Promoting values of Vietnamese culture ​​and people

Part 3: Towards a healthy cultural environment for young people

Culture plays an important role in educating people's awareness. However, new social trends have caused direct effects and consequences for youth today. Therefore, aiming at a healthy cultural environment for young people is an urgent issue that needs proper attention.

Influence from bad and toxic information

Thanks to the development of communication, the impact from aspects of culture reaches people in the fastest, most convenient and diverse way. Along with that, social networking platforms such as Tiktok, Facebook, YouTube... also develop and are approached by young people with a large amount of time during the day. Of course, it would not be worth mentioning if the core values ​​of the culture on these social platforms are brought up in the right way, in accordance with the fine customs and traditions of Vietnam. What is condemned here is that a part of young people are using them for the wrong purpose, seriously affecting the Vietnamese lifestyle and culture. The good things fade away while the "bad, poisonous" things tend to increase. Our country is in the process of development and integration with the world. Besides having access to many large and advanced cultures, we also have to face toxic cultural expression.

According to psychologists, young people today carry a mentality of liking attention and expressing their personality, so it cannot be denied that the shocking phenomena of young people can be seen as the reaction of them, ideology to the perceptions and evaluations from external agents. Although being in the social environment, law and education always advise and teach ethical standards suitable to each individual, but the penetration of unhealthy popular culture still has a strong influence on awareness and lifestyle, especially for young generation.

Building a role-model for young people in the new era

From that reality, Binh Duong has had many solutions to promote propaganda, education, and build up a youth generation in the new period with revolutionary ideals, ambitions and aspirations to rise up. Tran Thi Diem Trinh, Vice-Secretary of provincial Youth Union said that over the past time, provincial Youth Union has had many practical and appropriate solutions to educate teenagers and children about patriotism and national pride. Many traditional activities, contests and programs were organized effectively and spread throughout the Youth Union. For example, the contest  of "I love Binh Duong", the journey of "I love Binh Duong", the festival of groups propagandizing revolutionary songs, publications on the occasion of the 90^th founding anniversary of the Youth Union, operational documents of Youth Union branches, the History of Song Be - Binh Duong province’s Youth Union over periods; along with propaganda activities about national sea, islands and borders... attracted the participation of nearly 1 million children across the province. These movements created strong effects, aroused and promoted patriotism, responsibility to protect national sovereignty, interests and build the homeland among teenagers and children.

In addition, “return-to-the-root” activities, care, embellishment and promotion of the value of historical and cultural relics, “paying debt of gratitude” activities, talk shows...in association with important holidays of the country organized regularly by the Youth Union, Young Pioneer Organizations, associations have greatly contributed to traditional education for young people. Especially, the "Candle lighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroes and martyrs" along with activities to remember and pay tribute to revolutionary predecessors, key leaders of the Party and the model of "Journey to follow tradition - Firmly step forward future" of the Youth Union from provincial to grassroots levels on the occasion of major political activities of the Party, the country and the Youth Union in association with commending excellent examples at provincial level in historical sites in and out of the province attracted more than 500,000 Youth Union members and young people over the past 5 years, making a deep impression on public opinion and people from all walks of life.

Education on morality and cultural lifestyle for young people was strengthened by the provincial Youth Unions at all levels in the direction of establishing criteria and standards in the lifestyle, behavior and morality of young people, thereby proposing many synchronous and appropriate solutions to create a training environment associated with the campaign "Building values ​​about a model of Binh Duong youth in the new period". The work of discovering, praising and replicating good examples was promoted in association with studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle with titles and awards from provincial to grassroots levels suitable to each young person, thereby contributing to the orientation and spread of beautiful living values.

The forum "Building beautiful friendship - say no to school violence", the movement "When I am 18" with the emphasis on "High School Students' Day", the movement "Workplace Civilization" associated with the program "Workplace Smile" among Youth Union officials and members continued being deployed, with many different methods and activities, attracting nearly 60,000 Youth Union members, creating a pervasive effect in society.

In addition, promoting the role of press agencies in and out of the province, provincial Youth Unions at all levels continued well coordinating with relevant units in propagandizing and promoting good deeds and typical examples on websites with the highlight of being the column "Every day with good news, every week with beautiful story" for Youth Union members and young people to follow. The program "Lighting up the dreams of Vietnamese youth", the forum "Secretary of provincial Youth Union meeting with Youth Union members", activities to promote reading culture were also implemented by  provincial Youth Union at all levels with specific and creative methods contributed to forming up a desire of living beautifully and usefully among the young people of the whole province.

Realizing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country requires us to further promote the cause of comprehensive and synchronous renewal. Therefore, in the coming time, in order to successfully realize the goal of building and developing the province and the country, it is necessary to further promote the pioneering, impulsive and creative role of the youth as a young, potential numerous social force that constantly innovates, further improve the quality, content, mode of operations, improve the effectiveness of the revolutionary action movement, expand the task of uniting and gathering youth. Provincial Youth Unions at all levels take cultural and human values ​​as the goal, the fundamental driving force for sustainable development in accordance with the local orientation.

Being grateful to Uncle Ho, studying and following Uncle Ho, realizing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country, "Vietnam aspiration in the Ho Chi Minh era", Binh Duong youth today continue promoting cultural values of the province and the country, always move forward in study, labor, production, fighting, contributing to building up a more and more dignified, bigger and more beautiful, being worthy of expectation and love of the Party, Uncle Ho and the people of the country for young generation.

Reported by Thu Thao-Translated by Kim Tin