GREEN SUMMER 2026: CENTRAL YOUTH UNION ATTENDS INAUGURATION OF “LIGHTING UP RURAL ROADS” YOUTH PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY VIETNAM AVIATION ACADEMY YOUTH IN TAN BIEN COMMUNE, TAY NINH PROVINCE

As part of the Green Summer Volunteer Campaign 2026, the youth of the Vietnam Aviation Academy (VAA) held the inauguration ceremony for the “Lighting Up Rural Roads” youth project along a roadway in Tan Nam Hamlet, Tan Bien Commune, Tay Ninh Province. Serving as one of the campaign’s key projects, the initiative demonstrates the vanguard spirit, sense of responsibility, and dedication of the Academy’s Youth Union members toward the community, contributing to new rural development and improving livelihoods in the border region.

Inauguration ceremony of the “Lighting Up Rural Roads” youth project in Tan Bien Commune, Tay Ninh Province. (Photo: VAA Youth Union – Student Association)

The ceremony was attended by Comrade Nguyen Kim Quy – Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Standing Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation; Comrade Nguyen Quoc Huy – Member of the Standing Committee, Deputy Head of the Youth Union Affairs Department of the Central Youth Union; Major General Ngo Hoai Thu – Deputy Director of the Department of Political Affairs, Ministry of Public Security; Senior Lieutenant Colonel Dong Duc Vu – Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Youth Union, Head of the Youth Department of the People’s Public Security; Comrade Tran Hai Phu – Member of the Central Committee of the Youth Union, Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Youth Union; Comrade Pham Hong Quan – Member of the Standing Committee, Standing Vice President of the Tay Ninh Provincial Youth Federation; alongside local administration leaders and numerous student volunteers.

Comrade Tran Hai Phu – Member of the Central Youth Union Committee, Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Youth Union inquires after volunteers at the campaign site. (Photo: VAA Youth Union – Student Association)

The “Lighting Up Rural Roads” project was directly surveyed, constructed, and completed by VAA Green Summer volunteers with the coordination and support of local authorities and partnering units. Throughout implementation, volunteers actively participated in transporting materials, excavating foundation pits, erecting light poles, wiring electrical lines, and installing the illumination system, ensuring on-time progress, construction quality, and technical safety standards.

Following an intensive construction effort, the project was successfully completed along a nearly 1.5-kilometer route with 25 lighting poles, giving the residential area a refreshed appearance. Bringing the lighting system into operation not only facilitates safer nighttime travel for residents and enhances local security and traffic safety, but also improves daily living standards for communities in the border region.

Delegates perform the inauguration ritual, officially putting the project into service. (Photo: VAA Youth Union – Student Association)

Speaking at the ceremony, leaders recognized and highly commended the sense of responsibility and enthusiasm demonstrated by VAA youth in carrying out practical, community-oriented projects. They also expressed their hope that youth union members and students will continue to champion their pioneering and creative role, undertaking meaningful activities to foster ongoing local development.

The moment the first lights were switched on not only marked the completion of a youth project, but also symbolized faith, hope, and the youth’s shared journey alongside residents in the borderland. The light from the project illuminates formerly dark pathways while spreading compassion, civic responsibility, and the younger generation’s desire to serve.

Illumination from the youth project contributes to ensuring security, traffic safety, and building new rural areas. (Photo: VAA Youth Union – Student Association)

The “Lighting Up Rural Roads” project serves as vivid evidence of the effectiveness of youth volunteer movements when aligned with practical local needs. It stands as a prominent hallmark of the VAA Green Summer Campaign 2026, contributing to new rural construction, social welfare support, and the role of youth in socioeconomic development and borderland defense.

The “Lighting Up Rural Roads” project – a proud milestone of Vietnam Aviation Academy youth during the Green Summer Campaign 2026. (Photo: VAA Youth Union – Student Association)

Under the motto “Soaring with Ambition, Spreading Vanguard Wings,” the youth of the Vietnam Aviation Academy will continue to bring their knowledge, vitality, and enthusiasm to disadvantaged areas, delivering substantive projects and spreading the noble values of volunteer youth on their journey of community service.

ĐTN&HSV – HTT