A volunteer barber group from the Youth Union of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang’s Dong Phuoc Commune has been giving free haircuts to poor people and students over the last two years.
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| The volunteer barbers give haircuts to children in the commune |
“All are professional barbers with at least three years of experience.”
Viet, who learned barbering during his service in the army, decided to set up the team after meeting his old friends, Nguyen Trong Nhan and Nguyen Thanh Dau, who are both professional hairdressers in the commune.
“We just wanted to encourage local youths to participate in social work,” he said.
Twice a month, they make a trip to remote areas to give haircuts to 400 - 500 students and poor people. The group also sends its members to houses of the elderly and the handicapped to give them haircuts.
Moreover, the students receive books and pens as presents from this volunteer group.
