Volunteering & Community
- Céline NGUYEN
- Feb 23, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 27, 2023
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Sometimes, I do something meaningless
Do you often look for meaning and value in what you do?
I admit the benefits of understanding the value of each and every thing I do is great, it creates motivation as well as helps make better choices.
But with it comes pressure.
Sometimes, I decide to throw away the "meaning" of work. Because in order to find this meaning, I have to spend more of my rationality, which is really not needed. In fact, intuitions are not to be ignored. They represent data processed too fast for the conscious mind to comprehend.
I just do it, as long as my gut tells "this is the right thing to do" without needing to explain.
Student Advisor | High School and Student Council

[Ville d'Arras] Nov 2022 - Present #Education #CivilRights #SocialAction
High School and Student Council (Conseil Lycéens et Étudiants) brings citizenship to life in all its forms by listening to young people, taking their needs and aspirations.
→ Support us.
Content Coordinator | Year-round program

[Pencil Philosophy] Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 #Education #Philosophy
Pencil Philosophy is a philosophical project founded by former students of Stanford University and Columbia University.
My contributions:
Managed content for monthly philosophy seminars of a group of 10 - 15 students (1/3 of total members) according to the liberal education model.
Facilitated quarterly philosophy sharing events with experts in tech, cinema and literature; funded by the US Embassy in Hanoi, the American Center and EducationUSA.
→ Support us.
Project Partner | The EYES Project

[Irish Aid] Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 | Civil Rights and Social Action
The EYES Project - Empowering Youth and Enlightening Society - is a project towards connecting, sharing and understanding for the blind community in Hanoi, Vietnam.
We accompanied blind friends in daily activities and participate in weekly challenges to spread our stories together.
→ Support us.
Assistant Event Coordinator | 2030 Youth Force Vietnam

[Youth Co:Lab] Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 | Economic Empowerment
SDG Innovations Incubator is an opportunity for participating companies of the UN Global Compact to empower young social entrepreneurs from across Viet Nam to run their ideas into a sustainable and scalable social impact startup.
→ Take a look.
Senior Project Manager | Global Volunteering Day 2018

[VPV Club] May 2017 - Jul 2018 | Education
Global Volunteering Day 2018 - Inequality: In or Out? - Created a space for cultural exchanges between 1,000 Vietnamese youths and volunteers from 30 countries worldwide, thereby contributing to raising the youth’s awareness on social issues.
The revenue received from fundraising events was used to build a primary school in Lai Chau - mountainous northern Vietnam.
→ Support us.
Head of Communications | DAV Design Club

[Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam] Jun 2017 - Nov 2017 | Arts and Culture
DAV Design Club - Chuoi Team is the environment for students who love design and art to exchange and hone their knowledge and competencies.
We organized the painting exhibition "2 7 1 FROM GENEVA TO PARIS" to spread the story of Vietnam's history and diplomacy in the period 1954 - 1972.
→ Take a look.
Event Assistant | Lost in Ravolution

[Jetstar Airways] Aug 2017 - Sep 2017 | Arts and Culture
Ravolution Music Festival - LOST IN RAVOLUTION ft Nicky Romero, Alan Walker is an international music festival in Vietnam celebrating the 10th anniversary of Jetstar Pacific Airlines.
→ Take a look.
Executive Assistant | Connecting Viet Youth 2017

[Volunteer For Education] Jul 2017 - Aug 2017 | Education
Connecting Viet Youth 2017 - Run for Charity includes a series of events organized to connect Vietnamese youth and students with Vietnamese youngsters in the UK, Australia, France, the Republic of Korea, Hungary, and Singapore.
All the donations and proceeds were used to launch a charity program supporting more than 300 child patients at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
→ Take a look.
Head of Communications | S-BOX

[Center for Sustainable Development Studies] Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 | Environment
Sponsored by CSDS - I Commit 8, S-BOX was founded with the mission of encouraging responsible consumption to contribute to sustainability through the 3S method of lifestyle: Simple, Smart and Sharing.
We have built a minimalist lifestyle community in the two central cities of Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) with seminars, book exchanges and movie screenings.
→ Support us.
Education Volunteer | Happy Day VI

[Foreign Trade University] Nov 2016 - Dec 2016 | Health
HAPPY DAY VI is the annual blood donor event at Foreign Trade University, Hanoi Vietnam. We highlight the unique life-saving role voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors play for communities.
→ Support us.
HR department | MyHanoi

[MyHanoi Association] Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 | Culture
The club initiates and implements outdoor activities related to the research, preservation and development of the values and cultural beauty of Hanoi.
→ Support us.
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