Nghe An youth focus on Youth Month 2020

New values ​​in the volunteer movement

Entering March, hundreds of poor people in Hien Son commune (Do Luong) received many new joys, because through creative models of local youth, they had meaningful sharing in the prevention and fight against Covid-19 epidemic. Accordingly, under the direction of the Standing Committee of Do Luong District Youth Union, Hien Son Commune Youth Union used its own funds to implement the model "Exchanging scrap for masks" to provide and equip standard masks for people to use in the near future. After 1 day of launching, the program attracted hundreds of responses from union members, youth and people in the area.

Do Luong Youth with the model "Exchanging waste for masks" to support people in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Thanh Quynh

From here, more than 500 qualified masks were handed to the people. In particular, through the program, the youth union force also conducted propaganda and raised awareness among people in disease prevention and control. In addition, Do Luong youth also established 33 youth volunteer teams to build 29 "hand washing and disinfection" points for the community; borrowed a sewing factory to produce masks and mobilized social resources to distribute more than 5,000 leaflets and 5,000 free masks to the people.

In Quynh Luu district, along with the campaign to propagate and raise people's awareness about the Covid-19 epidemic situation, the Standing Committee of the District Youth Union has directed Youth Union bases in areas with many bus companies operating across the province such as in Son Hai, Quynh Minh, Tan Son, Quynh Giang communes... to actively coordinate in equipping medical supplies to propagate epidemic prevention and control on vehicles.

At the pick-up points, the Youth Union of the communes donated hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer to the bus company to place on the bus; distributed medical masks and leaflets to passengers before and after boarding the bus; and at the same time, propagated and encouraged the bus companies to spray chemicals well before and after the bus left the station. This activity has been persistently carried out by the Youth Union members for a long time, bringing positive effects in disease prevention and control in the locality.

Youth Union members of Quynh Luu district gave out hand sanitizer, leaflets, and masks to bus passengers. Photo: TQ

Looking back at 3 weeks of active and effective activities during Youth Month, Nghe An youth have implemented many projects and tasks aimed at the social community. In particular, the Youth Union chapters at all levels in the province organized more than 1,250 youth projects and tasks with a total value of over 8.4 billion VND; more than 1,950 volunteer activities to participate in new rural construction with the participation of 113,700 union members and youth.

Along with that, there were up to 2,291 activities to support people in preventing the Covid-19 epidemic with many new models and good practices highly appreciated by the community.

The Youth Union at all levels coordinated with the Youth Union and the Provincial Young Physicians Association to organize activities for young doctors and medical volunteers to provide health consultation, medical examination, medicine distribution, health consultation, disease prevention and control, and food safety and hygiene. The whole province organized 1,824 social security volunteer activities, organized free medical examination and treatment for 1,120 people, donated 3,130 units of blood and gave hundreds of gifts to people in difficult circumstances. These numbers will increase sharply in the third week of Youth Month 2020.

Provincial Police Youth Union members distribute masks to patients at hospital beds. Photo courtesy of Thuan Tien

Referring to the volunteer activities of the province's youth, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thom - Acting Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union assessed that the projects bearing the imprint of youth have been creating a strong influence on the spirit of volunteering and pioneering of youth to overcome difficulties and complete many meaningful tasks. The youth volunteer movement has brought many new values, demonstrated through 3 aspects: The scale is increasingly expanding; the leading role of the Youth Union organization is increasingly close; the quality of volunteer activities, the number of projects and tasks are constantly increasing. Since then, the Youth Union at all levels has enhanced its leading role, creating inspiration and urging the will and enthusiasm of the youth union members and youth across the province. That spirit has turned into thousands of meaningful projects, contributing to the development of the province, especially the border and island areas with many difficulties.

Building the image of union members

It can be seen that, in recent times, the role of the province's youth union members has been clearly demonstrated. Through meaningful movements, programs and tasks, Nghe An's youth have further enhanced the beautiful and enthusiastic image of the youth union members in the new era.

Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of Hung Nghia Commune (Hung Nguyen) Phan Thi Sao (26 years old), who was an excellent student majoring in Chemistry at Vinh University, shared: "I have spent my youth contributing to the Youth Union's activities, and even with a small salary, I still do not regret that decision."

Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of Hung Nghia Commune (Hung Nguyen District) Phan Thi Sao (far left) has successfully implemented a model of mixing antiseptic solution to distribute for free to people. Photo: Thanh Quynh

And to demonstrate her enthusiasm, Phan Thi Sao herself established a model to produce antiseptic solutions according to the criteria of the World Health Organization to give them away for free to the people. Although the model has only been implemented for a short time, it has created a strong influence on the youth of Hung Nguyen district to join hands in preventing and fighting the epidemic. The image of a female union member with a small body working day and night to mobilize and donate to hand out bottles of antiseptic solutions to the poor people in her hometown has moved many people. That is proof of the model of youth in the new era: Dynamic, brave, creative and professionally qualified.

In mountainous districts, immediately after the Government called on all people to declare their health status to control the Covid-19 epidemic, union members and youths here had to travel dozens of kilometers through the forest to knock on each house to help them complete the declaration process.

On the roads leading to villages, there are footprints of young volunteers everywhere handing out leaflets and guidance documents of the Ministry of Health on epidemic prevention and control. Banners and slogans are stretched across the paths for people to easily access. The young people themselves are also the pioneers in coordinating with functional departments and branches to review and grasp information about workers returning from epidemic areas to mobilize people to quarantine quickly.

In mountainous areas, union members and youths had to travel dozens of kilometers of forest roads to distribute masks and guide people to make health declarations. Photo taken in Chau Khe (Quy Chau).

In recent times, people have become familiar with the image of union members and youth coming to their homes every evening to remind and urge children to sit at their desks to study through the model of "School bell". Union members not only play the role of older brothers and sisters but also become wonderful "tutors" to guide each stroke of the pen and essay so that children do not fall behind in knowledge during the school break.

Youth Month 2020 is coming to an end, many activities and programs have to be changed due to the impact of the epidemic. However, thanks to the efforts of the union members and young people of the province to overcome difficulties, thousands of tasks have been launched and maintained effectively. Its success will be the driving force for Nghe An youth to be determined to create new values, contribute to the development of the province, and contribute to building a model of union members and young people in the new era.