The 2014 Voluntary Youth Year kicked off in the northern province ofDien Bien on January 19 with a series of activities in support ofunderprivileged children and families of war heroes.
The year will focus on the construction of new-style rural and urban areas so as to bring about better social well-being.
Over the past 15 years, the voluntary youth campaign has spreadwidely with tens of millions of students taking part, during which theyhave raised their sense of responsibility for national construction anddefence.
Following the launch ceremony, the provincialyoungsters visited and presented gifts to needy students, the poor andthose who rendered services to the nation.
They alsovoluntarily donated blood, offered free health check-ups and medicine tothe locals and launched construction of a new cultural village house.-VNA
The year will focus on the construction of new-style rural and urban areas so as to bring about better social well-being.
Over the past 15 years, the voluntary youth campaign has spreadwidely with tens of millions of students taking part, during which theyhave raised their sense of responsibility for national construction anddefence.
Following the launch ceremony, the provincialyoungsters visited and presented gifts to needy students, the poor andthose who rendered services to the nation.
They alsovoluntarily donated blood, offered free health check-ups and medicine tothe locals and launched construction of a new cultural village house.-VNA
