Nine-Year-Old Vietnamese Boy Implements Project Fighting Climate Change In Canada
- Brainz Magazine
- Feb 22, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 13, 2025
Written by: Phan Thi Quynh Trang, Executive Contributor
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Among major industrialized nations, Canada emits some of the highest levels of climate pollution per capita.
When Henry Nguyen, a nine-year-old Vietnamese boy who participated in the "Learn ‒ Think ‒ Act" program for combating climate change, arrived in this beautiful country of maple leaves, he immediately began communication and asked for the project to be implemented in RiverView city, New Brunswick.
Henry Nguyen and his family had very fond memories of a New Year's reunion organized by the expatriate community in Greater Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The Honorable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Mr. Andrew J. LeBlanc, Mayor of Riverview, were among those present at this ceremony. During the meeting, Henry was able to introduce himself and express his concern about climate change to Mr. Andrew. The mayor also presented him with the badge of the City of Riverview.
"It was his pleasure to meet Henry, a 9-year-old boy, who is working on environmental issues now and wants to become mayor. I told him that politicians often wear badges from the towns or communities they represent, so I gave him my badge until he became mayor and received his own badge!" Mr. Andrew said.
Henry is an extremely special person. His interests include nature, history, and science. When Henry was 2 years old, his mother said, he memorized all the books and stories in the house (about 200 books) and always talked like an adult. A poster he drew against marine pollution, a letter he sent to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and gifts he received were all the results of Henry's work at the age of 4. As a 6-year-old, Henry became the youngest Climate Change Ambassador in the "Learn-Think-Act for Climate Change and Biodiversity (2020)" project. ACCB is implementing the project FUNDED BY the US Embassy's Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI).
Henry wrote down his plans and stories he wanted to share before meeting politicians in Canada. During his presentation to politicians, he presented his perspective in a very brief and impressive manner.
The fateful meeting helped Henry gradually realize his dream of becoming a politician. "Save the Earth" is the name of the project he prepared and sent to the mayor. Among his solutions to fighting food waste are relief for the poor and disadvantaged, recycling feed waste into organic fertilizer and animal feed, and building an organic fertilizer factory to supply organic fertilizer to the province. Henry's project has received enthusiastic support from the mayor, who has asked the city's leaders to join the action and support the project.
He shared that his project is divided into two parts: the first is to encourage the community to get involved in preventing food waste, and the other is to raise awareness through educational channels and video games. For every generation, from young students to adults. His project has been received by a director of the environmental company Eco 360 and a director of the city's communication department. Additionally, SpaceX US's director of operations congratulated his mother upon the release of a trailer video using the Roblox gaming platform he had developed himself.
We look forward to Henry's contributions to New Brunswick and Canada in general.
Phan Thi Quynh Trang, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
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