Nghe An Youth launched the 2023 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign

Delegates and 1,400 union members and youths in Thai Hoa town attended the launching ceremony. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Implementing the "3 links" policy well

Youth volunteer movement whose focus is"Summer Youth Volunteer" Campaignis a key activity in the annual work program of all levels of the Youth Union and Association.

This year, the Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign continues to be implemented under 1 program - 4 sub-campaigns including: Exam Support Program, Green Summer Volunteer Campaign, Red Flamboyant Flower Volunteer Campaign, Pink Vacation Volunteer Campaign and Green March Volunteer Campaign; taking place at its peak from June 1 to August 31 with the motto "Widespread - safe - effective - sustainable".

Provincial Youth Union Secretary Le Van Luong speaks at the launching ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In the Campaign, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union set out 13 targets and the Standing Committee of the Central Agencies Youth Union set out 12 key targets. In which, specific projects and tasks are clearly identified in connection with the socio-economic development tasks of each locality and unit.

This is the first Campaign season of the new Congress term, a peak activity for all levels of the Youth Union and Association to compete together to carry out youth projects and tasks, bringing the Resolution of the Youth Union Congresses at all levels into practice in the work of the Youth Union and youth movements.

Launching ceremony of the 2023 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

One of the new points of the 2023 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign is the policy of "3 connections" according to the orientation of the Resolution of the 12th National Youth Union Congress, including: Connecting forces between youth with farmers, workers, women, police, army...; linking areas between rural and urban areas, regions, areas, localities; linking communities between the Youth Union organization and clubs, teams, spontaneous groups, organizations, individuals.

At the launching ceremony, the Central Agencies Bloc delegation presented 2 happy houses and many meaningful projects and gifts to people in Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The Youth Unions under the Youth Union of Central Agencies also presented many meaningful projects and gifts to the people of Thai Hoa town. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

To implement this policy of the Central Youth Union Secretariat, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, the Standing Committee of the Central Agencies' Youth Union, in coordination with organizations and individuals, carried out projects and tasks that demonstrate the close connection between localities and units, such as: Construction of Charity Houses, Happy Houses for families in especially difficult circumstances, construction of Model Cultural Houses, awarding accounts for designing propaganda publications, free English learning accounts for students, deploying propaganda booths on digital transformation, establishing a team of young intellectuals to volunteer to transfer science and technology to the people, etc.

Representatives of the Central Youth Union, the Youth Union of Central Agencies, and Nghe An Provincial Party Committee attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the "Happy House" project for people in difficult circumstances in Quang Phong ward, Thai Hoa town. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In addition to focusingvolunteer activities in key areassuch as the Youth Village for Entrepreneurship, difficult areas, remote areas, border areas, and islands, the Standing Committee of the Youth Union of 2 units also directed its affiliated units to undertake support and help at least 1 difficult village, hamlet, or hamlet to complete the criteria for building new rural areas, contributing to the replication of the model "Worth living village".

Immediately after the launching ceremony, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union and the Standing Committee of the Central Agencies' Youth Union organized a series of response activities such as: Peak Day of Volunteer Soldiers for Beloved Juniors; Peak Day of Pink Holiday Volunteer Campaign, Peak Day of Green March Volunteer Campaign, Peak Day of Joining Hands to Build New Rural Areas and Green Sunday, Peak Day of Volunteer Soldiers for Civilized Urban Areas and Supporting People in Performing Online Public Services, Handling Administrative Procedures...

Delegates attended the inauguration ceremony of the model cultural house and presented the Thanh Nien bookshelf and some equipment for propaganda work to people at the Forestry Processing Block 2, Quang Phong Ward, Thai Hoa Town. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Maximizing the role of youth in the summer campaign

To successfully implement and complete the targets and tasks set out in the Campaign, the Standing Committee of the Youth Union of 2 units, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union Le Van Luong requested that the Youth Union and Association at all levels, together with all union members and youth, promote their intelligence, desire to contribute, and volunteer spirit to effectively carry out the following contents:

Firstly, selecting the content of implementation must be focused and key, linked to the political tasks and practical needs of each locality and unit. Activities in the Campaign must be deployed from the grassroots level and have high action, wide spread, ensuring practicality, effectiveness and attracting the active and responsible participation of a large number of union members, youth, and children, receiving attention from society and people, clearly affirming the role of the Union and youth.

Delegates participated in the activity of providing free medical examination and medicine to students in Thai Hoa town. Photo: TDNA

Second, continue to research and innovate methods of organizing activities in a creative direction, strongly applying science and technology, digital transformation; promote the direction and coordination of activities through the information portal connecting volunteer activities so that activities are invested effectively. In addition, the implementation method must ensure safety and thoughtfulness for volunteer teams, especially in remote, mountainous, border and island areas.

Third, proactively advise Party committees, authorities at all levels and coordinate with functional units, social organizations, enterprises, individuals... to create mechanisms, policies, mobilize social resources to effectively implement the key contents of the Campaign. At the same time, continue to promote all the great potential of youth, promote youth movements associated with the tasks of economic and social development, ensuring national defense, security, social order and safety of localities and units, while also linking with the needs and legitimate interests of youth.