"Dance for Kindness” programme promotes gender equality
More than 1,000 people, including students and foreign diplomats in Hanoi, joined the “Dance for Kindness” programme to promote gender equality at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of Hanoi on November 25.
“Dance for Kindness” programme promotes gender equality. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 1,000 people, including students andforeign diplomats in Hanoi, joined the “Dance for Kindness” programme topromote gender equality at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in theheart of Hanoi on November 25.
The event was jointly held by the Youth Magazine under the Ho Chi MinhCommunist Union Central Committee, the Youth Connection Club, the UN WomenVietnam and many other organisations in honour of the World Kindness Day(November 13) and the Action Month for Gender Equality.
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The first “Dance for Kindness” programme in Vietnam was held in 2014. It aimsto inspire, empower and educate people from all walks of life to lead a life ofkindness. It proves that regardless of differences in race, religion, ethnicityor background, the common thread that unites all people is kindness.-VNA
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“Dance for Kindness” programme promotes gender equality. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
