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USAID contest finds out water ambassadors of 2020

The final round of the 2020 water ambassador contest was held at Nguyen Du Secondary School in Hanoi on December 7, during which four water ambassadors were named.
USAID contest finds out water ambassadors of 2020 ảnh 1Four water ambassadors of 2020 (Source: laodong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The final round of the 2020 water ambassador contestwas held at Nguyen Du Secondary School in Hanoi on December 7, during whichfour water ambassadors were named.

The contest, jointly held by the US Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) in Vietnam, the Management and Sustainable DevelopmentInstitute and the Centre For Sustainable Community Development (SCODE),attracted the participation of secondary school students in the capital city.

It aimed at improving students’ knowledge on clean wateruse, personal hygiene and water sources protection, and mobilising resources to increaseaccess to clean water for students in mountainous schools in Tam Duong districtof the northern province of Lao Cai.

Launched in September, the organising board selected 40outstanding students to the final round.

They then chose three style ambassadors and four waterambassadors of 2020./.
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