Every day is a day of youth

(Baonghean) -On the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2017), Nghe An Newspaper interviewed comrade Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union on issues related to the activities of the Youth Union chapters in the province, responding to Youth Month and key tasks in 2017.

Flag-raising ceremony to kick off Youth Month. Photo: My Nga.

PV:In early March, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee organized the launching ceremony of Youth Month 2017 with the theme "Youth join hands to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas". So, what exciting activities are there at all levels of the Provincial Youth Union to respond to Youth Month, comrade?

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh:Since 2004, the Central Party Secretariat has decided to designate March every year as “Youth Month”. This is an opportunity for young people to compete and volunteer to participate in socio-economic development and protect national security.

Along with the youth of the whole country, Nghe An youth have many extremely exciting, practical and meaningful activities, in which the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee focuses on directing the implementation of 4 main groups of areas: Promoting activities to educate revolutionary ideals for the young generation, focusing on organizing traditional activities; Improving the quality of grassroots Youth Union organizations through activities of the whole Youth Union, Youth Union days, and quality-assured Youth Union admissions; Undertaking projects and tasks to promote youth strength to build new rural areas and urban civilization, associated with welcoming the Youth Union Congresses at all levels; Strengthening activities to support young union members, students in difficult circumstances, developing activities to support youth startups...

With that orientation, the province's youth have created their own marks for Youth Month such as: Simultaneous activities of the entire Youth Union, thereby launching the contest "Moments of Youth Union activities"; organizing a dialogue meeting between National Assembly Delegates and Nghe An youth; praising outstanding young people, awarding 26/3 prizes; launching Green Sunday, piloting Public Toilets in Vinh City; the 3rd Vida Beer Youth Football Cup and directing the Youth Union Councils at all levels to organize the Festival "Healthy and happy children step up to the Youth Union"...

It can be seen that the activities responding to Youth Month have created a vibrant atmosphere, fanning the flames of enthusiasm and desire to contribute to the community.

PV:Activities during Youth Month create a great driving force to achieve the goals and tasks in 2017 - a very important year for organizing congresses at all levels and the 17th Provincial Youth Union Congress. So, can you tell us about the key tasks that the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee directs during the year?

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh:In 2017, in addition to implementing the work program under the guidance of the Central Youth Union Secretariat and the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Nghe An Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee determined to focus on directing 3 key tasks, which are: Successfully organizing the Youth Union congresses at all levels, towards the 17th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province for the 2017-2022 term; Improving the quality of the Youth Union organization; Focusing on supporting young people to start businesses and establish their careers.

Currently, 9/9 grassroots units selected by the provincial level to direct the pilot congresses and 63/63 grassroots Youth Union units selected by the district level to organize the pilot congresses have successfully organized the congresses. It is expected that in early April, the district-level pilot congresses will be directed to be organized as planned.

Provincial Youth Union Secretary Pham Tuan Vinh attended a meeting with Youth Union Branch 4, Phuc Son Commune (Anh Son). Photo: Hoai Thu.

On the other hand, to promote the role of the Youth Union as a reliable reserve force of the Party, the Provincial Youth Union focuses on improving the quality of grassroots Youth Union branches, especially Youth Union branches in residential areas in conjunction with the implementation of Project No. 01-DA/TU dated August 10, 2016 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on "Building Party cells, developing Party members in blocks, hamlets, and villages without Party cells, without Party members, and blocks, hamlets, and villages at risk of no longer having Party cells in the period 2016 - 2020" (Project 01) and Decision No. 5155 - QD/TU dated February 8, 2014 on "Issuing the Project on developing Party members and Party organizations in private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in Nghe An province, period 2014 - 2020" of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee (Decision 5155).

In order to improve the quality of the Youth Union activities, we have built, guided, and oriented the content of the Youth Union activities from the beginning of the year and concretized the content of the Youth Union activities through the monthly publication of the "Nghe An Youth" newsletter; implemented the model of the Youth Union Secretary concurrently serving as the village team leader, the Youth Union Secretary concurrently serving as a security officer; the model of students holding the position of Youth Union Secretary in special areas and localities with frequent changes in the cadre situation.

During this Youth Month, all grassroots Youth Unions in the residential areas successfully organized the "Whole Youth Union Meeting" simultaneously on March 11, 2017. Comrades in the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee also attended the meeting with some grassroots Youth Union branches.

At the same time, the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee also launched the contest “Moments of Youth Union activities” with images and clips, attracting many quality images and clips. In the coming time, the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee will continue to regularly direct the activities of the whole union.

Implementing the plan to deploy Project 01 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Youth Union chapters at all levels have proactively consulted with the Party committees and authorities, coordinated with sectors and organizations to deploy solutions to consolidate, strengthen and improve the quality of Youth Union and Association activities in disadvantaged units; in places where there are no Youth Union and Association organizations, it is necessary to step up direction to establish Youth Union and Association branches.

The Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee directed the District and grassroots Youth Unions and selected 4 units including Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Quynh Luu, and Nghia Dan to focus on directing the implementation of the Plan. Regarding the implementation of Decision 5155, every year, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee has integrated the content of consolidating and developing the Youth Union and Association organizations in non-state enterprises into the annual Work Program; directed 21 district, city, town Youth Unions and Nghe An Business Bloc Youth Union to implement, and at the same time directed 2 pilot units of Vinh City Youth Union and Quy Hop District Youth Union.

Along with that, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee focuses on supporting young people to start a business and establish their careers. After Nghe An Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Planning and Investment to organize the Launching Ceremony of the program "Nghe An Youth Start a Business" in December 2016, by March 2017, the Organizing Committee had received 37 projects and startup ideas in many fields such as information technology, agriculture, mechanics, etc.

Based on the projects and ideas, the Organizing Committee will pre-select 5-10 best and most practical ideas to participate in the final round held in June 2017.

Members of Vinh Medical University donate blood at the 2017 Red Blood Drops festival. Photo: My Nga.

PV:On the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, what message do you have for the young generation of the province so that the role and position of the youth can be increasingly affirmed, promoted, and contribute to the cause of building and protecting the homeland and country?

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh:I would like to send a message to all union members and young people that the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee always hopes that each union member and young person will promote their capacity, intelligence, enthusiasm and passion of youth, be a pioneer and progressive in studying, establishing themselves, starting a career and serving the community with practical and meaningful work.

Youth Month with its exciting, meaningful, and emotional youth activities always arouses in each of us pride in the glorious tradition of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Let's take that as a spiritual motivation so that every month that passes is Youth Month, every day that passes is a day of youth.

PV:Thanks comrade!

Thanh Duy

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