We work with young people, in-country stakeholders and through UK partnerships by enhancing young people’s capabilities to engage in groundbreaking change, build hope and collaborate with their peers to address multiple 21st Century crises – from climate change to employment and employability – securing meaningful solutions that address their demands.    

As part of our Youth Connect programme, the British Council in Viet Nam has been in partnership with the Research Institute for Climate Change, Can Tho University, to develop and deliver a project entitled Youth Community Resilience to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta (VMD) – also known as Y-CoRe – from March 2023 to April 2025.

  • Phase One: from March to November 2023
  • Phase Two: from December 2023 to April 2025  

Project Purposes: 

  • To enhance young people’s response to climate change in the VMD by strengthening their leadership and influence.
  • To build a community for knowledge exchange, engagement and skill development among youth networks across the VMD.  
  • To amplify youth voices and expand capacity-building opportunities for students and lecturers at educational institutions in the VMD, promoting engagement in climate change adaptation, as well as gender equality.

Project’s Recap: 

Phase One

During Phase One, an inclusive platform was constructed to develop a network of young people willing to act for the sustainability of the VMD under complex climate change impacts. 

View the detailed activities of phase One here. 

Phase Two

Building on the success of phase One, phase Two continues to generate inclusive impacts and enhance community resilience to climate change through various activities.

Phase Two expands the beneficiaries to university lecturers, students and communities to maintain and develop the youth network in the VMD.

View the detailed activities of phase Two here. 

Stories of young people from the Y-CoRe network implementing climate and gender equality action projects were featured in the 20-episode series Preparation for Life under the New Life segment, and in the Youth Skills for a Sustainable Future Talk show broadcast on VTV1. This initiative was a collaboration between the British Council and Viet Nam Television from 2023 to 2025, sharing the mutual goal of Preparation for Life, to focus on young people, support their education, career orientation and future planning, and inspire the younger generation to think and act positively for their personal growth and the development of their community.  

The broadcast series reached over four million views nationwide. Watch full episodes of Preparation for Life here.

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