(VNF) - Canon Vietnam Company (CVN) on November 26th has cooperated with Bac Giang province Communist Youth Union to organize the “Hand in hand for a green environment” program at Tu Mai primary school, Yen Dung district.

The program aims to raise awareness about environmental protection among pupils and guide them to protect the environment through simple actions in daily life; contributing to the movement of create a green - clean - modern environment in the country.

Mr Sawa Shunji, CVN General Manager, said: “Our surroundings are being seriously polluted, not only in urban areas but also in rural ones. Although the amount of rubbish is still smaller in rural areas, there is almost no system to collect and dispose of waste. Therefore, environmental pollution is getting more and more serious, requiring immediate action. Via this program, CVN hopes to send an important message to all of us, especially the youth: we need to take action together in order to protect and build up a green Vietnam and a greener planet generally. This is surely an invaluable gift for future generations.”

By participating in the event, pupils get basic knowledge of real environment situation in Vietnam as well as in the whole world via vivid images and legends. Canon staff also guide pupils protect the environment following 3R - an effective environmental protection activity in the world. 3R is abbreviation of 3 English words meaning Reduce - Reuse - Recycle. Nowadays, 3R is still unfamiliar among pupils. They also joined in two games named “reuse - using used things to make new things, and “rubbish classification”.

Canon Vietnam also gave five plastic rubbish bins, one laser printer and 225 gift sets to Tu Mai primary school in order to serving daily activities and ensure hygiene quality at the school. Besides, the company also presented a laser printer to the People’s Committee of Tu Mai commune to serve their work.

Later, 50 CVN volunteers, and youth members from Tu Mai commune and pupils (4th-5th grade) jointly cleaned up and collected rubbish along rural roads and public areas.

This is the 18th event that organized by CVN in the provinces Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Hanoi city.

As scheduled, this December, Canon will cooperate with Bac Ninh province Communist Youth Union to host the same program in Thua Town primary school, Luong Tai district with the participation of around 440 pupils and more than 30 CVN volunteers./.

( VNF )