2025 Community Action Awards: Honoring 'Persistent Service' Projects

(Chinhphu.vn) - On December 16th, at the Ho Guom Theater, the Gala Award Ceremony for Action for the Community 2025 was held, honoring outstanding projects, ideas, and actions for the community that have inspired dedication and perseverance in serving for a better future for all.

Delegates attending the 2025 Community Action Awards Gala - Photo: Organizing Committee

As an annual award organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper in collaboration with VCCorp Joint Stock Company, the Community Action Award has become a prestigious national award honoring individuals, organizations, and businesses that are persistently creating positive value for society through community initiatives and projects with long-lasting impact.

Attending the Gala for the 2025 Community Action Award were Central Committee members: Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President; Lai Xuan Mon, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Le Hai Binh, Alternate Member of the Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and veteran journalist Ha Dang, former Central Committee member, former Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, former Head of the Central Ideology-Culture Department (now the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department).

Following the themes "Pioneering Milestones" in 2023 and "Creative Communities" in 2024, the 2025 season returns with the theme "Persistent Service" - recognizing long-term, enduring, quiet but powerful journeys; individuals who choose to act, contribute, and sow seeds of kindness to create lasting change.

The 2025 Community Action Award received 160 entries, an increase from 138 projects in 2024. Entries came from businesses, social organizations, volunteer groups, and individuals across the country, spanning various fields: nature conservation, sustainable livelihood development, education , healthcare, equal opportunity, welfare for vulnerable groups, honoring history, preserving cultural identity, and green transformation in production and business.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Central Committee member, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association , and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Le Quoc Minh Action Award said: "We have just witnessed the most beautiful moments of the award. The moment when kind people took to the stage to receive the trophy."

"With this award, the moment of receiving the trophy is not the end but the beginning, because the award was created not only to honor an individual or an organization but to awaken many others. It's not meant to end with a ceremony but to open a new journey, to choose how to become part of community-oriented actions together. We believe that the award only truly lives on when it continues to generate action afterward. This year, we are witnessing that becoming a part of life," Mr. Le Quoc Minh expressed.

From the 27 projects that reached the final round, the judging panel selected the best projects to award prizes, based on criteria such as impact, sustainability, commitment, creativity, and potential for community outreach.

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, presents the awards for the 2025 Human Act Prize - Photo: Organizing Committee.

The 2025 Community Action Award once again affirms that, whether individual or organizational, every persistent effort for the community is valuable and deserves recognition, connection, and support. The Award's journey doesn't end after the Gala night, but will continue on its path of spreading inspiration, creating more space, resources, and connections for those who choose to live for others.

The categories for the 2025 Community Action Award, themed "Perseverance in Service," continue to be maintained and refined, including:

The Community Ideas Award category – honoring feasible initiatives with the potential to create positive change for the community: Gene Connect Journey - Rediscovering the Names of Fallen Soldiers by GeneStory Joint Stock Company.

The Sustainable Development Ideas category honors initiatives that clearly demonstrate a vision for sustainable development, a scientific approach, and the ability to create a lasting positive impact on the community: Nam Duoc - Sustainable Development of Clean Medicinal Herbs by Nam Duoc Joint Stock Company.

The Timely Project category recognizes initiatives that respond quickly and effectively to urgent issues: Hope School; School Light Program; GELEX Compassion – Creating Community Happiness.

The Enduring Projects category recognizes projects that have maintained operation over a long period, overcoming numerous challenges: GNI: 20 Years of Creating Good Change; Bright Eyes for the Community; New Beginning; VietSeeds Scholarship Fund.

The Sustainable Projects category honors well-structured models that deliver profound and long-term impacts: REPEET - Doing Good; Regenerating Coconut Gardens, Greening the Future; Pangolin Rescue and Conservation Program; HEINEKEN Vietnam's Water Conservation Program.

The Inspirational Project category – honoring stories rich in humanity and inspiring a spirit of community service: Coloring Memories - Skyline; "Vietnamese Family Home"; "Hair Library" Project; "Humanity in the Waves"; "Lighting a Matchstick"

The Human Act Prize 2025 category honors actions that make exceptional, symbolic contributions and create widespread positive impact on the community: Trang Nguyen Education - A 10-year journey of spreading literacy; Internet access in schools; Miza - A circular economy model in the paper industry; Thien Tam Foundation: Serving for a better life for everyone; Intergenerational Self-Help Club.

Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Le Quoc Minh Action Award, presents the award in the special category titled "Silent Service" - Photo: Organizing Committee.

In addition to the official award categories, at this year's Gala Awards Ceremony, the Judging Panel of the Community Action Award decided to add a special category called "Silent Service".

This category is dedicated to recognizing and honoring individuals and projects that have made sustained contributions, created positive impacts, and strongly inspired the community, but for various reasons were unable to participate in or be nominated for the Award. The addition of this category reflects the open and humane spirit of the Community Action Award, aiming to ensure that no one is overlooked who is quietly and selflessly dedicating themselves to society.

In 2025, two individuals were honored in the "Silent Service" category: Ms. Tran Thi Cam Giang – founder and director of Thien Duyen Shelter in Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City; and Dr. Le Thanh Do – a doctor and war veteran in Hanoi – who has dedicated over 20 years to producing and donating thousands of prosthetic limbs free of charge to poor disabled people across the country.

Minh Thu

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/giai-thuong-hanh-dong-vi-cong-dong-2025-ton-vinh-cac-du-an-kien-tri-phung-su-102251216225158333.htm