(HBO) – As usual, members of the Inter-generational Self-Help Club of Mong sub-area of Luong Son township of Luong Son district gather for a monthly meeting on every 24th day of the month. For local residents, the club has become a common house for them and a place where they can find support, said Nguyen Thi Nhung, one of the members of the club.
Photo: At a meeting of the Inter-generational Self-Help Club of Mong sub-area of Luong Son township of Luong Son district.
The club was established in November 2021 with 50 members, 70% of them senior citizens. It has helped 30 members access soft loans worth 139 million VND (5,914 USD), while maintaining the operation of five volunteer groups to assist the elderly facing difficulties.
Nguyen Thi Binh, President of the club, said it has received funding from the project of reducing income and health-related vulnerability of old persons in Vietnam (Project VIE071). In each meeting, members receive healthcare service and legal education; and join cultural, art and sports activities, she said.
To date, Luong Son has seen the operation of nine of such clubs in Lam Son, Tan Vinh, Hoa Son, Nhuan Trach communes and Luong Son township. Members of the clubs have been provided with loans totaling nearly 850 million VND. The clubs have coordinated with medical facilities to give health check-ups and treatment to more than 300 members.
The clubs have received great attention from local authorities who have attended every meeting. Training courses have also been organised for their leaders. The clubs have also been provided with a number of medical equipment.
Le The Vinh, deputy head of the representative board of Luong Son Association of the Elderly, said that the model has been effective in caring for and promoting the rights of the elderly, helping improve their living quality. He expressed his hope that the district will receive more support from the State to multiply the model./.
(HBO) – Over the past years, the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values of local ethnic groups in Lac Son district, northern mountainous of Hoa Binh province, have received great attention.
(HBO) - On March 13, in Hoa Binh province, the emulation cluster of 7 provinces in the Northern Midlands and Mountains held a conference to deploy the movement of patriotic emulation and signed an emulation contract in 2023. There was the attendance of the leaders from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the provinces in the emulation cluster, including Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho and Bac Kan.
(HBO) - On March 10, the Provincial Association of Literature and Arts held its 6th Congress, term 2022 - 2027. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, the Parmanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the Chairman of the People's Council, the People's Artist Vuong Duy Bien, the Vice President in charge of Vietnam Union of Arts and Culture Associations.
(HBO) - In 2 days, March 6th and 7th, the fesstival of Ke pagoda in 2023 took place in Phu Vinh commune (Tan Lac).
(HBO) - The People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has just held a conference to approve the scientific records of the historical relics of Lao communal house in Hung Thi commune and Co Lao temple in Thong Nhat commune.
(HBO) - The gongs in Muong land resounded, delighting thousands of people present at the stadium of Tan Lac district’s Phong Phu commune on the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month. The Muong gong performance by 500 artisans and actists from four major Muong regions of Bi, Vang, Thang and Dong was the highlight in the art programme to celebrate the Khai ha (going down to the field) festival of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province in 2023.
