Many collectives and outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the summer volunteer programmes and campaigns are awarded certificates of merit. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – A ceremony to launch the 16th National Volunteer Day and to celebrate 30 years of summer volunteer programmes and campaigns of the youth in Ho Chi Minh City (1994-2023) was held on August 6, with the participation of nearly 2,500 young volunteers. By 2009, the campaign had been renamed "Summer volunteer youth campaign". On the occasion, many collectives and outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the summer volunteer programmes and campaigns were awarded certificates of merit. Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai stressed that the city’s youth should inherit and develop the achievements, thus further expanding youth volunteer activities./.