​Revealing the Thousand-Blood Warrior of “1 Minute For Community” at the US Consulate

After more than a month of launching, training and elimination, on the afternoon of November 22, the "1 Minute For Community" contest officially found the winners of the final awards at the American Center of the United States of America. Consulate of the United States in Ho Chi Minh City.
“1 Minute For Community” is a contest organized by Social Enterprise Alo Boy Vietnam in collaboration with UEF Center for Community Connection (UEF Center for Community Engagement) and University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMUSSH). for all students interested in producing short video clips to increase students' participation in digital communication activities towards ending the HIV epidemic and raising students' awareness about HIV/AIDS and other diseases. sexually transmitted.



Attending the ceremony were Mrs. Susan Burns - Consul General of the United States; Mr. Nguyen Minh Thuan - Director of Thuan Truong Social Enterprise; Mr. Hoang Thanh Hai - PEPFAR Vietnam; Master Bui Quang Dong - Director of the UEF Center for Community Engagement; Master Tran Thi My Phuong - Deputy Director of the UEF Center for Community Engagement; Mr. Phan Minh Thai - PATH Communications Officer; Mr. Mai Huy Hoang - Communication Officer of LIFE Center;








The final ceremony took place with the confident presentation and presentation of the Top 6 with the listening, monitoring and support of a large number of representatives of students in Ho Chi Minh City. Based on the main theme of the contest, 6 groups of contestants unleashed their creativity to bring videos with a variety of meaningful messages to raise awareness of young people about sexual health.




During the time when the judges summed up the points and gave the final results, the ceremony was kept on fire and stirred by many interesting and attractive entertainment performances.



The important moment has come, the owners of the First-Second-Three-Incentive awards are officially revealed. Convincing results for the teams have received satisfaction and congratulations from all representatives. The journey of effort and effort for 1 month has finally received a worthy result. The product video of the first prize winning team will be communicated on the information channels of the US Embassy, ​​PEPFAR, the Department of HIV/AIDS Control in Vietnam, etc.



The contest took place from October 12, 2022 to November 23, 2022, attracting more than 200 students to register for the competition in individual and group form with 4 rounds (Application - Top 21 - Top 6 - Finalist) . After the application round, Top 21 had a week to introduce video-clips on social networks and received more than 4000 interactions and 2000 shares. In general, the contest received positive effects, interest and support from a large number of subjects including students and press and media units.

In addition, all contestants participating in the contest were also awarded certificates, recognizing their efforts in the journey to convey the message of raising awareness about sexual health. Hopefully, with the experience and knowledge that "1 Minute For Community" brings, the students will continue to spread these positive messages to the community around them.