The Healthy Cities for Adolescents Project - phase 2 continues supporting the development and evolution of Da Nang into a healthy, dynamic, and adolescent friendly city to ensure well-being and participation of adolescents and young people.
Latest news from The Healthy Cities for Adolescents Project - phase 2 in Da Nang
Da Nang spreads the message “Clean hand – Confident – Healthy”
Da Nang, October 11, 2025 – In celebration of Global Handwashing Day (October 15) and the International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), UNICEF Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Da Nang Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Education and Training (DoE), organized the event “Handwashing Heroes” at Nguyen Hue Secondary School […]
School nutrition capacity-building workshop – For a generation of healthy confident, and thriving children in Da Nang
Da Nang, October 14, 2025 – The Da Nang Center for Disease Control (CDC Da Nang), in collaboration with UNICEF Viet Nam, successfully organized a capacity-building workshop on school nutrition counseling, assessment, management, and data monitoring, aiming to strengthen the prevention and control of overweight and obesity among school children in Da Nang. This activity […]
“GREEN STEM INNOVATION 2025”: SPARKING CREATIVITY, NURTURING GREEN ASPIRATIONS
Da Nang, September 21, 2025 – Within the framework of the Healthy Cities for Adolescents (HCA) – Phase II stem project in Da Nang, funded by the Botnar Foundation and managed by Ecorys, UNICEF Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Vietnam–UK Institute for Research and Executive Education (VNUK), University of Da Nang, successfully organized the […]
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What do People Think about HCA Project?
The success of the project is measured not only by the number of activities implemented or targets achieved, but also by the changes in how government authorities, organizations, and communities perceive and act on issues affecting children and adolescents. When the voices of children and adolescents are heard, and every decision is guided by their best interests, this lays the foundation for building a sustainable, inclusive, compassionate, and modern city.
Ms. Doan Thi Hoai Nhi
Deputy Director, Da Nang Department of Health
Technology only has real value when it solves a real problem in everyday life.
Nguyen Nhat Bao Nguyen
17 years old
Green STEM Innovation
We are working to ensure that children’s participation becomes increasingly meaningful and substantive, including through the development of the Programme on Promoting Children’s Participation for 2026–2030 and a set of standards for children’s participation.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga
Deputy Director General, AMCA, Ministry of Health