'The youth movement must have both surface and depth'

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Newspaper had an interview with comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union about the youth movement in general and summer volunteer activities in the area in particular.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung - Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union talked with reporters of Nghe An Newspaper.

PV:How do you evaluate the youth movement of your province in the first 6 months of 2016 and especially the volunteer campaign last summer?

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung:With the theme "Youth volunteering, creatively building and protecting the Fatherland", in the first 6 months of the year, the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee has focused on directing and implementing the Youth Union work program and youth movement from the province to the grassroots with many practical, widespread and highly effective activities.

As for the 2016 summer youth volunteer campaign, up to this point, it can be said that it has taken place according to plan, in which it achieved 2 main goals.

Firstly, ensure innovation in directing and implementing the campaign, that is, choosing points, choosing tasks and choosing implementation content.

Second, ensuring the goals and criteria according to the plan. 30 Exam Support Teams and 35 specialized teams operating in poor mountainous communes of the province have carried out and completed many practical youth projects and tasks, bringing efficiency to society. It can be affirmed that no activity has had such a great influence as volunteering.

Leaders of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union visited and presented gifts to former youth volunteers during the anti-American war to save the country.

PV:It is undeniable that volunteer activities have great influence and significance for the community and society. However, in reality, there are some members who participate in these activities for personal gain. Notably, recently, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 57/2015/QD-TTg on Policy on Youth Volunteer Activities. So, in your opinion, does this reduce the practical significance of the Youth Union movement and volunteer activities?

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung:Decision No. 57/2015/QD-TTg on Policy on Youth Volunteer Activities clearly states that youth volunteers will be given priority in admission to college, university and postgraduate training systems.

In my opinion, the policy on youth volunteering does not reduce the practical significance of the Youth Union movement and volunteering activities. That personal gain only falls on a very small part, corresponding to a small proportion of youth in today's society.

It does not fully reflect the spirit of the majority of youth in the country in general and Nghe An youth in particular. The good nature of youth in all periods is still the spirit of vanguard and volunteering. And reality shows that many young people have been and are contributing to society and the Fatherland.

During the summer vacation, students have many opportunities to work part-time or do jobs and activities according to their interests. However, they are still willing to volunteer, even though the organization does not have enough conditions to fully meet the volunteer activities, but young people still participate with the spirit of volunteering for the community, spending effort and money to volunteer.

Youth volunteers help people build rural roads.

It must be affirmed that the policy on youth volunteer activities is a correct and positive concern of the Party and State for volunteer activities, for youth volunteers and those working in the Youth Union. Therefore, the youth union members themselves will be aware of it and consider it a source of motivation for them to clearly see their responsibilities, thereby trying to fulfill their role well in community life.

PV:Many people think that the current youth movement is still heavily based on slogans and formalities, only creating superficial results and not the real thing. What is your opinion on this issue?

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung:In my opinion, this opinion is only partly correct. Because a movement is first of all a superficial one, it must be a widespread program and activity in terms of breadth, it cannot be limited to a small scale, or to just one subject.

Especially for the Youth Union movement, it must be an activity that attracts and gathers a large number of young union members. That can only be achieved when choosing activities that are widely spread and suitable to the psychology of young union members. So that is an essential requirement.

Whether it is real or not, that is the depth of the movement. Regarding this issue, in recent times, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union has always paid special attention, implementing many activities with diverse forms and rich content to achieve the highest results.

However, this is a requirement and a task that is constantly and continuously set for the youth movement. How can the movement both spread and create real effectiveness, not just in slogans? How can the social community have a more positive perception and evaluation of the youth movement? That is what we always worry about and find every solution to continue to implement.

Volunteer moments in remote villages.

PV:As a youth leader of the province, what solutions have you and the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee proposed to ensure that the youth movement has both breadth and depth?

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung:To create a ripple effect while ensuring effectiveness, in fact, we must pay attention to the following four issues.

Firstly, the movement must truly originate from the reality of each locality and unit. It is necessary to choose a movement that is effective, suitable, and close to the actual situation in the locality based on factors such as objects, time, facilities, etc. Youth Union - Association chapters at all levels need to closely follow the political tasks of the locality and unit to closely advise the Party Committee to develop plans, deploy and organize the implementation of programs and activities.

Second, it is necessary to coordinate and communicate closely with departments and branches to have unified direction from top to bottom, avoiding inconsistencies in direction and implementation.

Third is to regularly summarize and draw lessons, and at the same time strengthen innovation in organizing activities so that the Youth Union movement is truly diverse and rich, attracting a large number of young union members.

Another indispensable task is to promptly encourage and reward groups and individuals who have excellently completed their tasks and work of the Union.

By implementing the above tasks and solutions well, combined with the spirit of volunteerism and creativity of the youth, I believe that the youth movement will become increasingly practical and effective.

PV:Thank you for the discussion, comrade.

Phuong Thao

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