Celebrating 30 years of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly

On April 26, the Provincial Association of the Elderly (NCT) held a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (May 10, 1995 - May 10, 2025); summarize the patriotic emulation movement "Old age - bright example" for the period 2021 - 2025; summarize Project 1366 to replicate the model of Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs (CLB) to 2025. Attending the conference were comrades: Phan Van Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly; Tran Xuan Duong, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, and sectors; Associations of the Elderly in districts, towns, and cities; Chairmen of Associations of the Elderly in communes, wards, and towns.

Conference delegates.

At the conference, delegates reviewed the 30-year tradition of formation and development of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly in general and the Provincial Association of the Elderly in particular. In Ha Nam, under the leadership and direction of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the coordination of relevant departments, branches, the Fatherland Front, and organizations, the Association of the Elderly has grown steadily, becoming a reliable support for the Party, government, and people. The province currently has 146,941 members in 98 grassroots associations and 686 branches. In the period of 2021 - 2025, the Association of the Elderly at all levels has affirmed its core role in caring for and promoting the role of the elderly. Every year, the province organizes longevity celebrations for nearly 20,000 elderly people with even ages, full ages from 70 years old and over, and over 100 years old according to regulations; Coordinate with the health sector to implement health care activities for the elderly, establish health records for 51,118 elderly people, conduct annual health check-ups for over 50,000 elderly people; coordinate with Ha Nam Eye Hospital, Hanoi - Ha Nam Eye Hospital to examine, provide health consultation and give free eye medicine to over 70,000 elderly people in communes, wards and towns. In particular, promote the role of the elderly in production and business, contributing to the development of the family, local and social economy ; currently the whole province has 775 elderly people who are farm owners, business owners, 1,217 elderly people who are good at economics in various fields, creating jobs for workers and increasing income. Mobilizing resources from agencies, businesses, and philanthropists to support giving gifts to the elderly in difficult circumstances on the occasion of the Action Month for the Elderly in Vietnam in 2024, including goods and money worth VND 2,066 billion, giving gifts to 3,417 elderly people; organizing 809 cultural, artistic, and sports events with 97,660 elderly people participating; establishing 33 Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs; recruiting nearly 6,000 new members each year...

Comrade Phan Van Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly, spoke at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly Phan Van Hung acknowledged and commended the achievements of all levels of the association and its members, and the elderly in Ha Nam province over the past 30 years, especially the results from the movement "Old age - Bright example" in the period 2021 - 2025.

Comrade Tran Xuan Duong, Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee presented flowers to congratulate the conference.

The Vice President of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly requested that all levels of the provincial Association of the Elderly continue to promote their roles and responsibilities, actively promote and mobilize the elderly to participate in association activities; continue to implement the movement "Old age - Good example", diversify forms of activities through club models, cultural, artistic, physical education, sports, and health care activities in the community, creating a spread of the movement in residential areas.

The immediate task is to streamline the organization and apparatus according to the direction of the Party, State, Party committees and local authorities; Associations at all levels in the province need to soon stabilize the organization and operate with increasingly better quality and efficiency; strengthen the grasp of ideas, promptly reflect the thoughts, aspirations, recommendations and proposals of the elderly to care for, protect and promote the role of the elderly in the new situation.

Comrade Tran Xuan Duong, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Old age - bright example", period 2021 - 2025.

In addition, the Provincial Association of the Elderly needs to actively mobilize and exploit resources and support from organizations, individuals and businesses to take care of the material and spiritual life, support and help the elderly in difficult circumstances; continue to promote the emulation movement "Old age - Good example", build movement criteria suitable for each locality, meet the needs and aspirations of cadres, members and the elderly. Maintain, develop and improve the quality of activities of Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs in localities...

Leaders of the Provincial Elderly Association awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Old age - bright example", period 2021 - 2025.

Also at the conference, the Provincial Elderly Association summarized Project 1366 on expanding the Intergenerational Self-Help Club model until 2025; awarded collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Old age - bright example", period 2021 - 2025.

Xuan Tuan

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