Spreading green entrepreneurship spirit among youth

Accompanying the youth

Realizing the importance of supporting youth startups, in recent years, the Provincial Youth Union has implemented many practical activities such as organizing training courses, seminars, and exchange programs to equip knowledge, connect resources, and provide financial support for potential projects.

In particular, the Provincial Youth Union pays special attention to supporting projects and startup ideas of youth in the field of environmental protection and climate change response. There are projects and ideas that have been developed, replicated, or realized, bringing economic efficiency and associated with environmental protection.

Rewarding authors with excellent projects and ideas at the 5th Long An Province Innovation and Startup Competition in 2024

Head of the Provincial Youth Union Movement Committee - Nguyen Trung Tuong said that in 2024 alone, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee organized 6 startup training courses for union members and youth; 1 seminar program to exchange and share start-up experiences with typical young entrepreneurs; 1 Youth Startup Festival for Economic Development.

Thereby, updating and supplementing knowledge for union members and young entrepreneurs to start businesses and establish businesses suitable for each region, supporting young entrepreneurs to access production and business forms applying high science and technology associated with responding to climate change and environmental protection.

On the other hand, through these programs, units such as the Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association, the Bank for Social Policies, Long An branch, and the Vietnam Startup Incubator Joint Stock Company can link resources to support effective projects and start-up ideas of young entrepreneurs. "In 2024, 2 ideas and 5 start-up projects in the field of environmental protection and responding to climate change were supported" - said Mr. Nguyen Trung Tuong.

These projects and ideas demonstrate the creativity, acumen and innovation in the business thinking of the Youth Union, even in the face of challenges and difficulties, opening up potentials and opportunities. Thereby, demonstrating the sense of responsibility of the Youth Union towards the environment and the community. With the support of relevant units, these projects and ideas promise to continue to develop, contributing to the sustainable development of the locality.

In the coming time, the Provincial Youth Union will continue to accompany and create conditions for the Youth Union to access sustainable production and business models, apply science and technology, contribute to environmental protection and adapt to climate change. This is not only an opportunity for the Youth Union to start a business but also an important step in building a green, environmentally friendly economy. At the same time, the young generation is proving that starting a business not only enriches themselves but also contributes to building a better future for the community and society.

Outstanding and creative projects and ideas

One of the typical startup projects in the environmental field is Organic Dragon Fruit Flower Tea by the group of authors Ho Quy Trong - Nguyen Thi My Dung (Chau Thanh district). According to Ms. Dung, the project originated from the desire to take advantage of local raw materials to bring good products to consumers. The project focuses on purchasing dragon fruit flowers from gardens that do not use pesticides to produce high-quality herbal tea.

This tea is not only delicious but also brings many health benefits, with a gentle, cool aroma, sweet taste, many vitamins, minerals, rich in antioxidants, helps to increase resistance, support digestion. On the other hand, this project also contributes to environmental protection, changing farmers' farming habits in a safer and more sustainable direction. At the 5th Provincial Innovation and Startup Competition in 2024, the project won the Encouragement Prize. From there, it received support from the Provincial Youth Union in expanding the market, connecting with partners to support capital and guarantee product output.

Another creative and environmentally friendly project is Vietnam Aluminum Painting by author Nguyen Thanh Tung (Ben Luc district). The project uses waste from beer and soft drink cans to create artistic paintings. The project is loved by experts, businessmen, union members, and young people.

According to Mr. Tung, there are many types of paintings on the market today, especially embroidery paintings that are very popular. To make a difference from other types of paintings on the market, he himself came up with the idea of ​​producing and trading aluminum paintings from waste materials such as beer and soft drink cans.

Thanks to its uniqueness and environmental protection significance, the project won second prize in the Startup Project competition, attracting the attention of the green living community. In addition, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee introduced Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung to join the Provincial Startup Investment Club and the expanded Young Entrepreneurs Association to participate, share, and learn experience with other members.

In addition, the project of transferring the model of growing black termite mushrooms with high-tech automation technology to local households by Mr. Truong The Khuong (Ben Luc district) also received much attention.

According to Mr. Khuong, in recent years, the mushroom growing industry has grown strongly, creating a source of clean food for people, contributing to creating jobs and income, while reducing environmental pollution by utilizing agricultural waste such as straw, sawdust, etc. After many years of incubation, the project has been replicated to many households.

The project won the Encouragement Prize in the 2024 Startup Project Competition. After the competition, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee supported the project to participate in training courses to perfect products, plan effective business strategies and have a sustainable development roadmap, build brands, and connect with business partners.

Youth Union members listen to the authors present the idea of ​​BIOFEED - A breakthrough in sustainable agriculture at the 5th Long An Provincial Innovation and Startup Competition in 2024

In addition to the projects, another outstanding idea is BIOFEED - A breakthrough in sustainable agriculture by the group of authors Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh - Truong Thi Hoai Mong (Tan Tao University). BIOFEED uses fly larvae to treat food waste and produce organic fertilizers, contributing to promoting a circular economy, reducing plastic waste, opening up opportunities for start-up projects in the field of environmental protection.

With great potential, at the 5th Provincial Innovation and Startup Competition in 2024, the excellent idea won first prize in the Creative Ideas category; at the same time, the Provincial Youth Union supported the connection with the Department of Science and Technology, the Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association to realize the product and replicate it in practice.

The positive results from the above green startup projects clearly demonstrate the dynamism, courage, intelligence and daring spirit of the youth. It is not only a story of starting a business and increasing income but also a contribution to the journey of building a green, sustainable and environmentally friendly economy./.

By Le Duc - Translated by Q. Thien

Source: https://baolongan.vn/lan-toa-tinh-than-khoi-nghiep-xanh-trong-thanh-nien-a192461.html