Nghe An Youth Union proactively deploys nearly 3,500 community projects
(Baonghean.vn) - In 2023, the youth of the whole province implemented nearly 3,500 Youth projects at all levels with a total value of more than 40 billion VND. This effort has truly reflected the spirit of Nghe An youth when they always take the initiative to take on difficult and new tasks to contribute to the community and society.
Bringing resources to difficult areas
During the IT class, the eyes of the little student Nguyen Ngoc Dan Le - class 5A3, Thach Ngan Primary School (Con Cuong) were almost absorbed in exploring the interesting keyboard combinations, forgetting all about time. Previously, the classroom had very few computers, and to practice, 5 or 6 students had to share one computer. However, since the school was equipped with an IT room with 20 computers by the Provincial Youth Union, the Provincial Youth Union and businesses, the IT lessons have truly brought exciting inspiration to the students.
Thach Ngan Primary School currently has 594 students, of which 508 are Thai and Dan Lai ethnic minorities. In addition to the main school in Dong Tam village, the school also has 4 satellite schools in Khe Dong, Ke Gia, Ba Ha and Thach Son villages. Previously, all 5 schools only had 10 computers, so maintaining the teaching and learning of Information Technology was extremely difficult. However, now with 20 new computers, teachers and students here have more motivation to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Sharing the same joy, last November, in the remote land of Ky Son, the Provincial Youth Union and accompanying businesses donated the project "Information Technology Room for Children" to Tay Son Primary School (Tay Son Commune). These are meaningful projects that help improve facilities at disadvantaged schools, and also ensure that all children have equal rights and opportunities to access technological knowledge, especially in the 4.0 era.
Last year, the Youth Union organizations actively sought resources to care for and support 405,000 disadvantaged children with a total value of more than 16 billion VND. At the same time, scholarships with a total value of more than 9 billion VND were awarded to 6,035 disadvantaged students.
It can be affirmed that the youth volunteer movement with the focus on sending human resources and mobilizing material resources to support disadvantaged villages and communes, remote areas is always the key goal of Nghe An youth.
In 2023 alone, the province organized 7 provincial-level youth projects, 204 district-level youth projects, 3,227 grassroots youth projects and tasks with a total value of more than 40 billion VND. In particular, in localities that are completing the criteria for new rural construction, the implementation of youth projects is even more exciting and effective.
In supporting young people to start businesses, especially in areas with many shortages, the Youth Union at all levels has made many efforts and creativity in searching for and organizing activities to accompany young people. Currently, the whole province has 1,655/1,500 ideas and initiatives of youth union members that have been implemented and realized by the Youth Union, excellently exceeding the set targets.
In 2023, the outstanding loan balance entrusted through the Social Policy Bank of the Youth Union reached over 2,125 billion VND (up 17% compared to the beginning of 2022), lending capital to 400 policy households and young people to develop the economy and create jobs. Many Youth economic development models have emerged with an annual income of 200 to 400 million VND, creating a bright premise for economic development for the youth force and union members of the whole province.
Pioneering digital transformation
Being a poor countryside with a rich tradition of patriotism, Yen Thanh has many historical relics associated with the struggle of the people here for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. Among them, Trang Ke in My Thanh commune is a "red address" for many people from the rice fields. Here, the French colonialists executed 72 communist soldiers during the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement (1930 - 1931).
Understanding that great and sacred historical value, in November 2023, the youth of Yen Thanh district deployed and handed over the project "Youth digitizing Trang Ke historical data", this is an important activity to realize the theme "Year of digital transformation of union activities" that the local union members and youth have been striving to carry out in the past time.
In addition to Trang Ke Relic Site, currently in the whole Yen Thanh district, there are 6 more red addresses installed with QR codes including: Phan Dang Luu Memorial House, Ho Tong Thoc Memorial House, Sung Communal House, Duc Hoang Temple, Uncle Ho Memorial House, and Martyrs' Cemetery. At the same time, local youth have built a district-level 4.0 market model at the town market and coordinated with accompanying units to issue QR codes to traders at the market and shops in the area.
By closely following the annual working theme and the Resolution of the 18th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province, the Youth Union at all levels has deployed many important activities focusing on new activities on digital transformation, pioneering the construction of digital government and digital society; improving digital capacity for cadres, union members and youth. Currently, the whole province has built 207 digital maps of red addresses, digitized 35 documents and artifacts.
At the same time, in the digital transformation process, Nghe An youth have proposed many new solutions and models to effectively implement Project No. 06 of the Government such as: Establishing community digital transformation teams; launching a peak emulation campaign "Towards the grassroots, covering electronic identification accounts"; peak days guiding people to install electronic applications, register, activate level 1 and level 2 electronic identification accounts on VNeID application; performing administrative procedures on online public services. The Provincial Youth Union deployed the construction of the model "Cashless People's Market", "Market 4.0"; digital library, electronic bookshelf... Activities were recognized and highly appreciated by the Party Committee, government and people.
Looking back on the journey in 2023, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Le Van Luong affirmed that Nghe An youth did not hesitate to take on difficult tasks and new tasks. The difficulty here is the effort to proactively connect, call for, attract resources and deploy projects and tasks in difficult areas. The new thing here is the digital transformation of the Union's activities and actively contributing to the country's digital transformation. After those efforts, the implementation of 14 annual work targets was completed excellently with 9 targets exceeding the set plan.
In the coming time, the Youth Union at all levels needs to continue to strengthen solutions to research, connect, coordinate, and call for resources to support the movements. The socialization of resources in implementing activities is a "lever" for the youth movement to develop in both breadth and depth.
In 2024, the Central Standing Committee of the Youth Union issued the orientation for the work of the Youth Union and the youth movement in 2024 with the theme "Year of Youth Volunteers". This is the basis for Nghe An youth to study and concretize in the process of building the work program in 2024.
In which, focusing on implementing the policy of "3 links", enhancing the application of information technology, digital transformation in volunteer activities. Effectively organizing peak volunteer activities, regular volunteer activities, on-site volunteer activities, volunteering by target group, in new rural construction areas, especially difficult areas, borders, islands. From there, building the image of Nghe An youth as proactive, voluntary, creative, always dedicated, at the forefront in performing tasks, volunteering for community life.
