Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen (6th from left), Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, presented bicycles to children who overcame difficulties to study well.
Many activities to care for andeducate children
On the occasion of June 1 this year, Cai Khe Ward Youth Union (Ninh Kieu District) organized many fun activities for children, focusing on activities to educate knowledge and skills on environmental protection, waste classification at source and many useful team and group playgrounds. Previously, the Ward Youth Union coordinated with the Ward Veterans Association to organize 2 "Children participate in environmental protection" festivals, with the theme "Cai Khe Youth learn and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style", at Cai Khe 2 Primary School.
At the festival, students participated in the activity of "exchanging trash for gifts" (for each kilogram of waste material, students received 1 gift voucher). The ward's Youth Union mobilized more than 3,000 gifts including: notebooks, school supplies, candy, water bottles, with a total value of nearly 70 million VND. This is the 6th time the ward's Youth Union has organized the festival, contributing to educating green lifestyles, raising awareness of protecting the living environment, and building a green - clean - beautiful school landscape. Le Anh Tien, a student of class 2A6, Cai Khe 2 Primary School, shared: "I collected more than 5kg of cardboard, old newspapers and plastic bottles, and exchanged them for 5 gift vouchers. I exchanged them for new notebooks, pens, water bottles and many gifts. I really like it!"
According to Mr. Lai Phuoc Truong Thanh, Secretary of the Cai Khe Ward Youth Union, the "Children participate in environmental protection" festival has been implemented by the Ward Youth Union since 2019, thereby giving more than 30,000 gifts to children in difficult circumstances, with a total value of more than 440 million VND; at the same time, collecting more than 20 tons of waste materials, continuing to raise funds to support children in difficult circumstances. "More importantly, the program contributes to promoting and orienting children to raise awareness of environmental protection, knowing how to classify waste at home, contributing to building a green - clean - beautiful living environment" - Mr. Thanh said. From 2020 to now, the Ward Youth Union has also implemented many models of caring for and educating children such as "Zero Dong Store" (giving more than 1,000 gifts to children in difficult circumstances, worth more than 380 million VND); "The foster children of the Union" model (supporting 12 students who have overcome difficulties to study well, with support from 300,000-500,000 VND/student/month).
From 2020 to now, the Ninh Kieu District Youth Union - Young Pioneer Council has launched and implemented many exciting, meaningful and effective programs and movements, attracting a large number of team members, teenagers and children to participate. Typically, the program "Vietnamese children study well, practice hard", the movement "Build beautiful friendships, say no to school violence", attracting nearly 30,000 children to participate; 100% of the teams effectively implemented the movement "I love Vietnam" children come to red addresses; thematic activities "Every week a beautiful story, a good book, or a shining example", the movement "Small plan" and the model "Raising a piggy bank to help friends in need".
This summer, the Ninh Kieu District Children's Cultural House in collaboration with other units also organized many useful playgrounds for children. Typical examples are classes to develop talents in the fields of art, sports and life skills. At the city level, the Youth Union also organized many life skills education activities for children such as the program "Semester in the Army", "I learn to be a police officer" and training courses on skills to prevent drowning and child abuse, helping children improve their skills.
Children participate in the "Children participate in environmental protection" festival organized by the Youth Union and Veterans Association of Cai Khe ward (Ninh Kieu district).
Prioritize child care resources
In the 2024-2025 school year, the City Youth Union at all levels has implemented many activities to care for and support children, helping more than 6,150 children in difficult circumstances through the following forms: giving scholarships, learning tools and sponsoring students in difficult circumstances, with a total value of nearly 2.6 billion VND. According to Mr. Tran Viet Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the City Youth Union, Chairman of the Can Tho City Youth Union Council, the children's movement has developed comprehensively, with many innovations; the area has been expanded in both schools and residential areas, better meeting the needs of caring for, training, fostering and caring for children in many fields. Many activities to care for team members, such as building "Red Scarf" houses and the "Support to School" program, have helped 10,000 children in difficult circumstances. Many useful playgrounds for children are effectively maintained such as English speaking contest, "Green Library", "Traditional History Education", "1,000 VND - Scholarship to help you go to school", "Electronic Bookshelf".
With the theme "Prioritizing resources to complete goals for children", in the Month of Action for Children, Can Tho City People's Committee assigned the City Youth Union to coordinate with departments, branches and localities to organize well the handover, reception and management of children in summer activities in communes, wards, towns and residential communities; organize recreational activities. Implement programs and activities to help children in special and difficult circumstances, children in poor and near-poor households. Organize skill courses for children, such as swimming classes, training in water safety skills, traffic safety, rescue skills and first aid for children with accidents and injuries so that children can have a safe and healthy summer vacation. |
Typically, Binh Thuy District Youth Union coordinated with Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy to implement the program "Mobile Medical Clinic" including activities: medical examination, medicine distribution, free tooth filling, instructions on hygiene, scientific oral care and exchange to improve foreign language skills, giving gifts to more than 1,650 children. At the same time, coordinated to organize the program "Cinema in the eyes of children" with many activities to educate about traditions, ethics and lifestyle through movies, attracting more than 3,670 children at 13 kindergartens. According to Mr. Truong Minh Duc, Secretary of the District Youth Union, the Youth Union at all levels also promoted propaganda about the Law on Children, children's participation rights; training skills to prevent and combat drowning, accidents causing injuries to children and guidance on road traffic culture; propaganda to prevent and combat human trafficking, child sexual abuse...
Responding to the Month of Action for Children, in June 2025, the People's Committee of Can Tho City assigned departments, branches, sectors, organizations and localities to organize activities to care for children. Activities focus on educating children's skills, such as teaching children to swim; training in knowledge and skills of safety in the water environment; traffic safety; rescue and first aid skills for children with accidents and injuries, ensuring children have a safe and healthy summer vacation; encouraging children to participate in military semesters, people's police semesters; talent classes (martial arts, music, painting, dancing, singing, physical education, sports, etc.) to attract children's participation during their summer vacation. At the same time, priority is given to exempting and reducing fees and tuition fees for these courses for children from poor and near-poor households; children in special circumstances; Create a safe, healthy, and equal living environment so that all children have the opportunity to be protected, cared for, educated, and develop comprehensively.
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