“I am always worried that time passes by too quickly while I am too slow to do many things for my children and grandchildren in the future”, elder Hanh expressed his concern upon gazing at Truong Son (Annamite) mountain range in the distance. For generations, Pa Co people of his kind have taken refuge at the foot of this mountain range. Seeing the traditional culture of their ancestors gradually fading away over the years makes his heart ache, so he must do everything he can to preserve and conserve the beauty of his people.

On November 11th, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University and the Hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy welcomed the Alliance for Smiles Organization and the Rotary Club of Saigon to launch a surgery program for children with cleft lips and palates.

On October 30, the Provincial Center for Youth Activities organized a handover ceremony for the small-scale project “Improving Educational Environment to Support the Healthy Development of Children and Youth in Thua Thien Hue Province”.

Reading plays an important role for everyone, especially for students. However, not all parents have the right method to inspire and guide their children to develop the habit of reading and love of for books.

On the morning of October 6, at Quoc hoc Hue High school for the Gifted, the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the United States Forest Services held a training session titled “Basis Knowledge on Disaster Prevention and First Aid for Injuries”.

On the morning of September 25th, the Center for Social Work and the Child Protection Fund (CSW-CPF), in collaboration with the Vietnam Child Protection Fund and the Hope Foundation, organized a scholarship award program for students with disabilities, agent orange victims from various districts, towns, and Hue City, as well as children of fishermen facing difficult circumstances in Quang Dien and Phu Loc districts.

“Coloring heritage” and “Hue Art Memory Game” featuring traditional Vietnamese motifs from the Nguyen Dynasty are part of the “Heritage education” program for 2024, jointly organized by Hue Monuments Conservation Center and GEKE (German society for the Preservation of cultural heritage). The program is held at Phung Tien Temple in Hue Imperial Citadel and is entirely free for children.

This was the workshop held for the very first time by the Club “Hue Books, My Love” on September 21 at the space No.23-25 Le Loi St., Hue City.

On August 17th, the Provincial Dental Hospital, in coordination with Operation Smile Vietnam, conducted screening exams for children with abnormalities. This activity is part of the annual Operation Smile surgery program held in Thua Thien Hue.

On August 9th, the provincial Dental Hospital announced that the unit is collaborating with Operation Smile Vietnam to carry out a smile surgery program for children with cleft lip and cleft palate.

From 300 entries in the preliminary round, the organizers selected 50 works by 50 students to compete in the finals of the 2024 children's drawing competition based on books, themed: "Hue through childhood drawings."

In a space adorned with traditional Tet decorations, over 40 students from various primary students in Hue city area dressing traditional ao dai are immersing themselves into cultural folk games on Tet days.

The program is organized to have more meaningful activities for the children on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival.