See the 'Mr. West' pick up trash in Hanoi

Responding to the campaign ' Making the world cleaner ', on September 18, the Australian Embassy together with Thang Long secondary school organized the ' Zoo cleaning ' activity at Hanoi Zoo.

Participating in the program are all staff and children of the Australian Embassy with more than 50 children of Thang Long Secondary School, Hanoi.

Australian embassy staff and Thang Long school students went to collect garbage.

'It's about organizing this activity right in our area, we want to emphasize that we don't have to do great things, great ideas to make a real change. Just as simple as we are with the people in our community to preserve and clean an important place like life like this zoo, 'said the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Allaster Cox said. .

Participating in activities with small children is also a good opportunity to educate students in particular and the younger generation in particular about the responsibilities of each individual and community in protecting the living environment around them.

Present at the operation, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Principal of Thang Long Secondary School said, this is a very practical activity to raise awareness of environmental preservation for students as well as visitors to the garden. interesting. Therefore, the school will consider to make this activity an annual activity of the school.

The Australian Embassy also said that, in addition to this activity, at the end of September, the Embassy together with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) will sponsor the publication of an environmental education book.

This book is an in-depth publication about the rapid decline of some plant and animal species and the importance of ecological balance to the lives of people and the earth.

Participating in activities, embassy staff and their children have interacted with the children of Thang Long school through cultural performances, stories calling for preserving and protecting the green and clean environment. After the exchange, the embassy staff went with the children to collect garbage around Hanoi Zoo.

Here are some pictures of this very practical and meaningful garbage collection:

The fashion show called for environmental protection of Thang Long children.

Prepare gloves to pick up trash .

And get stuff.

The students eagerly started work .

And the children of the embassy staff also worked very hard.

Find trash .

Take out garbage collected .

And clean up the tool.