From December 1st to 3rd, the 7th China Youth Volunteer Service Project Competition and 2023 Volunteer Service Exchange Conference (hereinafter referred to as the "Volunteer Fair") was held in Shantou, Guangdong. This year's fair is co-sponsored by the Communist Youth League, the Ministry of Social Work, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Health Commission, the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Guangdong Provincial People's Committee.
With the theme of "A New Era of Volunteering, Building the Chinese Dream Together", this year's fair will not only hold five key exchange meetings, including the theme seminar of "Volunteer Service and Public Welfare Entrepreneurship", the "Integrated Development of Volunteer Service in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" and "Volunteer Service of Large-scale Competition", but also the theme of volunteer service drama performances, volunteer service cultural exhibition, "Volunteer Light" youth song party, volunteer service lecture hall, public welfare entrepreneurship training camp and other activities. More than 400 people from all over the country participated in the event, including representatives of young volunteers, volunteer service organizations, experts and scholars, executive directors of the China Youth Volunteers Association, and relevant responsible comrades of the main organizers, provincial youth league committees, and youth volunteer work organizations.
The first secretary of the regiment, A Dong, delivered a speech.
In his speech, Adong, the first secretary of the Communist Youth League, pointed out that to forge ahead on a new journey, we must strengthen ideological and political guidance, guide young volunteers to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, firmly control the direction of youth, firmly support the "two establishments" and resolutely achieve the "two maintenances".We must take the initiative to integrate into the overall situation and serve the overall situation, and guide young volunteers to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the times and show their youth in the big stage of rural revitalization, the front line of serving the society, the main battlefield of defending the country, the new field of green development, and the big wave of scientific and technological innovationIt is necessary to carry forward the spirit of struggle, guide young volunteers to temper their will to struggle, enhance their fighting skills, improve their ability to volunteer in emergency response, and face difficulties in responding to major risks and challengesIt is necessary to stimulate the strength of struggle, explore the characteristics of youth volunteer service and the connotation of the times, improve the effectiveness of practical education, and lead young volunteers to strive to grow into newcomers of the era who are worthy of great responsibilities in the direction guided by the partyIt is necessary to deepen reform and innovation, closely follow the needs of society and the people, innovate and improve organizational construction, mobilization methods, and work methods, and constantly improve the volunteer service system and work system, so as to make greater achievements in the overall pattern of China's volunteer undertakings. The vast number of young volunteers should carry forward the volunteer spirit of "dedication, fraternity, mutual assistance, and progress", hold high idealism, bear in mind the "great man of the country", love the well-being of all families, and give better play to the role of vanguard and new force.
Written by: Nandu, n** reporter Li Jiaying.