Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, February 19th (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​"Come together, it will be more exciting", "When you come, you are from Shenzhen, and when you come, you are a volunteer" are familiar urban "buzzwords" in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

　　The size of the city is huge, the population composition is complex and diverse, the risks and challenges it faces are great, and the urban governance points are wide-ranging... In the national "14th Five-Year Plan", volunteer service is included in the major regional and urban development strategies. How can volunteer service help the society of mega cities? Governance innovation and promotion of high-quality development have become new topics.

Landscape along the Pearl River in Guangzhou (data map) Photo by Wang Jian

　　Recently, at the 2023 Guangzhou-Shenzhen voluntary service "Twin Cities Linkage" to help mega-city modernization governance theme activities hosted by the Civilization Office of Guangdong Province and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, the 2023 Guangzhou-Shenzhen voluntary service "Twin Cities Linkage" key project was released. He also introduced the work of Guangzhou-Shenzhen voluntary service "Two-City Linkage", "revealing" the experience of Guangzhou and Shenzhen in voluntary service in areas such as epidemic prevention and control, community governance, river and lake governance, and public safety.

　　It is understood that the "two-city linkage" of Guangzhou and Shenzhen volunteer services can be traced back to the 2021 Guangdong Public Welfare Volunteer Culture Month. Shenzhen and Shenzhen formally signed a cooperation agreement and held a series of activities.

　　For more than a year, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have co-organized a number of activities, through the exchange and training of voluntary public welfare backbones and leading talents, the exchange and display of voluntary service projects, the joint promotion of theoretical research on voluntary service, and the joint cultivation of voluntary service brands for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway. Volunteer service organizations in the two places provide a display and exchange platform, enrich the production and supply of voluntary cultural products, and promote the strong cooperation and complementary advantages of Guangzhou and Shenzhen in voluntary services.

　　The Guangdong Provincial Volunteer Federation stated that the "two-city linkage" lies in the co-creation of mechanisms.

As super-large cities, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have experienced three years of "epidemic test". Both places have accumulated experience in urban emergency voluntary services under public health emergencies, and the transformation of epidemic prevention voluntary services has formed a series of urban voluntary service mechanisms .

　　Compared with Guangzhou and Shenzhen, there are similarities.

The voluntary service has a high degree of legalization, a sound organizational system, and active social participation. Registered volunteers account for more than 20% of the resident population.

　　At the same time, the two places have their own strengths.

As the capital of the province, Guangzhou has unparalleled resource advantages in education, medical care, culture, talents, and technology.

Here, voluntary service has become a source of awakening the new vitality of the old city amidst the rich humanities and history.

The volunteer chef of "Mother's Private Kitchen" has cooked soup every week for 12 years and sent it to the elderly with handicapped legs and feet nearby. The Rainbow Fusion Art Troupe used art to integrate and transform traditional disability services Let special children and ordinary children realize mutual understanding and acceptance.

In 2023, Guangzhou and Shenzhen voluntary service "Two-City Linkage" to help super-large cities modernize governance theme activities. Photo by Yue Qing

　　Shenzhen has comparative advantages in financial services, technological innovation, and innovative talents.

Here, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences serves as the dean of the Volunteer College, QQ develops an exclusive penguin image for volunteers, the reform of "Volunteer City" is included in the reform plan of the Municipal Party Committee's Deep Reform Committee, the country's first voluntary service charitable trust, "Volunteer Service Golden Rose A series of "eye-catching" reforms and innovations have always been at the forefront of the country.

　　In the process of helping the modern governance of megacities, volunteers put their selfless dedication into action, providing social security, emergency assistance, education, charity, etc., all of which have important value and save social operating costs.

　　In addition, voluntary service is carried out with the purpose of voluntary spirit, and a large amount of manpower and material resources are gathered in a short period of time. Its management avoids the internal friction of complex institutions, and its operation cost is low and its efficiency is high.

　　It is reported that in 2023, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Twin Cities will also focus on six major linkage projects to help urban governance with voluntary services, and contribute to Guangzhou-Shenzhen's "dual-core linkage, wing-to-wing dual-flying".

Among them, the two places will focus on strengthening voluntary services for urban safety, carrying out voluntary services for urban ecology and environmental protection, optimizing and improving community voluntary services, and deepening the cultivation of voluntary service personnel.

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