In Mường Chà commune, during the exam days, the food and beverage service area for candidates was always bustling from early morning. While the candidates took advantage of the time to review their lessons before test hours, youth union members and volunteers urgently prepared free, nutritious meals to energize them before entering the exam rooms. The exam location at Mường Chà High School hosts more than 230 candidates. Accompanying the students, the Commune Youth Union deployed the “Exam Season Support” campaign continuously from June 10 to 12. Members actively encouraged the students’ spirit, supported them into the exam rooms, and promptly handled arising situations, while directly entering the kitchen to cook free meals throughout the exam days.

Lường Văn Đôi, Secretary of the Mường Chà Commune Youth Union, shared that regardless of whether they are local students or independent candidates, as long as they need to stay at the exam location, they are served free food and drinks. In the morning, they receive sticky rice and milk, while lunch and dinner consist of hot food portions with a continuously changing menu. The budget is allocated at over VND 30,000 per student per day for the two main meals.

To operate the “field kitchen” right at the exam location, the Mường Chà commune Youth Union mobilized 58 volunteers. The kitchen also received contributions from border guard officers and soldiers, as well as members of the commune women’s union. From 6:00 AM, the volunteers were present to prepare hot breakfasts and lunches. The estimated expense to organize these free meals for candidates is over VND 20 million, raised through a socialization campaign launched by the commune People’s Committee.

The atmosphere of the exam support campaign was equally vibrant at the Điện Biên Phủ High School exam location, where more than 600 candidates took the exam. From early morning, youth union members and volunteers arrived, with some arranging drinking water, others preparing school supplies, and some guiding candidates to find their correct exam rooms.

Dương Thị Duyên, a volunteer from the Điện Biên Phủ High School Youth Union, shared that participating in the program made her very happy because she could contribute a small part to encouraging the candidates to focus on their exams, wishing them to pass smoothly with good results.

Lý Thu Thảo, Deputy Secretary of the Điện Biên Phủ High School Youth Union, shared that the program was implemented with many practical activities to provide maximum support for the candidates. During the two official exam days, volunteers guided candidates into the correct rooms and distributed free pens, drinking water, milk, and breakfast. More than 60 volunteer youths joined hands to actively participate in supporting at the exam location.

At every exam location, the blue color of volunteer youths’ shirts was visible across numerous specific tasks. This extended from environmental sanitation and mobilizing resources to support disadvantaged students, to coordinating traffic flows and ensuring security and order around the exam areas, all clearly reflecting their pioneering spirit and high responsibility. Volunteer motorbike taxi teams were constantly on duty, standing ready to assist candidates facing travel difficulties throughout the exam to ensure that no student would be late for their sessions.

Across all exam locations in the province, this pioneering and volunteer spirit spread powerfully. Lò Xuân Hạnh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Youth Union, stated that to accompany candidates and parents, Youth Union levels across the province established 45 exam support teams with the participation of more than 1,000 youth union members and volunteers. The total funds mobilized to support this year’s campaign amount to over VND 400 million.

The “Exam Season Support” activity for the 2026 High School Graduation Exam is an annual event within the Summer Volunteer Youth Campaign of Điện Biên’s youths. From free meals and refreshing bottles of water to timely encouragement at each exam location, the blue volunteer uniform has contributed to spreading a spirit of sharing and community responsibility, joining hands with families, schools, and local authorities to create favorable conditions for a safe, serious, and successful exam.