Participating in volunteer service is an important way for young people to participate in social governance and fulfill their social responsibilities. Since July, with the arrival of the summer vacation as scheduled, the summer social practice activities in various colleges and universities in Lanzhou have kicked off, and college student volunteers have formed a volunteer team to actively participate in social volunteer service activities, grow their talents and make contributions in volunteer service.
With full enthusiasm, they walked into the street community and contributed to the harmonious development of the community with wisdom and sweat; They approached the left-behind children and filled the lack of care in the children's hearts with warm embraces and knowledge impartation; They stepped into the organization of love and helped the "children of the stars" open a window to a better world with respect from the bottom of their hearts. They practice the purpose of volunteer service with practical actions and convey the power of love with youthful enthusiasm.
Summer empowerment classes convey warm power
On July 16th, the School of Nuclear Science and Technology of Lanzhou University set off in the morning light and took the school bus to Lanzhou De'ai Social Service Center for the Mentally Handicapped to carry out a two-week volunteer service activity. Through summer empowerment classes, career experiences and other forms, explore the path of independent life and integrated employment for people with mental disabilities (referred to as "young people").
"In the empowerment classroom, helping the 'heart youth' to buy groceries, cooking, tidying up housework, and traveling independently are all daily tasks, and through continuous repetition of training and reinforcement every day, help the 'heart youth' develop good independent living habits, be familiar with and adapt to independent life." Xu Rui, the team leader and an undergraduate student from the School of Nuclear Science and Technology of Lanzhou University, hopes to help the "young people" bravely go out of their homes, integrate into the society, and enjoy their own wonderful life through such volunteer service activities.
At the same time, in order to improve the vocational skills of "young people", the practice team has set up handicraft classes such as tie-dyeing, lacquer fans, DIY jewelry, and handmade paintings for young people to help them explore their potential and learn a "craft". For the elderly, the practice team carried out professional etiquette training and cooperated with bubble tea shops and fast food restaurants. With the support of enterprises, accompany the "young people at heart" for career experience. After day after day of training, the "Young Hearts" no longer need to be reminded by volunteers, they can be keenly aware of their responsibilities and tasks, and at the same time, they have gained valuable social experience on how to communicate with colleagues, communicate with customers, and how to deal with emergencies from this experience.
"This year is the fourth year that we have carried out related services, and I have watched the 'young people' grow up year by year, and I have become more and more aware that the premise of helping the 'young people' integrate into society is to solve the problems of whether the 'young people' dare to go out and whether they can go out." Zhai Xingyue, the instructor of the team, deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee and counselor of the School of Nuclear Science and Technology of Lanzhou University, said. "By helping the 'heart youth' learn to live independently, learn the ability to interact with others, cultivate self-confidence and independent life ability, and let them dare to go out, this process is also an important lesson for the growth of college student volunteers. I think that's what it means to volunteer, to impact lives with our lives. Zhai Xingyue said.
In April 2021, the Youth Volunteer Association of the School of Nuclear Science and Technology of Lanzhou University established the "'Snails' Grow Together" Volunteer Service Team for Children with Mental Disabilities, providing volunteer services for children with mental disabilities through weekly pairing and assistance, summer empowerment classes, charity sales, etc., to help them improve their learning and life skills and social skills, and better integrate with society.
Colorful activities light up the summer life of left-behind children
On July 16th, the "Swing Chair" summer practice group composed of 12 students from the School of Foreign Chinese of Northwest Normal University officially opened at the Shanquan Urban and Rural Community Development Center in Qilihe District, Lanzhou City. During the nine-day period, the practice group combined with its professional strengths and organized a series of colorful activities, which not only sowed the seeds of knowledge for the left-behind children, but also brought laughter and laughter to the children's summer life.
"We have set up five modules: art teaching, emergency language and daily life knowledge training, story meeting, physical and psychological quality training, and career planning, using appropriate teaching methods to cultivate students' interest in learning and promote students' broader learning and more individualized thinking." Liu Ning, instructor of the "swing chair" practice group, said.
On the first day of the activity, the practice team successively organized activities such as "Love Famous Brand", "Exploring Dunhuang", "Interesting English" and "Animal Lianlian", which shortened the distance between the children and the practice group in the interaction. "I liked the content in the class and learned a lot in a relaxed atmosphere, and I hope they will come here often." Ma Weiwen, a second-grade student at Alkali Ditch Primary School who participated in the event, said.
"In this practical experience, I felt the innocence and enthusiasm of the children, and understood that education is not only the transmission of knowledge, but also the enlightenment of the soul." Ma Conghui, a member of the practice group, said that as a college student, he should take on more social responsibilities and use his own actions to call on more people to pay attention to left-behind children and jointly protect this simple land.
Volunteering stimulates the vitality of community governance
Early in the morning of July 15, the "special rectification team" for production safety formed by the community's "Quartet Reason" public security patrol team, property staff and college student volunteers was busy. Everyone wore red vests to investigate and rectify the phenomenon of "random stacking" in key areas such as the first-floor foyer, public passage, basement, and shops along the street and back streets and alleys in the residential community buildings. "Auntie, these items piled up in the corridor of your house have encroached on the fire escape, and there are serious safety hazards, so let's clean them up quickly for everyone's safety." "Uncle, there is a special parking and charging area for electric bicycles, we can't pull the wires privately, it's too dangerous." Wang Jing, a member of the summer social practice volunteer service team from the School of Materials and Engineering of Lanzhou University of Technology, communicated and explained to the residents over and over again, and the red vests walking through the courtyards of residential buildings were particularly bright.
"The summer volunteer activities of college students are not only to participate in community governance, but also to carry out various service activities around the four modules of participating in the daily business of the community, visiting and condolences to the vulnerable groups in the community, holding hands with small hands - juvenile practice activities, and safety inspections in the jurisdiction." Yan Kai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xihu Street University of Science and Technology, said that the college student volunteers were amazed. "The arrival of university student volunteers not only brings vitality and joy to the community, but also brings tangible help to the community residents. For example, in a volunteer service activity of "Reporting Safety Birds" on July 16, college student volunteers provided various convenient services for the elderly, empty nesters and extremely poor households in Xijinyuan Community, Xihu Street Polytechnic University Community, including cleaning, assistant agency, companionship and chatting, etc., which were widely welcomed and praised by residents. ”
"Thank you very much for coming to visit me again, and also helping me clean up the house and scrub the range hood, which has solved a lot of difficulties for me, thank you very much!" Cui Lanhong, an elderly household living alone in the community, said happily. Mu Zemin, an elderly man from Xijinyuan, praised the college student volunteers for their enthusiasm and friendliness, and their regular visits have brought real help and convenience to the residents, as well as bringing vitality to the community.
"It is not simple to do a simple thing well, and it is extraordinary to do an ordinary thing well. Volunteering activities allow me to go beyond theoretical knowledge and implement it in practical life, truly combine theory and practice, and taste the happiness gained by giving. Volunteer Wang Jing hopes to participate in more volunteer service activities, use what she has learned to contribute to the society, and gain more knowledge and experience from practice.
Lanzhou Daily all-media reporter Liu Baoli text/photo