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Projects for Hanoi

MyHanoi’s first project was to establish an online library at www.myhanoi.com.vn to provide mostly Hanoi- related information.

Duc said the idea to establish the group came into his mind when he was studying in Hanoi-Aptech. At the time he found it very difficult to access information about Hanoi on the Internet.

“There might be many websites which provide information about Hanoi, but they were not updated, therefore, it was very difficult for me to find what I needed then. As a result, I wanted to design a website that could provide all Hanoi related information,” said Duc.

MyHanoi’s first project was to establish an online library at www.myhanoi.com.vn to provide mostly Hanoi- related information.

The online library is now entering its second phase. According to Duc, the website is expected to operate smoothly as of October 10 and will be a gift of MyHanoi to the city to mark the 54^th anniversary of its liberation day.

Apart from the website, the group also developed another project to encourage youths to improve cooking hygiene in stores, which was awarded at the 6^th Vietnam Innovation Day co-organised by the World Bank and the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper in June.

The project has got off the ground since July. A number of nicely-decorated wastebaskets in different shapes made by MyHanoi’s members are being used at some food stores in the city.

Along with free wastebaskets, the group members have made a great effort to raise public awareness of food hygiene.

“As you know, old habits die hard. So we have no choice but to try our best to persuade people to keep public areas clean,” Duc noted.

Recently, MyHanoi has provided free wastebaskets to some schools in Hanoi to make students become more responsible for their behaviour and role as future masters of the country.

A young leader

Born in 1984 to a Hanoi family, Duc has a strong attachment to the capital city. He said that at first his parents did not support his plan to launch a website about Hanoi as they worried that it would affect their son’s studies. With his persuasion and initial good results from the group’s projects, his parents finally agreed with him and even let his sister join the group.