Consultation spotlights policies on youth’s voluntary activities
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the United Nations Volunteers Programme held a consultation in Hanoi on September 19 to discuss policies on youth’s voluntary activities.
Youth volunteers help farmers harvest rice in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province, which was recently hit by storm Doksuri (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs andthe United Nations Volunteers Programme held a consultation in Hanoi onSeptember 19 to discuss policies on youth’s voluntary activities.
Participants shared the view that the youthvolunteering movement has continually developed since 2012 with activitiesgeared towards local demand. It has been carried out in more widespread areasby diversified members. The movement has paid attention to voluntary activitiesby local youth while attracting the participation of other social forces.
Voluntary activities have educated young peopleon ethical and humane values along with the volunteer spirit, thus contributingto local and national development.
However, delegates at the workshop also pointedthat there remains a gap between local demand for voluntary activities andlocal youth unions’ organisation capacity. The youth unions at different levelshave failed to devise effective solutions to gather all persons able to engagein voluntary activities.
The frequent change of leaders of youth unionchapters has also hindered the maintenance of the movement. Meanwhile,financial, costume and insurance support for youth volunteers hasn’t beenstipulated.
Participants said Vietnam is going to integrateinto the world in an increasingly intensive and substantive fashion between2017 and 2022. Hence, it is important to continue overhauling youth-relevantdocuments so that the Party and State can issue necessary programmes,resolutions and policies to open up opportunities to optimise the younggeneration’s potential.
Meanwhile, young people and youth unions shouldimprove the awareness of their role and the sense of responsibility towards thefight against poverty and backwardness, they added.-VNA
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Youth volunteers help farmers harvest rice in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province, which was recently hit by storm Doksuri (Photo: VNA) 
