The effectiveness of the '24-hour experience' model.
The "24-Hour Experience" model, implemented by the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police since 2022, aims to support people in stabilizing their lives and contribute to the "National Security Protection Movement". The model has been commended by the Ministry of Public Security and encouraged for nationwide replication.
"Three things together" with the people in disadvantaged areas.
With her husband having passed away prematurely and the family lacking manpower, Ms. Lo Thi Ha (born in 1978), residing in Vuc village, Chau Ly commune (Quy Hop district), has had to single-handedly support her elderly mother and young children. For many years, her family lived together in a dilapidated wooden house less than 10 square meters in size.2The money she earned from working in the fields was barely enough to cover her daily meals. Therefore, Ms. Ha never dared to dream of owning a new house.
With the help of the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police, Ms. Ha's family is now living in a spacious new house.
“We never dared to dream of having a new house, but now we have a sturdy, well-built house. Our family is very grateful to the police officers and soldiers of the district. From now on, my mother, my children, and I won't have to worry about having to stay at our neighbors' houses whenever there's heavy rain or strong winds,” Mrs. Lo Thi Dinh (Ms. Ha's mother) happily shared.
Reportedly, the Youth Union of the District Police Department mobilized resources to build a new house for Ms. Ha's family, with an area of 55 square meters.2The total cost was 150 million VND. Of that amount, the officers and soldiers of the Quy Hop District Police contributed 50 million VND.
Like Mrs. Dinh's family, Mr. Sam Van Dung's family (residing in Phay village, Chau Hong commune, Quy Hop district) will no longer worry whenever storms come. With heartfelt gratitude, Mr. Dung expressed in a letter to the officers and soldiers of the Quy Hop District Police: “Having a sturdy, spacious house is something I've always wished for, but due to difficult circumstances and frequent illnesses, I couldn't afford it. But now, my lifelong dream has come true. The house is not only a place to shelter from the rain and sun, but also gives me hope of escaping poverty.”
These are just two of the many programs that the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police has implemented over the past two years.
Quỳ Hợp is a mountainous district with 99 out of 214 villages and hamlets classified as particularly disadvantaged. Therefore, the district authorities have always prioritized supporting the people in stabilizing their lives and achieving sustainable poverty reduction, thereby promoting socio-economic development, especially in remote and isolated areas.
Based on that common goal, in June 2022, the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police advised the Party Committee and the leadership of the District Police to develop and implement the "24-hour experience" model, linked with a series of activities to help disadvantaged households in the area.
Accordingly, police officers in uniform experienced activities such as "eating, living, and working together" with local people, helping them harvest rice, build rural roads, and assist single-parent households in repairing and cleaning their homes.
Furthermore, as part of the "24-hour experience" model, the youth union members of the Quy Hop District Police have jointly implemented one community support model per quarter. Specifically, they coordinate with local authorities and commune police forces to review, assess, and select disadvantaged households, poor households, and policy beneficiary families to support, build new or repair houses, or support livelihood models...
Within two years, the District Youth Union mobilized social resources and the labor of its members to build 7 charitable houses, each worth 70 million VND; construct 1 pedestrian bridge worth 250 million VND; renovate 4 houses and 4 livestock sheds; provide 50 breeding animals (cows, goats, and pigs); support the construction of over 500 meters of concrete roads; dredge over 400 meters of irrigation canals; and give gifts to 10 policy beneficiary families and 15 disadvantaged students who have excelled in their studies, with a total value of over 1.2 billion VND.
Expanding the "All People Protect National Security" movement.
From the very beginning of building the "24-hour experience" model, the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police Department determined that it would not only carry out social and charitable activities to contribute to stabilizing the lives of local people, but also build each officer into a factor in disseminating legal information, aiming to raise public awareness, thereby launching the "All People Protect National Security" movement.
Lieutenant Tran Van Quy, Secretary of the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police, said: "Through a series of model activities, the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police has implemented many series of activities to disseminate and popularize laws, while coordinating to resolve and ensure security and order at the grassroots level."
Through this, the youth union members of the Quy Hop District Police coordinated with local authorities to organize 35 sessions to disseminate and educate the public on laws related to drug prevention and control, traffic laws, etc., with more than 8,000 people participating. At the same time, young officers and soldiers actively went door-to-door to spread awareness, distributing over 4,000 leaflets and posting 30 banners and posters; and coordinating with the commune's radio station to broadcast over 400 news items and articles on the implementation of Project 06, the Law on Prevention and Control of the Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer, especially regarding the issuance of citizen identification cards and the activation of electronic identification.
Through various forms of propaganda, dissemination, and extensive legal education reaching every household, people in villages and hamlets have improved their understanding and awareness of the law, actively participating in the "All People Protect National Security" movement and reporting crimes. As a result, they provided law enforcement agencies with 60 crime reports and collaborated in clarifying 15 cases of legal violations.
Furthermore, the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police actively coordinated with commune-level police forces to implement measures for managing the area and monitoring individuals, contributing to the effective fight against various types of crimes and violations of the law. Notably, they organized 215 armed patrols. Through these patrols, they promptly detected and arrested 13 cases involving 16 individuals for illegal possession and use of firecrackers, seizing 8.5 kg of homemade firecrackers; detected 3 cases involving 13 individuals engaging in gambling; and 7 cases involving 9 individuals related to drugs, seizing 0.15 grams of heroin.
In addition, the Youth Union of the Quy Hop District Police has coordinated with professional teams and the police of the communes to promptly handle more than 300 cases right from the start at the grassroots level; and coordinated in rehabilitating and educating more than 100 individuals with criminal records, previous offenses, and those who have completed their prison sentences and returned to the locality.
As a result, the security situation in the areas where the model was implemented gradually stabilized, with no conflicts or disputes occurring among the people; no complex security situations or hotspots formed, contributing to building the "All People Protect National Security" movement at the grassroots level.
At the conference summarizing the first two years of implementing the model, Major General Trang A Tua - Director of the Department of Building the Movement for National Security Protection (Ministry of Public Security) emphasized: The skillful public relations work of the police force in general, as well as the "24-hour experience" model of the Quy Hop District Police in particular, has contributed to ensuring social order and safety in the area; supporting and helping people stabilize their lives. Through this, it contributes to building the image of the People's Police officers and soldiers who "sacrifice themselves for the country and serve the people."
Based on its effectiveness, the "24-hour experience" model has been commended by the Ministry of Public Security, which has requested police units and localities to study and implement this model nationwide based on practical situations and requirements, ensuring its effectiveness.
