Luong Son district leaders inspect construction progress on the Suoi Ben–Chi Ngoai road connecting Lien Son commune and Hung Son commune (Kim Boi district).
Rather than simply waiting for funding to be disbursed, the district has adopted a development strategy focusing on building trust, improving infrastructure, and harnessing local capacity. This model goes beyond poverty reduction, it reflects a broader ambition to create sustainable and self-reliant growth.
Community involvement builds trust
Luong Son has actively involved local people in every stage of project implementation. From selecting infrastructure projects to overseeing construction and usage, ethnic minority communities are no longer passive beneficiaries, they are equal stakeholders. In some cases, residents have contributed hundreds of millions of dong to build community centres, despite facing economic hardship.
This participatory and transparent process has fostered trust between the government and the people. The district’s poverty rate dropped from 2.82% in 2021 to just 0.85% in 2025 - a clear indicator of both progress and changing mindsets.
Targeted infrastructure boosts opportunity
In remote areas where physical distance often equals limited opportunity, infrastructure is not just about roads or electricity, but a tool for development. Luong Son has prioritised investment in projects that resolve specific bottlenecks.
Key initiatives include the Suoi Ben–Chi Ngoai inter-commune road (Lien Son and Hung Son communes) with funding exceeding 21 billion VND (840,000USD), and a clean water supply system in Yen Lich village, Thanh Son commune, backed by 3 billion VND from the central budget.
From 2022 to 2024, Luong Son ran 60 vocational training courses for over 1,100 ethnic residents. The courses on vegetable farming and poultry raising, weaving, cooking, and electrical work, focused on practical, income-generating skills.
Several livelihood models have emerged and expanded, including goat farming and medicinal herb cultivation. New cooperatives now grow grapefruit, tea, and guava, helping preserve natural resources while creating jobs.
Bui Thi Xuyen from Cao Son commune turned wild forest vegetables into a commercial success. Xuyen said she grows clean produce at home, earns a stable income, and has encouraged other women to join, seeing poverty reduction as a real, achievable goal.
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