- Investing in children is investing in the future of the country, for rapid, sustainable, long-term and effective development. Implementing this viewpoint, in recent times, all levels and sectors in the province have been prioritizing resources for the care,education and protection of children.
Currently, the whole province has over 188 thousand children, accounting for 21.45% of the population, of which more than 28 thousand children live in poor and near-poor families; over 2,000 children in special circumstances; over 1,300 children orphaned by either parent... Over the years, the work of protecting and caring for children has always received the attention and leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and Provincial People's Committee, and the coordination of departments, branches, sectors, and People's Committees of districts and cities.
Promote communication on children's work
To raise awareness of the whole society about children's work, provincial departments, branches, sectors, unions, People's Committees of districts and cities have focused on disseminating and popularizing legal regulations on children. At the same time, strengthen communication, education on knowledge and skills to exercise children's rights and obligations; knowledge and skills on preventing child abuse, preventing accidents and injuries to children; promoting children's participation rights... Propaganda work is carried out in various forms such as conferences, seminars, forums, integrating activities of party cells, unions, unions, associations, teams, propaganda via social networks... In which, not only propaganda is for cadres, teachers, parents of children but also direct propaganda to children.
Typically, from the beginning of 2025 to now, the judicial sector has organized 10 conferences in communes in key areas with complicated social order and security issues, with the content of fostering legal knowledge on criminal law, marriage and family with nearly 1,300 participants. Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television have published and broadcast over 180 news and propaganda articles related to child care, education and protection. The Education and Training sector has conducted over 1,000 propaganda sessions on child work; issues related to children and people under 18 years old for more than 50,000 cadres, teachers, employees and students to participate...
As an organization representing the voices and aspirations of children, in recent times, the Provincial Youth Union has directed all levels of the Youth Union, associations and teams to strengthen propaganda and education work to raise awareness of child care, education and protection. Ms. Le Thuy Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, said: We have directed all levels of the Youth Union to improve the quality of movements and activities in protecting, caring for and educating children and adolescents; increase activities to collect opinions and promote children's rights to participate. Since the beginning of 2025, all levels of the Youth Union and Teams in the province have organized over 300 propaganda activities on child care, education and protection. Promoting propaganda on social networks of Youth Union and Teams at all levels, the result has been more than 5,000 children, youth union members and people interacting and sharing. The whole province has over 18,000 children expressing their wishes and recommendations through opinion gathering sessions at team meetings, programs, forums, and children's conferences...
Hoang Thi Thu Cuc, grade 7, Huu Khanh Primary and Secondary School, Loc Binh District, shared: At school, I am regularly informed about the Law on Children. From there, I understand the rights and obligations of children, and strive to study and practice to become a useful citizen for society. Being selected to participate in the Launching Ceremony of the Month of Action for Children in 2025, I feel very happy and moved. I hope that in the coming time, the government and schools will pay more attention to creating a safe and healthy environment for children to develop comprehensively; strengthen life skills education; and organize many useful extracurricular activities.
Prioritize resources for children
From propaganda, raising social awareness of child work. All levels and sectors in the province have focused and prioritized resources for child care, education and protection. Mr. Phan Lac Hoai Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Health informed: In the past time, the Department of Health has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue documents directing departments, branches, sectors and People's Committees of districts and cities; at the same time, building programs, plans and documents to effectively implement child protection and care work in the province. In which, focusing on solutions such as: social communication and mobilization on child work; creating healthy playgrounds for children; mobilizing and developing the Children's Support Fund; Strengthening coordination between departments, branches, and sectors, diversifying activities in child care, education, and protection... The 2025 Children's Action Month (June) has the theme "Prioritizing resources to achieve goals for children", therefore, we continue to advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct agencies and units to prioritize resources to ensure the implementation of children's rights and resolve children's issues. Thereby, creating positive changes in the whole society, raising awareness and understanding for officials and people about children's work, contributing to mobilizing the combined strength of the entire political system from the province to the grassroots to participate in the work of protecting, caring for, and educating children in the province.
Accordingly, the mobilization, management and use of child protection funds at all levels must ensure the right purpose, practicality and effectiveness. Child protection funds at all levels have truly become a bridge between the community and children, one of the material and spiritual supports for children in special and difficult circumstances. For example, in 2024, the Provincial Child Protection Fund received over 400 million VND in donations from agencies, units, businesses and philanthropists inside and outside the province. From this source of funding, many practical and meaningful activities have been carried out to support children such as: giving gifts to children in difficult circumstances being treated at the Provincial General Hospital on the occasion of Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival; Giving gifts to children in special circumstances who are raised and cared for at public and non-public social assistance facilities, children from poor households, near-poor households, ethnic minority areas, orphans, children affected by natural disasters, epidemics, etc. Thereby helping them reduce difficulties, have more motivation to rise up, contributing to ensuring social security in the province. In 2025, the Provincial People's Committee continued to send a letter calling for support for the Provincial Children's Support Fund and organized a fund raising campaign at the launching ceremony of the Month of Action for Children 2025, held on May 29, 2025.
Through movements and campaigns, families and society have paid more attention to the implementation of children's rights, especially their children's education; orphans with no place to rely on have been sponsored and continue their studies; the community has provided timely support to students from families with especially difficult circumstances. On the occasion of International Children's Day (June 1), in the last days of May and early June, activities to care for children have received more attention and been promoted. The province organized 6 working groups to visit and present gifts to children at child care and education units and schools in the province and presented gifts to 50 children with special circumstances who overcame difficulties to study well and attended the launching ceremony of the Month of Action for Children in 2025. The People's Committees of districts and cities jointly developed plans and established district delegations to visit and present gifts on Children's Day (June 1).
Ms. Ha Thi Lien, Head of the Cao Loc District Health Department, said: Currently, the district has more than 20,000 children. Of which, the number of children from poor and near-poor households is more than 2,500. We have advised the District People's Committee to direct and seriously implement documents of the Central and the province on the protection, care and education of children. At the same time, we have directed the mobilization of contributions to the Children's Protection Fund. On the occasion of Children's Day this year, the district organized 3 working groups to visit and give gifts to children at schools in the area.
Children today are the owners of the country tomorrow, prioritizing resources for children is not only the duty of families, schools and communities, but also the responsibility of the whole society. Through many practical actions, with the joint efforts of all levels, sectors, families and society, children in the province are increasingly cared for, educated and protected better. From there, children are developed comprehensively, contributing to building a future generation that is responsible, knowledgeable, and ethical, creating a solid foundation for sustainable development and international integration.
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