Illustrative image. (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A video-making contest named “I choose” is open for youngpeople aged 12 – 18 to improve public awareness of the harmful effects ofplastic waste to the environment.
The contest ispart of the project “Zero Plastic Waste Challenge: Small Action, Big Impact,”funded by the US Embassy and Consulate in Vietnam.
It isco-organised by the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub), a civilsociety organisation under the Vietnam Union of Science and TechnologyAssociation (VUSTA), and the Vietnamese USG Exchange Alumni.
The competionis expected to provide a platform for young Vietnamese people to together usetheir creativity to develop a communication campaign on the pressing plasticwaste problem facing the country today.
As Vietnam isamong the five Asian countries throwing the most plastic waste into ocean, at13 million tonnes a year, we want this project to raise awareness of thispressing environmental situation among the young people and empower them sothey will adopt specific actions to promptly address such issues, said theproject’s coordinator Nguyen Thu Ha.
The contestalso aims to seek creative solutions in ending and reducing plastic productsand promoting the recycle of plastic waste in daily life, she added.
The entryperiod will close at the end of December 25.
The firstprize winner will be rewarded one million VND (43 USD) while the second prizewinner will receive 500,000 VND./.
VNA
