Young people's role models 'living a good life and following good morals'

Strive to get rich legitimately

Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, residing in Dong Tam A Catholic hamlet, Nghia An commune, Nghia Dan district, is a typical Catholic youth who has become rich in his homeland. Since 2024, Mr. Cuong has developed dairy farming to supply fresh milk to a local dairy company. By 2013, Mr. Cuong had become an agent to purchase milk for 11 households in the area, creating jobs for many workers.

Currently, Mr. Cuong's farm has 27 large and small cows, with 6 milking cows, yielding an average of more than 100 liters of milk per day. His family's farm is implementing the Central Agricultural Extension Project "Building a VietGAP certified dairy cow farming model, linked to product consumption linkage". From farm activities and milk purchasing agents, Mr. Cuong's family has an income of 500 - 600 million VND per year.

In addition to being a good businessman, Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong is also an energetic and enthusiastic Youth Union officer, a responsible Village Team Leader. He regularly encourages union members and young people to actively participate in movement activities organized by the Union and local authorities. Mr. Cuong is also an active member of the "Youth Entrepreneurship" Club of Nghia Dan district. With his enthusiastic activities, Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong has been recognized and rewarded by the Union at all levels such as: Luong Dinh Cua Award, and was recognized by Nghe An Provincial Union as a typical Catholic youth who is good at business...

As for Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh - Director of a company specializing in producing export socks in Nghia Loc commune (Nghia Dan), there are successes in production and business. From 1 old machine set at the beginning, up to now his sock factory has 22 sets of weaving machines with modern technology, each day the set of machines can produce about 6 thousand pairs of socks of all kinds.

Currently, Mr. Binh's company creates regular jobs for 20 workers, at peak times there are 35 people working, mainly local youth, with an average salary of 4 - 6 million VND/month. The company's products are present in many provinces and cities, especially exported to the US, UK, Italy, China...

Shine in everyday life

Speaking of teacher Nguyen Thi Dung - Nghia Dan Town Kindergarten, many people consider her to be a good teacher, loved by students and parents. She is also talented in choreographing and performing art programs and extracurricular activities. Born in 1993, a professional group leader and party member since 2019, Ms. Dung has increasingly affirmed her solid expertise, achieving the title of excellent teacher at the provincial level.

As the Secretary of the school's Youth Union, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung has organized and carried out many meaningful social activities. She participated in making the video "Election Dance", drew posters with the Youth Union to celebrate the election, participated in free summer teaching activities (teaching singing, dancing, practicing writing), supported poor students to overcome difficulties, and had a warm winter...

With her positive contributions, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung has been recognized and rewarded by the Education sector, Youth Unions and Associations at all levels; for many consecutive years she has been a grassroots Emulation Fighter and an excellent Youth Union Secretary. In 2021, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung was honored as an outstanding religious youth of Nghe An province. Most recently, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Provincial Youth Union honored her as an outstanding young teacher of Nghe An province in 2023.

At the contest "We tell stories about Uncle Ho" organized by Nghia Dan district, Nguyen Phuong Phuong - a 6A student of Nghia Dan town Secondary School won first prize. Having loved reading books since childhood, each story about life, life skills, especially stories, is cultivated by Phuong every day. In particular, through each story about Uncle Ho, there are lessons about life, about how to be a human, about the will to rise up, conquer challenges that Phuong always learns and follows.

Born into a Catholic family in Nghia Hoi commune, with both parents working in the education sector, Nguyen Phuong Phuong inherited the meticulous education and training of her family, in addition to the self-awareness and maturity of the girl who was the school's Union leader when she was in elementary school. Currently, Phuong is the class's movement deputy, always exemplary in performing and participating in social activities.

Connecting youth for community development

The above examples are 4 of many outstanding Catholic youth in Nghia Dan district. The achievements of the above young people are a worthy reward for their contributions, and are also a shining example in the movement of volunteering, constantly striving to improve in the community, for other youth union members to learn and follow.

Mr. Vo Duc Tung - Secretary of Nghia Dan District Youth Union said: Currently, the whole district has 1,291 Catholic youth, of which 310 members are active in 26 youth union branches, and 1,086 members are active in the teams. Most Catholic youth in the district are striving to "live a good life, follow the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws, actively respond to campaigns launched by the Youth Union and participate in socio-economic development movements organized by all levels and sectors. The District Youth Union also actively coordinates to multiply many good examples among Catholic youth.

To further promote the pioneering and volunteering role of youth in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, the Standing Committee of the District Youth Union actively implements activities and movements in economic development, career establishment, study, work, creativity, etc. At the same time, it organizes many useful exchange activities, strengthens the connection between the youth force of both religions and non-religious people to unite and contribute to the development of the homeland and the country.