(HBO) - The Veteran Association of Xuan Phong commune (Cao Phong) currently has 257 members, living in 10 branches. The Association always arouses the spirit of pioneering, examples of the members in the movement emulations of economic development, environmental protection, humanitarian, charity, etc.

Veteran Association members in Ru Giua
village, Xuan Phong commune (Cao Phong) are participating in cleaning the
environment.
The Veteran Association actively cooperates
with the authorities and mass organizations to organize 10 propaganda sessions
on the meaning and importance of environmental protection. The events attracted
more than 800 participants. Since the beginning of 2018, 10 out of 10 branches
of the Association have organized and implemented to clean the village roads,
alleys, clearing canals, opening up sewers, which attracted a large number of
officials, members, and local people to participate. In Ru Giua village, more
than 40 members of the Veteran Association contributed to the construction of
clean water projects worth 23 million VND, providing clean water for more than
20 households.
This has made the improvement in the material
life of members, contributing to economic development, the movement of
"The Veterans exemplifies economic development" has always been
concerned by the Association at all levels. At present, the Association accepts
the authority from members to develop their economy and expand the production
models with the total fund of 145 million VND; the average contribution is 500,000
VND / member. The Association helps the poor members to get borrowed money for
economic development, renovation of their houses, construction of clean water
works and practical activities, many of whom have boldly invested and expanded
their economic models, actively converting plants and animals efficiently,
applying science and technology into production to get stable incomes.
In the area of the commune, there have been
many examples of veterans doing economic development, production and business as
typically as Mr. Bui Minh Hien, Ru 6 village with integrated livestock models,
which brings income of nearly 200 million VND per year; Mr. Bui Van Quyen, Ru
Giua village with the model of orange planting gets the income of 200 million
VND per year; Mr. Bui Van Han, Ru 4 village with the model of planting orange,
grapefruit, etc. gets the income of 150 million VND per year. In addition, over
the years, many members have escaped from poverty by boldly transforming crops.
From the beginning of 2018 up to now, seven households have successfully
escaped from poverty, the percentage of poor members has dropped to 18.28%.
In recent times, Da Bac district has paid attention to implementing gender equality work for the advancement of women. The role and position of women in the family and society have been affirmed, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the locality.
Despite being situated in remote and underprivileged areas, schools like Tan Dan Kindergarten in Tan Thanh commune, Mai Chau district, have reaped the benefits of digital transformation tools and applications, thanks to support from the education and training sector.
The flower and ornamental plant market for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival across Hoa Binh province is becoming more vibrant.
On January 18th, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the results of the national exam for excellent students in 2024-2025 school year of 2024-2025.
In the afternoon of January 15th, at the Industrial Park of the Left Bank of Da River, the Trade Union of the Provincial Industrial Parks organized the program "Reunion Tet – the Spring Being Grateful to the Party” in 2025.
On January 9th, the Department of Education and Training held a conference to summarize the school year of 2024, reviewing the semester I and deploy tasks for 2025, semester II of the 2024-2025 school year. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.