Today (April 2nd, 2024), the Vietnam Denmark Friendship Association (VIDAFA) and the Embassy of Denmark, the two co-hosts of the Denmark in Your Eyes 2023 painting contest, jointly announced the names of sixty-two individual winners and three group prizewinners at an award ceremony in Hanoi. The event brought together leaders and representatives of local agencies and organizations that supported the contest and a number of the contest winners together with their parents and teachers. The theme of the contest this year is ‘Green Future’.
‘A key area of cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark is green growth and the transition to a more sustainable society. The Denmark in Your Eyes contest is a unique way for us to reach beyond the ongoing government-to-government cooperation of our Green Strategic Partnership and engage the children and youth of Vietnam. I am very encouraged by the 21,500 submissions to the contest. They are a testament to the great interest and strong commitment of the young Vietnamese generations in a green future for all. Their messages and stories remind us of the importance of involving, empowering and mobilising young generations to take action and make the changes they want to see in their communities and the world around them.’ said Ambassador of Denmark, Mr. Nicolai Prytz, at the award ceremony.
The contest received huge support from elementary and lower secondary school students nationwide in Vietnam. More than 21,500 paintings and artworks were submitted from 256 schools and clubs in 42 provinces and cities. The high artistic quality of the submissions as well as the creative ideas behind them made it very difficult for the judges to select the best paintings to be awarded. The panel of judges was comprised of acclaimed painters from Kim Dong Publishing House and Thieu Nien and Nhi Dong newspaper.
The grand prize went to Chu Ha Giang, a 6th grade student from Nguyen Gia Thieu School (Hanoi). ‘Marine pollution is a risk that our world is facing. With ‘A Call from the Blue Ocean’, I would like to call out for our joint efforts to save the ocean. Even small and simple deeds will count’ said Giang at the award ceremony.
Other 61 individual awards, which include 2 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 6 third prizes, and 50 encouragement prizes were given to students of elementary and lower secondary schools from 22 different provinces and cities in Vietnam, from Ha Giang in the far North to Kiên Giang in the far South. The Union of Friendship Organizations of Can Tho city, Sentia Inter- level School and Nguyen Sieu Primary School in Hanoi won the group prizes.
The Denmark in Your Eyes 2023 painting contest is co-hosted by the Embassy of Denmark and the Vietnam – Denmark Friendship Association (VIDAFA) with valuable support from the Ministry of Education and Training, Kim Dong Publishing House, Thieu Nien Tien Phong and Nhi Dong Newspapers and My Kingdom – Lego Vietnam. JYSK, a Danish Furniture Retail Chain, is the main sponsor of the competition.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
“Denmark in Your Eyes” 2023 Competition
The first Denmark in Your Eyes competition, co-hosted by the Embassy of Denmark and the Vietnam – Denmark Friendship Association (VIDAFA), took place in 2016 during the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Denmark. The competition has since then been organized every one or two years with a new theme, but always with a strong focus on environmental issues.
The contest has a total of 62 individual prizes: 1 grand prize, 2 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 6 third prizes, and 50 encouragement prizes. In addition, there are 3 group prizes. The grand prizewinner will be awarded with a camera and a set of LEGO toys, books and color sets. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize and encouragement winners will be awarded with LEGO toys, books and color sets.
For further information about the Danish-Vietnamese relationship and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam please visit: www.vietnam.um.dk and https://www.facebook.com/dkvietnam
VIDAFA
The Vietnam – Denmark Friendship Association (VIDAFA) was established on 6 February 2007. The current chairman of VIDAFA is H.E. Mr. Le Cong Thanh, Vice Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. The mission of VIDAFA is to strengthen the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark as well as to increase people-to-people links and understanding between our two countries.
JYSK
JYSK is an international retail chain from Denmark, that provides solutions of Scandinavian style Decoration and Furnishing focusing on safe, functional, minimal, and affordable products. Today the JYSK Group comprises more than 2,900 stores in 50 countries worldwide. JYSK in Vietnam, operated by NeatClean JSC since October 2015, a franchising system of JYSK Group, has provided more than 1,500 products of furniture, bedding, mattresses, decoration, and housewares to customers. So far, JYSK has 14 physical stores in three big cities of Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh as well as an online sales system. Besides providing simple, modern and functional products to consumers, JYSK also focus on improving service quality in order to bring customers the best shopping experience in JYSK. Please kindly visit https://jysk.vn for more information.
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