(HBO) - The Young Entrepreneurs’ Association of the northwestern province of Hoa Binh held a conference on March 27 to launch activities for this year.

The association’s current membership is 51. In 2018, its activities greatly contributed to the State budget collection with dozens of billions of VND, while creating jobs for more than 5,000 locals.

Members of the association proactively participated in charitable and social welfare activities, including those to build two houses for needy families and children’s playground. They also organised programmes celebrating traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday for the poor, along with giving over 100 gift sets to policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged families, local youths and workers, and people with disabilities.

Members of the Young Entrepreneurs’ Association in Hoa Binh province launch tasks for 2019.

In the previous year, 10 members with outstanding achievements in the work of the association and campaigns for young entrepreneurs were awarded with certificates of merit from the central-level Association of Young Entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, 10 member businesses received certificates from the provincial association and one individual and a firm won a prize of young outstanding start-up of the central-level association.

Furthermore, two local businesses were among the 200 firms winning the Gold Star Award. Another member received certificate of the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee for contributions during 2018 winter and 2019 spring voluntary programmes. Additionally, one member won first prize in a contest on creative start-up ideas of Hoa Binh’s youths which was held for the first time.

In 2019, the provincial Young Entrepreneurs’ Association will continue regular charity and social welfare events. It will join hands with partners to organise a forum on youth’s start-ups as well as the second contest on creative start-up ideas of Hoa Binh’s youths.


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