Nghe An has more than 4,000 projects and works bearing the mark of youth.

On the morning of June 26, the Provincial Youth Union held a mid-term review conference to review the implementation of the Resolution of the Youth Union Congresses at all levels for the 2017-2022 term and review the work of the Youth Union and Association in the first 6 months of 2020.

Attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; representatives of the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Party Committee; Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc. Photo: Thanh Le

Shock in all fields

According to the assessment of the Provincial Youth Union, in the first half of the 2017 - 2022 term, the basic target groups of the Youth Union Congress Resolution have been seriously deployed and effectively implemented, creating strong development steps in both content and form, with many practical programs and activities leaving a deep impression on the Youth Union, highly appreciated by the people and public opinion, contributing to the socio-economic development in the province.

Typically, the "Youth Volunteer" movement has been growing in scale and diversifying, raising the level of volunteer activities in a concentrated, specialized, and focused direction. In the first half of the term, the whole province organized 8,317 volunteer activities, with 570,536 youths participating.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thom - Acting Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Volunteer work to join hands in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic has received positive responses from union members, with many creative solutions. Volunteer activities to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas have been widely deployed by union chapters at all levels.

Youth projects are associated with the construction of rural infrastructure, the transfer of scientific and technical advances, the application of new technologies, bringing high efficiency as well as new development directions for rural and mountainous areas. As a result, in the first half of the term, 15 provincial youth projects, 200 district youth projects, and 3,936 grassroots youth projects and tasks were implemented.

From 2017 to present, the entire Union has participated in building 103 km of new roads, repairing 310 km of rural and intra-field roads; building 18 rural bridges, dredging 235 km of irrigation canals, building 9 new cultural houses, repairing 276 cultural houses, 105 km of "lighting up the countryside" roads, and establishing more than 547 youths to participate in building and maintaining urban order.

The organization presented more than 9,000 "Red Scarf Chickens" to 9,000 students in difficult circumstances. Supported the construction of 37 Red Scarf Houses and Charity Houses for children in difficult circumstances who excelled in their studies. Supported 54,754 students in difficult circumstances. 6,635 students were awarded scholarships with a total value of more than 4.3 billion VND.

Medical examination and free medicine distribution for more than 22,786 people with a value of more than 3 billion VND, participating in the blood donation program and collecting 46,852 units of donated blood, many live blood banks have promoted high efficiency. There are 15 charity porridge clubs promoting efficiency...

With its accompanying role, the activities to support young people in starting and establishing businesses have been well implemented by the Youth Union chapters at all levels in the province. In the first half of the term, 86 activities with more than 325 young people were recognized; 291 ideas, initiatives, and topics were supported for implementation with a support value of over 12 billion VND.

Along with that, career counseling has also been widely deployed, contributing significantly to solving employment for young people, especially young people in rural and mountainous areas of the province. The Youth Entrepreneurship Fund at the provincial and district levels, and the Youth Employment Fund have been and are promoting good efficiency.

Yen Thanh District Youth Union Secretary Pham Thi Huyen Trang is concerned about the work of gathering union members and developing the Party among union members in the rural sector. Photo: Thanh Le

Secretary of Vinh University Youth Union Thieu Dinh Phong speaks about the Youth Union movement in schools. Photo: Thanh Le

In the work of building the Youth Union, the Provincial Youth Union has focused on and seriously and systematically implemented the formation and development of the Youth Union cadre team in parallel with the development of new members, boldly and honestly acknowledging the quality of its members, and at the same time focusing on implementing the 1+2 policy according to the guidance of the Central Youth Union Secretariat in parallel with improving the training and fostering of Youth Union cadres.

Take on new, difficult work

Discussing at the conference, the District, Town, City Youth Unions and affiliated Youth Unions also introduced many new and highly effective models that have been implemented in their units. At the same time, the units also raised difficulties and problems such as the shortage of Youth Union cadres; difficulties in recruiting Party members in rural areas, establishing Youth Union organizations in the Enterprise Sector; concerns about Youth Union work in schools, arranging full-time Youth Union cadres in schools; arranging over-age Youth Union cadres.

Opinions suggested that the Provincial Youth Union should update youth trends to implement practical movements, meeting the needs and tastes of youth; focus on building political capacity among youth; improve the effectiveness of Youth Union movements, avoid formalities; organize many forums for youth, issue projects for implementation at the grassroots level, etc.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong praised and evaluated the achievements that union members and youths in the province have achieved in recent times.

In the coming time, it is recommended that the Youth Union at all levels continue to develop more substantive action programs. Creative movements are appropriate to the practical situation; focus on innovating the content and form of Youth Union activities, promoting creativity, promoting strengths, creating attractiveness, attracting, gathering and attracting members to participate, and paying attention to Youth Union activities at the grassroots level.

Along with proactively advising the Party Committee and the Youth Union staff to meet the requirements of the tasks in preparation for the new term, Youth Union organizations at all levels need to review the implementation of programs and actions associated with the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels.

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department suggested that the Youth Union should focus on creating an environment for youth and children to develop; pay attention to educating revolutionary ideals, political awareness, and lifestyle ethics among union members and young people.

The volunteer movement attracts active participation from union members and young people. Photo courtesy of PV

In addition, the Youth Union needs to promote its pioneering role in taking on new and difficult fields such as administrative reform, applying scientific and technological advances, applying new techniques to production and life, improving the qualifications and foreign language skills of union members and young people, etc.