Inspiring Projects at the Community Action Awards Finals

The judges selected outstanding projects/ideas that have a positive impact on the community.

"Action for the community" - Human Act Prize is an annual national award to honor and promote community projects, and to recognize organizations, businesses and individuals who are making efforts to contribute to society. The award is organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper, with the participation of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the coordination of VCCorp Joint Stock Company.

Appreciate systematic and sustainable projects and ideas

Opening the judging session of the Final Round, Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, 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 2023 said: "As soon as we reviewed the first projects, we felt optimistic because the participating individuals and organizations all invested very carefully and in detail in their profiles and presentations of their projects. That shows their great interest and trust in the Human Act Prize 2023".

The judges selected outstanding projects/ideas that have a positive impact on the community.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh affirmed: "Community activities, whether by individuals, organizations, or businesses, need to be sustainable and should be implemented properly. Therefore, the 2023 Community Action Award will highly appreciate ideas and projects that are methodical and sustainable in operation."

Meanwhile, journalist and poet Tran Huu Viet, Head of the Culture and Arts Department of Nhan Dan Newspaper, member of the Jury, shared: From more than 130 projects, only 35 projects made it to the final round, showing that the Jury's consideration and selection were very serious and thorough.

The 35 projects that made it to the final round of this year's Community Action Awards are all the best initiatives, achieving one or more of the following criteria: Prospective, Sustainable, Inspiring, Resilient, Timely.

In addition, the fact that the projects cover all areas of life: from livelihoods, poverty reduction, medical assistance, education, etc., to environmental protection, prevention of the harmful effects of natural disasters, storms and floods, overcoming the consequences of climate change, etc. has shown that the Community Action Award has received the enthusiastic response and participation of many organizations and individuals in many fields right from the first time it was held.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh asked questions to project representatives participating in the award.

"This also affirms the prestige, practicality and spread of the award, allowing us to hope for even more excellent projects in the following years," journalist Huu Viet emphasized.

Singer My Tam, one of the 13 judges of the Human Act Prize, commented: The role of the Human Act Prize is to encourage and promote sustainable, creative, meaningful projects, projects that "give fishing rods, not just fish", encourage the spirit of self-reliance, the desire to rise up and change the fate of the poor, not just give them food for a day or two.

Journalist Huu Viet asked questions to project representatives.

Mr. Pham Thai Lai, Director of the Economic Information Center of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), affirmed: "The Award has built a very scientific and transparent process and criteria. The members of the Jury are provided with full and clear information and scored independently. In my opinion, transparency creates the value and prestige of the Award, creating objectivity and fairness in the voting process, thereby selecting the most worthy projects to honor."

Projects "built" from the heart

Mr. Do Tien Sy, Director of TraphacoSapa LLC - the unit with the project that entered the Final Round, said that when registering to participate in the Human Act Prize, we want to spread and inspire society about a sustainable green economy, balancing human factors with the environment and society.

"We see that what we are doing is in line with the award's criteria, as the name suggests 'action for the community'. Developing GreenPlan is not just a story about economics. When doing this project, Traphaco has set foot in the circular economy - green economy", said Mr. Sy.

Dabaco Group representative presented the 3F model at the event.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hoang Hoa Trung - Head of the Nuoi Em project shared: “For those who always strive to learn, find ways to connect and optimize sustainable volunteer models, creative ideas for the community, we have great confidence in a prestigious award like the Human Act Prize. I believe that, together with the community, we not only eliminate all temporary schools, feed all highland students to ensure their studies are more diligent, we can also do much more to improve education in difficult areas of Vietnam.”

At the Final Round, representatives of 35 projects will present and answer questions from the Jury within the allotted time of 10 minutes. The Jury will consider and evaluate the winning entries for each category and select the best project to win the first Human Act Prize of the year.

The Final Round judging took place throughout November 24.

Project representative presents to the Jury

* Also on November 24, at the Bai Duong yard of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi), the exhibition Action for the Community took place. The exhibition aims to honor efforts for the community, inspire other individuals and organizations to take strong action and convey the value of knowledge from inspiring practical lessons.

The finalists are presented in an exhibition space with the support of a number of multimedia formats. In particular, in line with the spirit of the award, the materials used in the exhibition are all environmentally friendly, mainly using wood and fabric, and the exhibition waste will be collected for reuse.

The exhibition will be open to the public from November 24 to December 3, 2023.