Sow seeds of hope with “Leader of Change”

(PLVN) - At the conference on contact and dialogue between National Assembly and People's Council deputies and children of Lai Chau province, which was recently organized by the National Assembly and People's Council delegation of Lai Chau province in coordination with the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee and Plan International Vietnam in Lai Chau region in early June 2025, the impression of the adults was the confidence of the children participating in the dialogue session.

During the dialogue session, delegates from the Lai Chau Provincial Children's Council participated in expressing their opinions on the wishes and aspirations of local children, and proposed many unique and creative practical solutions around three topics of particular interest to Lai Chau children: the use of information technology and AI in learning; awareness and current status of e-cigarette use among adolescents; current status and solutions in the prevention and combat of child marriage.

Student Lo Ngoc Tue Lam, grade 9 student, representative of children in Nam Nhun district, gave her opinion from a unique perspective regarding the role of parents in protecting children from access to e-cigarettes: “Current laws have clearly defined the responsibilities and sanctions for parents or guardians when handing over vehicles, or allowing underage children to drive vehicles. From that basis, is it possible to expand a similar approach to consider the responsibilities of parents in cases of lax management and lack of attention leading to children of school age using or trading e-cigarettes?”. The questions and suggestions of the children were listened to, responded to by representatives of departments, branches and sectors, and they committed to continue researching and providing solutions, while perfecting mechanisms and policies to create better conditions for children to develop safely and comprehensively in the digital age.

Many delegates of the Children's Councils of provinces and cities such as Lai Chau are members of the "Leaders of Change" Clubs. The "Leaders of Change" Club model is one of the four core models of the Project "Achieving gender equality and solving urgent issues for women and children" (Project 8) and is a model specifically for children in schools and in the community with the purpose of creating a place for activities, exchanges, and equipping knowledge and life skills to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, knowledge about gender, gender equality and issues related to children...

According to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, in Phase I: 2021 - 2025 implementing Project 8, Women's Unions at all levels in provinces and cities across the country established and maintained 2,026 "Leaders of Change" Clubs (achieving 113% of Phase 1 targets), educating 121,535 children in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, 34/40 provinces achieved and exceeded the set targets.

To help children from now on, from small changes, sow the seeds of great hope for themselves and the land they live in, in phase II: 2026 - 2030 of Project 8, the Vietnam Women's Union will continue to maintain, improve the quality and replicate the model of the "Leaders of Change" Club in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, focusing on organizing dialogue activities to promote the voice and participation of children in local socio -economic development activities; promote the role and pioneering participation of young men and women in the community and ethnic minority students studying in high schools, universities, colleges...

X.Hoa

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