Opinions & Interviews

Delegate: Conditions must be created for youth to return to villages and for elders to pass on traditions

 MINSK, 17 December (BelTA) - Conditions must be created for young people to return to villages and take up the traditions of the older generation, Anna Ulasen, a delegate to the Belarusian People’s Congress from Minsk Oblast and Director of the Kletsk social boarding house Ozerny Ugolok, told BelTA about regional development priorities.

According to Anna Ulasen, this is her first time participating in such a significant and fateful event for the country as the Belarusian People’s Congress.

“Public work is familiar to me as a deputy of the local council. I myself live in a rural area and have repeatedly been involved in solving problems for my fellow villagers - from improving road conditions and water supply quality to the closure of social facilities. Therefore, I believe that local-level deputies are a kind of conduit for the opinions of residents of remote areas, defenders of their interests,” Anna Ulasen said.

The Belarusian People’s Congress delegate stressed that the country’s social and economic development program for 2026-2030, which will be approved by the Congress, touches upon all spheres of human and societal life, from birth to creating comfortable living conditions for those in need of special state support and protection.

“I want to note that we have already accomplished a lot in this regard. A foundation has been created that will allow us to continue fulfilling the tasks set out in the social and economic development program. For example, speaking of our social boarding facility, which houses just over 100 residents, we are actively moving forward in improving conditions for them: repairs were carried out last year and this year, and scheduled work is underway to replace medical and household equipment,” Anna Ulasen said.

According to her, Kletsk District is also developing, demonstrating worthy indicators in the agricultural sector. “I would like the district’s population to grow, for young people to return to the villages, to build homes in the countryside, so that the older generation has someone to pass on their knowledge and farming traditions. To achieve this, we need to improve living conditions both in agro-towns and in small rural settlements. At the same time, we must not forget about elderly villagers, offering them a wide range of quality social services (for residents of remote areas, a social worker is often a vital link to the outside world) and raising the level of medical, retail, and other types of services. It is clear that without a strong economy, providing all of this is impossible,” the delegate said.

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