The widespread impact of a competition

(Baonghean)After a period of intensive preparation, the "Law Knowledge Contest for Ethnic Minorities in Nghe An Province" took place and achieved great success. Organized by the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs in coordination with the People's Committee of Nghe An Province, the contest aimed to disseminate and improve legal knowledge among ethnic minorities in the province, thereby creating a strong shift in their awareness of respecting and complying with the law, and gradually forming a lifestyle and work ethic based on the law.

The competition attracted 10 teams from 10 districts with ethnic minority populations (including Anh Son, Con Cuong, Ky Son, Nghia Dan, Que Phong, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, Tan Ky, Thanh Chuong, and Tuong Duong). Most teams invested carefully in costumes and props and actively practiced to foster team cohesion. Besides the audience interaction segment, the competition consisted of three main parts: a greeting competition, a theoretical test (drawing lots and answering questions), and a short skit. The greeting competition provided an opportunity for participating teams to introduce and promote their hometowns. The theoretical test focused on understanding the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws, particularly regulations on land, forest protection and development, national borders, complaints and denunciations, gender equality, marriage and family, trafficking of women and children, drug prevention, etc., and then relating these to the realities of their respective localities.



The Nghia Dan team's opening remarks.

The most anticipated part of the competition was the skit. Based on the content of the policies, regulations, and laws discussed in the theoretical part, the teams had to create specific scenarios and find solutions. Due to their concreteness, visual nature, and vividness, the scenarios presented by the teams were entirely realistic and reflected everyday life in families and villages. Some things seemed very ordinary, but many people didn't understand that they were violations of the law due to a lack of knowledge. Some outstanding skits included: "The Story of the Mau Family" by the Tuong Duong team, "Oh Forest!" by the Quy Chau team, "Not Too Late" by the Ky Son team, and "Evening Smoke in the Village" by the Tan Ky team... Viewers highly appreciated the scenarios presented, the setting, and the dialogue in the skit "The Story of the Mau Family".

The stilt house on the mountainside where Mau and his wife lived was always filled with arguments and insults. When he was losing the argument, Mau would brutally beat his wife, ignoring the pleas of his grown-up daughter. Faced with this situation, the Youth Union and Women's Association of the village intervened and persuaded Mau. Gradually, he understood and realized his mistakes, and from then on, he loved his wife more. The house truly became a warm home, filled with laughter. The skit, performed successfully by the amateur actors of the Tuong Duong team, also attracted the audience's attention. In addition, the skit "Not Too Late" by the Ky Son team also drew attention, as it reflected many existing problems in this remote border district through a specific family situation. These include the continued prevalence of domestic violence, the violation of children's rights, the uncontrolled trafficking and use of drugs, and the trafficking of women and children abroad, leading to the destruction of many families.

Speaking with us, Ms. Luong Thi Lan from Hien village, Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong district) said: “As a member of the Thanh Chuong team, I truly learned a lot from this competition. There are things that happen every day around me, in my village, but most people are still unaware of them. When I return to my village, I will tell everyone about the competition so that the villagers understand the legal regulations better.” Mr. Vi Tan Hoi, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district, affirmed: “The competition is extremely important. It not only aims to disseminate information and raise awareness of law compliance among ethnic minority people, but also helps Party committees and authorities at all levels better understand the actual situation of the locality to have correct and practical solutions in management and administration. However, to ensure the impact spreads from the stage to the villages and to each individual, the competition needs to be held regularly at many different levels, even down to the village level.”

Commenting on the competition results, Mr. Son Minh Thang - Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs and Head of the Organizing Committee - affirmed: “I highly appreciate the meticulous and thorough preparation by the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the participating teams. The competition truly had a strong appeal and widespread impact, contributing to raising legal awareness among ethnic minorities in the area. Hopefully, after the competition, the video recordings will be sent to the villages so that people can enjoy them, and each participant today will be an excellent communicator in their locality, so that everyone around us will always be conscious of living and working in accordance with the Constitution and the law.”

Tuong Anh