Youth Empowerment for Millions: The Practice Team of the School of Electronics and Information Technology, "Gathering Youth Strength and Building a Beautiful Community", Visited Haizhu

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, implement the relevant work requirements of the "Hundreds of Thousands of Projects" assault team action for Guangdong young college students in 2024, promote young college students to go deep into the grassroots and communities, and enhance their sense of social responsibility and practical ability, from July to August 2024, the School of Electronics and Information of South China University of Technology organized five "Hundreds of Thousands of Projects" assault teams from universities, with a total of 58 volunteers, to carry out 58 volunteer service activities in Xingang Street, Haizhu District, accumulating 594 volunteer hours.By conducting activities such as visiting the elderly and children in the community, garbage sorting, and cleaning the green and beautiful Guangdong Yongbian, we will give full play to the role of young people as a new force and inject strong momentum into the high-quality development of the streets.

1. "Old people have a sense of security and love in action" - voluntary assistance for the elderly with special difficulties

Nearly 30 students from the School of Electronics and Information of South China University of Technology and Xingang Street jointly conducted door-to-door investigations on 40 elderly people in the community, carefully observing and recording the circuit layout, gas usage status, and fire safety environment in each elderly person's home. They listened attentively and gained a deep understanding of their home life needs and potential safety hazards. Subsequently, they will apply for and distribute corresponding fall prevention safety kits, electrical safety kits, and fire safety kits to elderly people with corresponding needs.           

                 Visiting the elderly activity site           

2. "Green and beautiful Guangdong, youth first" - community greening and cleaning services

The volunteer service team of the School of Electronics and Information of South China University of Technology and the Silver Age Community jointly carried out the cleaning of the community streets.including cleaning the rooftops of residential buildings and street sanitation.This activity not only reflected the good spirit and volunteer spirit of the students in the School of Electronics and Information, but also conveyed the concept of "picking up beautiful, civilized environment, green and beautiful Guangdong, I go first".Through practical actions, we advocate a civilized and environmentally friendly lifestyle, guide community residents to establish a sense of civilization, and jointly create a harmonious and beautiful community environment.           

            Volunteer activity site           

3. “Voluntary maintenance to alleviate the worries of the people” – voluntary maintenance activities for household appliances

Join hands with the community to spread warmth! Nearly 20 students from the School of Electronics and Information Technology, together with the Party Committee of the Ocean Community, the Party Committee of the Silver Jubilee Community, the Guangzhou Yuehui Home Appliance Repair Team, and the Social Work Service Station of Xingang Street, jointly carried out a home appliance repair activity, bringing tangible convenience to community residents. Combining professional theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice, the students have given new life to more than 30 faulty household appliances. Residents said, "It is meaningful for the community to carry out such activities, which solves the problem of expensive and difficult daily maintenance. "Elderly people with mobility problems in the community can also experience convenient services at their doorstep. I hope more such services can be carried out."           

               On-site of voluntary maintenance activities           

The interests of the masses are not trivial, and every leaf is important.In the future service, volunteers from the School of Electronics and Information will work together with the community to further strengthen cooperation, gather youth power, carry out a series of volunteer service activities, go deep into the grassroots community, gain from walking, think through observation, spread ideas with youth's words, observe problems from youth's perspective, and jointly create a warm community.           

                    Thank-you letter from Xingang Street          

(Photo/Chen Shenyou, Text/Chen Shenyou, Wu Shan, Reviewed by/Wu Shan, Second Reviewed by/Zhan Yusheng, Final Reviewed by/Zhang Jian)