Saturday, March 13, 2021, 09:39 GMT+7
Dang Thi Thom, the founder of Gen Xanh. Photo: Cong Trieu / Tuoi Tre
Dang Thi Thom, 18, refuses to let her neighborhood fall victim to the endemic littering, which is also prevalent in other areas of Vietnam.
Dang Thi Thom, the founder of Gen Xanh. Photo: Cong Trieu / Tuoi Tre
Thom, a resident of Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City, hopes that by launching small-scale clean-up projects within her own community, she’ll inspire youth across the country to care for their own neighborhoods.
Trade-in your trash
Dang Thi Thom s first clean-up project was launched in Ho Chi Minh City s District 1 in June 2020. Since then, Thom’s