spread the beauty of the locality in their own way. They made a series of bilingual videos introducing the craft village of growing yellow apricot flowers, making incense, koi fish farming model... and then shared them on social networks as a way to send greetings from Binh Loi to the world . The days of living, working, cooking together, sharing every meal... made the young people of the two countries bond like a family. Mohammad Hazami Bin Abdul Hamid (22 years old) called the journey here "the most special time of my youth, which when I return to Malaysia, I will definitely miss a lot". Because besides working in groups and training, he also learned to love from very ordinary things.
Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Binh Loi Commune, Tran Thi Cam Thuy, shared that the companionship of volunteer students during this period is very meaningful. “We highly appreciate the spirit of shock and volunteerism of Vietnamese and international students. Thereby promoting the solidarity of the local political system, joining hands to build Binh Loi Commune to be more and more civilized, modern and humane,” Ms. Cam Thuy emphasized. Just like that, each green shirt quietly nurtures the new beginning of a changing urban area. That is how they enter the hearts of the people, through actions, smiles and the spirit of “young people - pioneers”.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/suc-tre-thanh-nien-tinh-nguyen-post806889.html
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