Commune Youth Union Secretary with meaningful work for the homeland

Actively contribute to the youth movement

Born and raised in Nghia Loc commune, a large, populous locality with ethnic minorities and Catholics living together, Nguyen Hong Son (born in 1990) stayed in his hometown to start a business. Initially, he worked as a worker for local businesses, actively participated in village activities, and became involved in the Youth Union work in the village. In 2017, he was elected Deputy Secretary of the Nghia Loc Commune Youth Union and 1 year later he assumed the position of Secretary of the Commune Youth Union until now.

The Youth Union movement in rural areas today has its own characteristics and difficulties that many places face, such as the number of union members and young people is small, most of them go to work far away, especially with the characteristics of a large population, the number of union secretaries constantly changing, so gathering and mobilizing young people to participate in activities is not easy. However, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son always determined that it is necessary to organize practical and meaningful movements to attract union members and young people to respond, participate and gain the support of the people.

Turning difficulties into actions, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son flexibly organized and integrated Youth Union activities, promoted physical education, sports, culture, and arts movements, built playgrounds for Youth Union branches in religious areas; actively contributed to social security activities, gave gifts to the elderly, disadvantaged youth, and poor students.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Son has mobilized philanthropists in and outside the area, and children working far away to support the organization of children's soccer and volleyball tournaments... In addition, he has coordinated with labor export companies to create jobs and stable income for hundreds of young people. At the same time, he has undertaken fundraising activities, such as car washing, organizing the "Spring of Love for the Poor" art program, and planting 3,150m²grass at the communal stadium…

Through activities, up to now, Nghia Loc Commune Youth Union has carried out the project "Youth tree line", planted 11 black star trees, 10 acacia trees and 200 acacia trees around the campus of Tan Xuan Cultural House; mobilized union members and youth to support the handling of severely damaged roads, frequent traffic collisions; organized the drawing of 3 "Mural paintings" at Nghia Loc 2 Kindergarten and Primary School; leveled the ground and repaired the commune stadium; built a flag road in Tan Lap and Vinh Giang parishes, and a project to light up an 800m rural road in Hung Lap parishes...

Contributing to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities in the area, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son proposed to the Party Committee to establish the Club "Preserving the cultural identity of ethnic groups among union members and youth" at Khe Sai 2 Hamlet Youth Union, attracting a large number of young people to participate. At the same time, mobilize union members and youth to build 3 volleyball courts; donate swings and slides from recycled materials at playgrounds for children in educational areas...

Attached and devoted to the homeland

In recent years, the Nghia Loc Commune Youth Union has visited and presented gifts to 56 students with special difficulties at 2 primary schools and 20 lonely elderly people with materials and cash worth nearly 40 million VND. Mr. Nguyen Hong Son also mobilized donations of 132 warm coats and 32 shirts worth a total of 13 million VND to participate in the "Warm Winter" Program in the border district of Ky Son.

Recently, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son and his fellow youth have actively supported people in digital transformation such as activating electronic identification, supporting at the one-stop shop of the Commune People's Committee, supporting data on laborers and residents... Along with that, he has organized other activities such as voluntary blood donation; giving gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers; free haircuts for poor students...

Sharing about the projects and tasks he has done, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son said: “As a young party member, I always try to be a bridge to bring the Party's guidelines to union members, youth and people. In the activities, I and my comrades in the Commune Youth Union Executive Committee strive to spread good deeds, so that each young person has more awareness and responsibility in building their hometown and village”.

Imbued with Uncle Ho's teachings to the youth, every day, Nguyen Hong Son always strives to contribute more to the Youth Union movement and to society; at the same time, motivates union members and young people to strive to establish themselves, start a career, and contribute their youth to build their homeland to become more and more prosperous and civilized.

Assessing the contribution of Mr. Nguyen Hong Son to the Youth Union movement, Comrade Vo Duc Tung - Secretary of the District Youth Union added: Mr. Nguyen Hong Son is one of the experienced cadres at the grassroots level. He is always active, enthusiastic, and takes the lead in participating in the district's movements. In the process of implementing movements and tasks, Mr. Son is not afraid of difficulties, and has organized many practical activities, bearing the imprint of the Youth Union at the grassroots level.

For many years, the Nghia Loc Commune Youth Union has been ranked as excellent and has been commended and rewarded by the Youth Union at all levels. As for Mr. Nguyen Hong Son, he has been commended and rewarded by the Party Committee, government, and Youth Union at all levels. From 2019 to present, he has always been a Party member who has completed his tasks excellently and exemplary. In particular, on this March 26, he was honored to be the only representative of Nghia Dan district to be commended by the Provincial Youth Union as an outstanding young Party member in 2024.