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Young people living in HCM City`s rural districts have more opportunities to enrich their lives
HCM City (VNA) — Young people living in HCM City's rural districts have more
opportunities to enrich their lives thanks to entertainment programmes and festivals
held by local cultural houses.
Nearly 7,000 young people, including rural youth, visit the city's Youth & Cultural
House each week to see the displays of culture and art, or participate in short-term
courses in dance, music, circus and fashion design, which are organised by the house
and its partners.
Many of the house programmes are free while some performances only cost 10,000 to
20,000 VND (1USD) for a ticket.
All the training courses in art, computer and foreign languages are reasonably
priced between 300,000 to 600,000 VND (30 USD) for one to three months.
The centre's managing board aims to serve poor and rural youngsters, who don't have
much cash to spend on entertainment such as cinema, music and fashion shows. The
programmes also broaden their knowledge about art and give them access to popular
studies like IT.
"I love to visit the Youth&Cultural House on weekends and holidays because it has a
variety of programmes to satisfy the different tastes of my friends and I," said
Nguyen Thi Mo, 21, a worker at the Binh Tan Garment Company.
Like many of her peers, all Mo had before was a job and the daily grind of work,
eat, and sleep. They are young, but act like old people because their lives lack fun
and entertainment.
"I earn only 1.5 million VND (75 USD) per month and save half my income to help
support my family, I do not have much cash to indulge in entertainment," said Mo,
adding that her life so is more enjoyable thanks to the free programmes provided by
the Youth House.
The Youth&Cultural House is not alone in its campaigns to keep youths entertained.
Several other entertainment centres in rural districts such as Hoc Mon, Binh Tan and
Cu Chi have tried to improve their services.
Binh Tan District's Cultural House has been working closely with other related
offices and social organisations to raise money for more quality programmes for
local youngsters.
"Our facilities provide music and dance programmes and organise picnics and social
exchanges between students and workers," the centre's deputy director Chau Phu Loc
said.
Most of our activities are free of charge so local young people can work hard but
still afford to have fun, he added.
Two of the centre's new projects funded by the local government include a cultural
and sports gymnasium and three cultural houses.
"This is just the beginning. We will find more ways to improve the lives of local
youth," Loc said. - Enditem
opportunities to enrich their lives thanks to entertainment programmes and festivals
held by local cultural houses.
Nearly 7,000 young people, including rural youth, visit the city's Youth & Cultural
House each week to see the displays of culture and art, or participate in short-term
courses in dance, music, circus and fashion design, which are organised by the house
and its partners.
Many of the house programmes are free while some performances only cost 10,000 to
20,000 VND (1USD) for a ticket.
All the training courses in art, computer and foreign languages are reasonably
priced between 300,000 to 600,000 VND (30 USD) for one to three months.
The centre's managing board aims to serve poor and rural youngsters, who don't have
much cash to spend on entertainment such as cinema, music and fashion shows. The
programmes also broaden their knowledge about art and give them access to popular
studies like IT.
"I love to visit the Youth&Cultural House on weekends and holidays because it has a
variety of programmes to satisfy the different tastes of my friends and I," said
Nguyen Thi Mo, 21, a worker at the Binh Tan Garment Company.
Like many of her peers, all Mo had before was a job and the daily grind of work,
eat, and sleep. They are young, but act like old people because their lives lack fun
and entertainment.
"I earn only 1.5 million VND (75 USD) per month and save half my income to help
support my family, I do not have much cash to indulge in entertainment," said Mo,
adding that her life so is more enjoyable thanks to the free programmes provided by
the Youth House.
The Youth&Cultural House is not alone in its campaigns to keep youths entertained.
Several other entertainment centres in rural districts such as Hoc Mon, Binh Tan and
Cu Chi have tried to improve their services.
Binh Tan District's Cultural House has been working closely with other related
offices and social organisations to raise money for more quality programmes for
local youngsters.
"Our facilities provide music and dance programmes and organise picnics and social
exchanges between students and workers," the centre's deputy director Chau Phu Loc
said.
Most of our activities are free of charge so local young people can work hard but
still afford to have fun, he added.
Two of the centre's new projects funded by the local government include a cultural
and sports gymnasium and three cultural houses.
"This is just the beginning. We will find more ways to improve the lives of local
youth," Loc said. - Enditem
