Improving the quality of youth union activities in mountainous and ethnic minority areas

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Thi Thu Van - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Central Youth Solidarity Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union; Vi Van An - Head of the Department of Cultural Research, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. On Nghe An side, there were comrades: Luong Thanh Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Committee; Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Central Youth Union Standing Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union.

The 2017 coordination program between the Provincial Youth Union and the Provincial Ethnic Committee achieved many notable results, raising awareness for cadres, union members, and youth members in ethnic minority areas about the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws.

Many action movements are organized to educate members about ethics, lifestyle, and national traditions, contributing to socio-economic development and maintaining national defense and security.

The coordination work is part of the Coordination Program No. 74/CTPH-TWĐTN, dated January 25, 2018 between the Ethnic Committee and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the period 2018 - 2022.

The Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee and the Provincial Ethnic Committee signed a cooperation agreement for the 2018-2022 period. Photo: Phuong Thuy.

At the conference, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee and the Provincial Ethnic Committee signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2018 - 2022. The content of the agreement focuses on organizing propaganda work for cadres, union members, youth and children in ethnic minority areas; promoting the vanguard role of youth in participating in socio-economic development, maintaining political security; fostering and promoting the will to be self-reliant, self-reliant and the aspiration to overcome poverty and backwardness, to strive to establish themselves, start a business, and legitimately enrich the ethnic minority youth.

At the same time, organize events to commend, honor and promote collectives and individuals of ethnic minority youth with outstanding achievements in various fields; train and foster cadres of the Youth Union, Association, and Pioneers in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of the province; advise, build and implement specific policies and mechanisms for youth and children in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Also within the framework of the program, after the signing ceremony, the 2018 Ethnic Minority Youth Core Training Program took place for more than 100 key Youth Union and Association officials of Con Cuong district.

2018 Ethnic Minority Youth Core Training Program for more than 100 key Youth Union and Association officials of Con Cuong district. Photo: Phuong Thuy.

The students listened to Dr. Vi Van An - Head of Cultural Research Department, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology discuss the topic of promoting the role of youth in preserving cultural and ethnic identity and the work of uniting and gathering ethnic minority youth.