(HBO) - In recent years, Yen Thuy district has paid attention to ensuring the implementation of children's rights through many practical and appropriate activities.

According to the district's Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs Department, there are currently over 18,200 children under 16 years old in Yen Thuy district, including 226 children with special circumstances. The district always pays attention to children living in remote and disadvantaged areas, those with special circumstances, creating opportunities for them to develop equally and comprehensively. Children are vaccinated under the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) and those under six are granted free health insurance cards.

Party committees and local authorities have issued many documents relating to the protection, care, and education of children. Communication work has been strengthened with various forms and rich content, creating changes in awareness, action, and responsibility of families, schools, and the entire society regarding the implementation of children's rights. The district Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with World Vision Organisation implemented Vang gia, a model that aims to improve children’s welfare, in four project communes, including Lac Sy, Lac Luong, Huu Loi, and Bao Hieu.

Under the model, 30 children's clubs are established in the four target communes, equipping children with self-protection skills and knowledge of preventing and combating physical violence, while training hundreds of parents and caregivers on positive discipline methods and perfect families. Nearly 600 children have benefitted from the programme and nearly 1,000 parents were informed about preventing and combating physical violence against children.

Attention has been given to education work to ensure children's right to education. The district constantly improves the quality of education and invests in facilities and teaching equipment to meet not only the demand for learning and entertainment of children but also the criteria for new-style rural areas. Children go to school at the right age and all libraries at schools are operational. Activities to improve the cultural and spiritual life of children are organised regularly in diverse forms.

Many meaningful and practical activities were held from district to grassroots levels on the occasion of the action month for children (June).

At the launching ceremony of the Action Month for Children and the 2023 Children's Forum with the theme "joining hands to reduce harm to children", local children conveyed messages about several issues that concern them, including school violence, child neglect and safety in cyberspace, via plays, performances, presentations, and videos.

Besides, children representatives engaged in a dialogue with leaders of agencies of the district which enabled them to express their aspirations and propose opinions about childcare, protection and education in the district. Issues raised by children at the dialogue are listened to and answered thoroughly by concerned leaders, helping them understand the issues clearly, thereby protecting children's legitimate rights and interests.

Luu Thi Thu Hoai from Yen Thuy district’s Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, said thanks to theconcerted implementation of many solutions, the care, protection and education work for children has achieved important results. Positive changes have been recorded in the community's awareness and responsibility in this regard while Party committees and local authorities pay more attention to the implementation of the Law on child protection, care and education. Children's rights are affirmed and promoted in various forms. Children with difficult circumstances are entitled to live in an environment that supports their comprehensive development, orphaned children and those with disabilities fully enjoy the State's assistance.