Da Nang – In February 2025, the Communication & Creative Storytelling Training for outstanding youth passionate about the environment and climate change in Da Nang was successfully held. This initiative is part of the Healthy Cities for Adolescents Phase II Project in Da Nang (HCA-II Da Nang), funded by Fondation Botnar and managed by Ecorys […]

More than 120 students from secondary and high schools aged 12-19 in Da Nang participated in the training “𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧” from July 16-20, 2024, which starts the Skills Training Series for Da Nang Children and Adolescents. This is an activity implemented by UNICEF Vietnam and the VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education (VNUK), Danang University, under the Healthy Cities for Youth (HCA) project phase 2.

In March 2022, UNICEF Vietnam coordinated with Da Nang Youth Union to organize the design contest “Green Playground Inner City” for all adolescents aged 12-18 years old. The contest is one of the activities hosted by the Healthy Cities for Adolescents (HCA) project, under the Child-Friendly City Initiative in Da Nang. Over a month since […]

An interesting challenge for adolescents in Da Nang to create a green initiative for eco-friendly playground, appropriate for the urban context, especially in Da Nang city  Playing in a green and clean space as well as having chances to join outdoor activities can bring significant benefits to children’s physical, mental and social development, especially in […]

Video contest: 1-minute green for students in Danang city will start on this year

In order to encourage children to participate in healthy activities and effectively use their time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Youth Union coordinated with the Healthy cities for Adolescents project (UNICEF Vietnam) to organize the video contest “Da Nang Children – Happy Creativity Time, Useful Skills Learning”. Submission period was from September 5 to October 25, 2021, and the awards are expected to be announced in November 2021.

Da Nang is emerging as a city with enormous potential for development. Being home to more than one million people, the city is a vibrant industrial, commercial, financial, educational, technological and tourist hub. With the strong leadership and commitment from the city’s leaders, Da Nang is on the path to become Viet Nam’s second Child-Friendly City, along with Ho Chi Minh City. Da Nang already has several building blocks in place, including an Action Programme for Implementation of Viet Nam’s Youth Strategy, which encourages youth-centered human resource development; strengthens education and life skills; employ the application of new technology; support vocational training and employment opportunities; improve health, fitness and stature; and promote cultural and recreational activities.

U-Report is a technology initiative of UNICEF. It is a social monitoring tool using free surveying message, specifically for teenagers in all countries around the world. U-Report is a place for young people to speak out about the most up-to-date, most important issues to them to create a better world where every child and young person can develop to their fullest potential.

The International Youth Day is coming. The topic for this year is “Youth’s participation: Youth contribution to achieving sustainable development goals”.

For this occasion, supported by the United Nations in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Ministry of Domestic Affairs, we are implementing a Youth Survey in Vietnam through the U-Report tool.

Do you want to share the future of the Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP)? 🥳
Part of the YECAP x Movers Climate Series, we are hosting the first “World We Want – YECAP Edition”, a fun and interactive consultation for youth to share how we can better empower the youth to engage in climate actions.