(kontumtv.vn) – Kon Tum is a mountainous province with 43 ethnic groups ; of which , ethnic minorities account for 54 % . With the explosion of social networks, taking advantage of the lack of knowledge of a part of the people and the complicated developments in the East Sea, hostile forces have increased the dissemination of destructive information, distorting the Party and army's line of struggle to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands . These are major challenges for the propaganda work on the sea and islands for the people in general and the ethnic minorities of Kon Tum province in particular.

Faced with difficulties and challenges; at the same time, in order to complete the goals and tasks of propaganda work on seas and islands in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, the Party Committees and authorities of Kon Tum province have proposed many solutions to overcome difficulties, improve quality, and complete the goals and tasks of propaganda work on seas and islands in the locality.

In 2016, Kon Tum was the first province in the Central Highlands region to sign a program to coordinate propaganda on seas and islands with the Party Committee of the Navy, marking a new beginning for propaganda work on seas and islands in the locality. Activities to coordinate propaganda on seas and islands combined with mass mobilization and social security work took place widely. Typical examples include organizing medical examinations and giving free medicine to people in remote areas; giving houses of gratitude to families with difficult policies; awarding scholarships to poor and studious students combined with propaganda on seas and islands. Village elder A Jring Deng in village 5, Tan Lap commune, Kon Ray district, said: " I would like to thank the Navy for coming to a remote mountainous area like ours, the Northern Central Highlands, and having you come here and receive medical examination and treatment makes us very excited."

In July 2024, when the whole country turned to the families of policy beneficiaries and meritorious people, in the heroic Hieu commune, the Mo Nam people happily attended the inauguration ceremony and handover of gratitude houses to local wounded and sick soldiers. Mr. Dinh Loi in Hieu commune, Kon Plong district, shared: " The dream of having a beautiful house like this, just imagine it, today I have it. Yesterday I did not know about the Navy, I heard about it but had not seen it, today I just saw it here to build this house, so I feel happy, it is also beautiful, the people are very happy. " From 2016 to now, Tan Cang Saigon Corporation under the Navy has coordinated with all levels of Kon Tum province to organize propaganda about the sea and islands for more than 10,000 cadres, party members, students and ethnic minorities; presented 29 gratitude houses, and accepted lifelong care for 16 heroic Vietnamese mothers, relatives of martyrs and people with meritorious services to the revolution; awarded hundreds of scholarships to poor and studious students; examined, treated, consulted, provided health care, and provided free medicine to hundreds of people. The total amount for these activities was nearly 4 billion VND.

Through direct propaganda sessions, people's awareness, especially the young generation, about the sea and islands and the consciousness of protecting the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland has been raised. Le Thi Kim Ngan, a student at Truong Sa Secondary School, Kon Tum City, shared: " As a student, I hope that the sea and islands will always be peaceful and full of smiles. I always admire the marine soldiers, the honest and sincere fishermen and the soldiers far away who are protecting the sovereignty and territory of our country day and night. "

Speaking at the propaganda session about the homeland's sea and islands for people and students in Thang Loi ward, Kon Tum city, Mr. Le Quang Thoi, Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of Kon Tum Provincial Party Committee, affirmed: " In the past time, in the propaganda work about the sea and islands as well as the implementation of mass mobilization work, gratitude of Tan Cang Saigon Corporation, in addition to organizing direct propaganda conferences, the activities of Tan Cang Saigon reporters to propagate to students were organized at Kon K'lor communal house, a sacred place and people really appreciate that, clearly the content of propaganda about the sea and islands at this location attracts and people trust the propaganda content ."

The ethnic people of Kon Tum province always look towards the East Sea, towards the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland, of the Vietnamese people. Under the Rong house roof, there are not only the resounding gong sounds, songs about the majestic Central Highlands, but also the stories of village elders and young people about the immense ocean on the eastern slope of the Fatherland. That place, like Ngoc Linh mountain, like the green forest of Chu Mom Ray - is the flesh and blood of the Fatherland, a place where every Vietnamese person must contribute to protect and preserve. /.

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