HBO - The credit programme targeting needy households under Decree 78/2002/ND-CP is among major credit programmes and accounts for the biggest proportion of the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)’s credit structure.
In the past years, this source of preferential loans had
reached all villages and hamlets in Hoa Binh province, basically meeting local
poor households’ demand for capital. The financial assistance was mostly
invested in animal husbandry, afforestation, and citrus fruit cultivation,
helping improve the group’s livelihoods and living standards while changing
their methods of doing business.
According to the VBSP, as of the end of February, more than
10.5 billion VND had been lent to 296 customers under the programme, while the
bank collected a total debt payment of over 15 billion VND. Outstanding debt balance
surpassed 917 billion VND with 31,605 customers.
The programme has so far helped needy households earn better
incomes and reduce poverty.
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.