(HBO) – Over the past years, the credit programme for poor households has significantly contributed to poverty reduction and the implementation of the national target programme on sustainable poverty reduction in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
With
preferential loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), people in
Toan Son commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, has invested in cow
breeding.
During
2002-2007, the province gave loans of more than 2.4 trillion VND to 217,370
households, with debt collection at over 1.6 trillion VND and outstanding debt
exceeding 863 billion VND, making up 32.4 percent of total outstanding debt.
At
the end of March 2018, accumulated outstanding debt of the programme was more
than 873 billion VND, with 33,018 households in debt, each with 26 million VND.
To
help eligible people access credit loans, improve the quality of credit loans and
support the poor in the context of reduced management and social costs, the
bank has launched entrusted loans via four social-political organisations.
At
the same time, transaction venues have been set up in 210 wards, communes and
towns, which publicise preferential credit policies and address relevant
procedures. More than 90 percent of transactions of the bank have been handled
at these sites with the same quality as in the headquarters.
Vu
Dinh Hoai, Director of the bank’s provincial chapter, said the programme has
opened up opportunities for poor households to access preferential loans,
meeting their demands for capital for production and education while creating
conditions for them to improve living standards and escape from poverty.
Between
2002-2017, more than 90,000 households in the province escaped from poverty,
and the rate of poor households dropped by 3 percent annually.
It
can be said that the credit programme has created a momentum for the poor
households to develop economy and reduce poverty sustainably, he said.
However,
Hoai added that to make the best use of the loans, the localities should pay
attention to vocational guidance, integrate agricultural and forestry
programmes, encourage people to shift economic structure, effectively utilise
local potential and strength, and accelerate poverty reduction./.
In October, Nguyen Van Thuy, a primary school teacher at Hung Son Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son town, Luong Son district, was one of three Vietnamese representatives to receive the Inspiring Teacher Award at the Asia-Pacific Cha-Ching Financial Accreditation (CCFA) Teacher Conference for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The Women’s Union of Hoa Binh province has carried out various measures to promote gender equality over the recent past, seeing it as the key to eliminating violence against women and girls.
A delegation from Hoa Binh province, led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong, recently had a working session with leaders from Thai Nguyen University’s branch in Ha Giang province.
In order to improve the quality of medical examination, treatment and disease prevention, in recent years, the health sector of Hoa Binh province has always focused on improving the quality of its human resources so as to provide better health care for the people.
On the afternoon of November 22, at Hoang Van Thu High School for the Gifted, the Hoa Binh Provincial Youth Union held a summary and awarding ceremony for the Second Online English Singing Contest in Hoa Binh Province in 2024 and organized a training session for provincial English volunteer teachers.
