Various activities are carried out by the youth unions at all levels during the Youth Month. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Việt Nam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hà Nội on April 23.

Nearly 9,000 activities to support over 136,000 vulnerable adolescents and kids and the lonely elderly, worth some VNĐ97 billion (US$3.81 million), were carried out in the month, attracting more than 210,000 members.

Over 94,000 youth-initiated works valued more than VNĐ400 billion were constructed across the nation during the month.

The youths also joined hands to organise nearly 1,700 voluntary blood donation drives which collected over 201,000 units of blood, while arranging over 3,700 career orientation and admissions counselling activities for secondary- and high-school students and those of centres for vocational training and continuing education.

The youth unions at all levels paid due attention to supporting Vietnamese youths’ startups, with more than 8,800 activities carried out for nearly 51,000 members, and focused on assisting ethnic minority groups.

On the occasion, the committee presented certificates of merit to 22 youth unions, five organisations and 14 individuals with standout achievements during the Youth Month.

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the designation of March as the Youth Month. Over the past years, more than 100 million youth union members have participated in activities, collectively spearheading nearly 700,000 projects and initiatives across the country. Their efforts have helped improve the lives of millions. — VNS