Many projects and ideas are innovative, persistent, and community-oriented.

(CLO) On November 22nd, the Final Round of the Human Act Prize 2024, themed "Community Creation," took place at Thai Hoc House in the Temple of Literature - National University ( Hanoi ).

The "Action for the Community" award is organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper, in collaboration with VCCorp Joint Stock Company. This is an annual national award that honors and promotes community-oriented projects, and appropriately recognizes organizations, businesses, and individuals who are striving to contribute to society.

According to the Organizing Committee, in its second year, the Human Act Prize 2024 attracted 128 high-quality entries. The submitted projects were incredibly diverse in their fields of activity, ranging from equal education , community health and prosperity, poverty alleviation to clean energy, sustainable business, and responsible production and consumption.

This year's judging panel comprises 12 members who are reputable and influential figures both domestically and internationally.

After a period of serious, objective, and impartial work, the Organizing Committee has selected the 32 best projects to advance to the Final Round, based on criteria including: commitment; sustainability; creativity; impact and the ability of the projects/ideas to spread and inspire. These are also meaningful projects with a positive impact on the community.

Among these, many projects have been implemented consistently over many years, with results measured by compelling figures and, in particular, showing promising prospects for further expansion in scale and impact in the near future.

Representatives of each project will give a 10-minute presentation to the judging panel.

Besides the participation of large-scale projects from businesses with a vision for social responsibility, we acknowledge the contributions from smaller-scale projects, initiated by individuals, that have demonstrated creativity in their ideas and implementation methods.

In the final judging round, project representatives will have the opportunity to present, interact, and answer questions from the Judging Panel. Based on this, the Judging Panel will further select the winning projects in each category; and simultaneously decide on the best project to award the top prize of the Human Act Prize 2024.

The judging panel was very impressed with many groundbreaking and persistent community-oriented projects and ideas in the categories: Sustainable Projects, Ideas for the Community, Solving Community Problems, and Persistent Projects... Among them, a standout project was the "Walking Through Life with Your Child" project by Thanh Nien Newspaper.

According to a representative of the project team, in September 2021, recognizing the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Nien Newspaper launched a program to support orphaned children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. After three years, by September 2024, activities had been implemented such as visiting and providing emergency support, donating money and gifts to more than 1,800 orphaned children in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong with over 4.3 billion VND; providing sponsorship until the age of 18 for 454 children of various ages, with a total amount of over 57.8 billion VND; awarding over 2 billion VND in scholarships to students; sponsoring and linking university and college training for children after the age of 18 (after completing high school)...

"Building for Tet" is also an impressive project, part of Coteccons' sustainable strategy, linked to SGD8 - Human Development, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. "This activity was implemented from the beginning of 2023 during the Lunar New Year, bringing a more prosperous and warmer spring to tens of thousands of construction workers and subcontractors working at Coteccons construction sites," a project representative stated.

Thanks to its comprehensive implementation, ranging from specific actions like giving Tet gifts, organizing health check-ups, taking photos, providing free haircuts, and supporting train and bus tickets for returning home, to creative communication activities that contribute to changing stereotypes about the construction worker profession, the "Building Tet" program has shown well-deserved appreciation to the construction workforce. Through this, the program spreads a humane spirit within the industry, fostering trust in the company among workers and making them feel valued and appreciated for the work they contribute.

* Earlier, on the morning of November 22nd, also at the Temple of Literature, the Human Act Prize 2024 exhibition, themed "Community Creation," took place. The exhibition was part of the "Human Act Prize," aiming to honor community efforts, inspire individuals and organizations to take strong action, and share valuable knowledge from inspiring real-world lessons.

The exhibition is open to the public from November 22nd to December 1st, 2024, at the Bai Duong Courtyard, Temple of Literature, Dong Da District, Hanoi.

Here, the public can admire the activities aimed at sustainable development that have been and are taking place throughout the country. The exhibition aims to celebrate community efforts, inspire other individuals and organizations to take strong action, and share valuable knowledge from inspiring real-world lessons.

The exhibition is open to the public from November 22nd to December 1st, 2024, at the Bai Duong Courtyard, Van Mieu National University, Dong Da District, Hanoi.

This year's judging panel comprises 12 members who are reputable and influential figures both domestically and internationally, including social activists, representatives from ministries and departments, and leaders of major organizations. The list of judges includes:

1. Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Human Act Prize.

2. Mr. Vu Thang Vuong - Chairman of the Board of Directors of VCCorp Joint Stock Company.

3. Professor Nguyen Huu Ninh - Chairman of the Management Board of the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Development (CERED) - Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

4. Ms. Anjanette Saguisag - Head of Social Policy and Governance Programs at UNICEF

5. Mr. Pham Thai Lai - Director of the Economic Information Center under the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

6. Mr. Hoang Manh Ha - Editor-in-Chief of the Natural Resources and Environment Newspaper, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

7. Mr. Le Huy Anh - Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Science and Technology.

8. Mr. Nguyen Hung Son - Vice President of the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations.

9. Journalist Nguyen Xuan Toan - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dan Tri Newspaper, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs

10. Journalist and social activist Tran Mai Anh.

11. Ms. Dinh Thi Quynh Van - Chairwoman of PwC Vietnam.

12. Artist Ha Anh Tuan.

Ha Van

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/chung-ket-giai-thuong-hanh-dong-vi-cong-dong-nhieu-du-an-y-tuong-dot-pha-ben-bi-huong-toi-cong-dong-post322448.html