Affirming the aspirations and enthusiasm of youth in building the homeland

Nghe An Newspaper had a conversation with Mr. Le Van Luong - Member of the Central Committee of the Youth Union, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union about the Youth Union work and youth and children's movements in 2021.

PV:It can be said that the Youth Union's activities in 2021 are at a special stage when the country and the whole province are struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. What activities have Nghe An youth done to contribute to the prevention and control of this pandemic?

Mr. Le Van Luong:2021,Covid-19 outbreakThe epidemic has seriously affected all aspects of socio-economic life in the whole country in general and in the province in particular. In this situation, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee has closely followed the reality to promptly direct the Youth Union chapters at all levels to synchronously deploy epidemic prevention and control measures. First of all, focusing on propaganda work to raise public awareness through the Youth Union's information channels so that the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State in epidemic prevention and control, the content of the Ministry of Health's "5K" message, vaccination, etc. are posted and updated regularly.

Launching ceremony of the 2021 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Associated with the movement "Youth volunteer"- 1 of the 3 major movements of the Union - with the motto: "Pioneering - Mutual Support - Adaptation", Union chapters at all levels in the province have effectively promoted the contribution of the Youth Union force to the task of fighting the epidemic.

From practice, many creative models and good practices have been implemented such as reactivating rapid response teams, shipper teams to help people go to the market, inventing chibi, automatic disinfection chambers; producing free hand sanitizer, building "Zero-dong stalls", "Covid-19 Diary", applying QR Code technology to control visitors to work at agencies and units and organizing volunteer teams to "go to every alley, knock on every door" to guide the installation of Bluezone, PC-Covid applications... to make health declarations.

The provincial delegation coordinated and called for social resources to donate nearly 3,000 "Social Security Bags" including necessities and hundreds of thousands of masks and bottles of hand sanitizer to people under lockdown, young workers, and unemployed laborers affected by the epidemic.

Giving "Social Security Bags" to families and people in difficult circumstances who lost their jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; Giving gifts of necessities to Lao students in Vinh University dormitories; "Zero-dong booths" to support quarantine areas; Volunteer Shipper Teams of Youth Unions of wards and communes (Vinh City) bring essential necessities to each household. Photo: Thanh Quynh - Trinh Hang - Duc Anh

At the grassroots level, 215 "Green Shirt Front" teams have been effectively deployed at epidemic prevention and control checkpoints to support body temperature measurement, medical declaration, and disinfection spraying for people and vehicles returning from epidemic areas. 10 free essential goods donation points have been established and maintained to support Nghe An citizens returning from southern provinces and cities; more than 5,000 free gifts and meals have been given to people in difficult circumstances. This has significantly contributed to the safe and effective epidemic prevention and control work of the whole province.

PV:2021 is the first year the whole province enters the National Target Program on New Rural Construction for the 2021-2025 period with many important innovations; so what outstanding activities have Nghe An youth had to participate in building new rural areas and civilized urban areas?

Mr. Le Van Luong:The Youth Union chapters at all levels in the province have actively implemented activities in response to the movement "Youth join hands to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" with youth projects and tasks associated with the practical needs of social life in localities and units. In particular, they participated in lighting up 39 km of rural roads with a total value of nearly 750 million VND; building 118 model new rural roads with a length of 161 km; building 8 new and repairing 38 cultural houses; repairing and renovating 78 km of rural roads; building 14 new gratitude houses; planting 157,425 new trees at the grassroots level.

Representatives of the Provincial Youth Union and Nghi Loc District Youth Union participated in planting trees with the youth union members of Nghi Long commune of the youth tree road model; Tuong Duong district youth union members painted a mural road; built a playground for children; deployed a youth nursery model in Nghia Yen commune (Nghia Dan). Photo: TQ - DT - PV

At the provincial level, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee organized the construction of the project "90 entertainment spots - for a healthy Vietnam" in 90 disadvantaged hamlets, villages, and schools. It built a model of "Youth Nursery", calling for the construction of the project "Youth Bridge - With you to overcome the flood".

PV:Determining the theme of work in 2021 "Youth starting a business and establishing a career", what plans have the provincial Youth Union chapters built to accompany union members and young people in this field?

Mr. Le Van Luong:Right from the beginning of the year, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee has deployed 3 main groups of solutions including: raising awareness and knowledge about start-ups and entrepreneurship among young people; organizing activities to support young people in starting up and entrepreneurship; organizing competitions and awards to select, commend and replicate typical models and examples.youth start-up, start a business.

Honoring 18 typical young people in the startup movement; Provincial Youth Union Secretary Le Van Luong visited the economic model of Mr. Dau Van Thang - Secretary of Nghi Thiet Commune Youth Union (Nghi Loc); Contestants participating in the 2021 Youth Startup Ideas and Projects Competition. Photo: TQ - TG

Regarding capital, through the Youth Entrepreneurship Fund at the provincial and district levels, it has been effectively promoting projects and models for youth economic development. Continue to manage, exploit and effectively use more than 1,380 billion VND of loans from the Social Policy Bank, contributing to creating conditions for more than 30,000 households to borrow capital for economic development.

In addition, the Central Youth Union's Employment Fund with more than 3,875 billion VND has been deployed for 76 projects, the Provincial Youth Entrepreneurship Fund with a capital of more than 1.7 billion VND with 36 projects has been deployed. From these capital sources, many youth economic development models have emerged with an annual income of 200 - 400 million VND. The Provincial Youth Union also coordinated with the Vietnam Youth Development Support Center to support 11 projects of youth affected by the Covid-19 epidemic who cannot go to work abroad, worth more than 900 million VND.

PV:Can you tell us more about the role of the Youth Union at all levels in guiding and accompanying union members and young people in building and protecting the Party and the political system?

Mr. Le Van Luong:The Youth Union at all levels has promoted propaganda, dissemination and implementation of the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws. At the same time, it has carried out educational work well through three key directions: raising political and ideological awareness of union members and young people about the Party; fighting to protect the Party's ideological foundation; preventing and combating moral and lifestyle degradation, "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party with appropriate forms.

The campaign “Youth Union members strive to become members of the Communist Party of Vietnam” was effectively implemented, discovering and selecting outstanding members to train and create a source for the Party to consider admitting. During the year, the Youth Union chapters at all levels introduced 5,172 outstanding members to the Party and 2,117 outstanding members were admitted to the Party.

The Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee - Provincial Student Association Secretariat organized a ceremony to commemorate the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland in Hoang Mai; presented medicine cabinets and national flags to young fishermen who went out to sea; Admitted new party members at Thai Hoa High School (Thai Hoa town). Photo: TG - MN

PV:To continue to effectively implement the Youth Union and youth movement program in 2022, what are the key goals we aim for?

Mr. Le Van Luong:There will be 5 key contents, first of all continuing to promote the role of the Youth Union and Youth Union organizations together with the entire political system in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic; focusing on directing and successfully organizing the Youth Union Congresses at all levels, towards the 18th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province and the 12th National Youth Union Congress, term 2022 - 2027. Effectively organizing and implementing youth projects and tasks to welcome the Youth Union Congresses at all levels and the 12th National Youth Union Congress.

Continue to strengthen the training of revolutionary ideals, moral education, lifestyle for youth, teenagers and children and improve the quality of the Youth Union organization, pay attention to improving the quality of Youth Union cadres at all levels; gradually affirm the role and consolidate the system of Association and Pioneer organizations at all levels.

PV:Thanks for this chat!