HCM City launches summer activities for children

HCM City (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended an event in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28 to launch summer activities for children and respond to the Children Month 2023.

Highlighting the significance of the event, Quang said that the Government has implemented many strategies and plans to give better protection, care and education to children, aiming to ensure their rights and make sure that they develop comprehensively and enjoy a healthy and safe life.

However, the country has seen many challenges in child care, protection and education, he stated, stressing the need to continue to fix current shortcomings and problems to give better care for children, the future of the country.

Quang asked ministries, sectors and the administrations at all levels to continue strengthening the communications work and implementation of the Party and State’s policy and laws regarding child protection and care, while diversifying summer activities for them.

At the same time, plans and measures for child protection and care should be conducted regularly with stronger State budget and social resources, thus creating a healthy environment for children’s comprehensive development.

On the occasion, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee announced a donation of 9.3 billion VND (396,000 USD) to children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 29 cities and provinces in the second half of 2023, along with gifts worth 16.7 billion VND to children in 25 cities and provinces for summer activities.

Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh City administration launched an online cultural space for children, using digital technologies to introduce the history, culture, national sea and islands as well as folk arts to children./.