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.
Four water ambassadors of 2020 (Source: laodong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – 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.
The contest, jointly held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam, the Management and Sustainable Development Institute 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 water use, personal hygiene and water sources protection, and mobilising resources to increase access to clean water for students in mountainous schools in Tam Duong district of the northern province of Lao Cai.
Launched in September, the organising board selected 40 outstanding students to the final round.
They then chose three style ambassadors and four water ambassadors of 2020./.
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