Nearly 9,000 activities to support over 136,000 vulnerable adolescents andkids and the lonely elderly, worth some 97 billion VND (3.81 million USD),were carried out in the month, attracting more than 210,000 members.
Over94,000 youth-initiated works valued more than 400 billion VND wereconstructed across the nation during the month.
The youths also joined hands to organise nearly 1,700 voluntary blood donationdrives which collected over 201,000 units of blood, while arranging over 3,700career orientation and admissions counselling activities for secondary- andhigh-school students and those of centres for vocational training and continuingeducation.
The youth unions at all levels paid due attention tosupporting Vietnamese youths’ startups, with more than 8,800 activities carriedout for nearly 51,000 members, and focused on assisting ethnic minority groups.
On the occasion, the committee presentedcertificates of merit to 22 youth unions, five organisations and 14 individualswith standout achievements during the Youth Month.
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the designation of Marchas the Youth Month. Over the past years, more than 100 million youthunion members have participated in activities, collectivelyspearheading nearly 700,000 projects and initiatives across thecountry. Their efforts have helped improve the lives of millions./.