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 Awareness Youth-led Initiatives raiseawareness about climate change: 

 Action 

 Youth-led Initiatives givesolutions  and promote to

change behaviors: 

[Company Name][Address]

[City, ST ZIP Code]

Networking and Advocacy  Youth-led initiatives

network   and promote   public and policy advocacy:

“I love the Environment” festival, Radio Training on

Climate Change; Green Debate; Environment Photocontest; Raising awareness on protection of water

resources; "Comic on Climate Change" Contest;

Children in a Changing Climate Contest…

“Straw composting” project; Green Destination; Say

No to Plastic Straw Campaign; Green Walls; ImproveCob Burning Stoves  project; Poonah paper - paper

recycling … 

 Action for the Bear; Let’s bus; I will if you will; Earth Hour,

350 are big campaigns to connect different stakeholders andeven contribute to influence on policy-makers.

 A dopt A tree Project - 130 classes on climate

change and environmental protection was held for

approximately 4000 students in grade 4 and grade

5 at 10 primary schools in Hanoi.

 With the slogan "An idea without action just a

notion", Straw composting  project was

successfully implemented with 20 compost piles 

in Hanoi.

 Action for the Bear Campaign - collect 1,000,000

signatures, send thousands of petition letters to the

Government Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and

Rural Development to keep Tam Dao bear Rescue Center.

 The biggest result of this project is contributing to Prime

Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s decision that The TamDao Bear Rescue Center will be allowed to

maintain its operations.

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 Young environmental journalists  club –

raise awareness of 8 students from 9-10 years old

in Me Linh, Hanoi about climate change. They are

trained to  write articles, journals about

environmental issues. 

Improve tripod-stoves by burning cob 

project was implemented in Chieng Kheo, Mai Son

district, Son La province to provide improved tripod-

stoves to 35 households and reduce average fuel

shortage months of each household from 5 - 6

months to 3-4 months. 

Project Let’s Bus  is an initiative of the Be the Change

 Agents Network to promote the use of buses to save energy

and reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. 30,000 

bus tickets are collected, 40 initiatives for the next

stage of Let’s Bus, 3500 – 4000 visitors in the Green

Movement Festival.

Emotion Trees Project – aims at lighting up the

love of the Environment of 150 students  by

planting trees and teaching environmental classes.

Green Destination  – contributes to the

encouragement of using non or low emission vehicles

by building green network of 300 restaurants,

shops and café in Hanoi, which commit to

give discount for customers who go to the shop bynon-smoke emitting vehicles.

I WILL IF YOU WILL has attracted more than 20

companies, 20 Vietnamese artists and positive

feedback from the community, especially the youth with

over 3000 environmental commitments  from

high school students. 

The He Xanh (Vietnam Green Generation Network) is a network of youth organizations and individuals who share concerns and are willing to learn

and make a difference for a sustainable life. With motivation and enthusiasm, The He Xanh promotes youths and community to be Aware of and Act to address

climate change. Vietnam Green Generation Network has been established since 2008 with only 4 youth clubs. Up to 2013, there are more than 100 groups,

clubs in the network; yearly 30-50 youth-led initiatives of youth are connected to private, NGOs and government support by The He Xanh.

The He Xanh  is supported and coordinated by Live&Learn for Community and Environment in cooperation with different partners such as governmentaloffices, international organizations (Oxfam, British Council, Care, Plan…), Embassies (Australia, Finland), communication agencies (VTV2, VTV6…), companies

(Boo, Ford, Canon, Koto…) and like-minded organizations and individuals.