(HBO) - Lac Son District has the highest number of schoolchildren among the province’s regions, amounting to 33.327 pupils. Remarkably, schoolgoers of ethnic minorities make up 92% of total students. Many among 13 communes categorized as specially underprivileged areas (SUA) have up to 97-98% pupils of ethnic minority backgrounds.
Representatives
from Lac Son District Education and Training Department, Study Encouragement
Society and Hardworking Poor Pupil Foundation at "Studious pupils” scholarship
event sponsored by Viettel Hoa Binh.
Due to reinforced investment of resources, district schools
were equipped with basically sufficient material facilities for school year
2021-2022, said Bui Van Danh, Director of District Education and Training
Department. Through procurement and purchase bids, the district authorities
allocated priorities for facilities striving for "National Standard School”
title and those in underprivileged areas. Schools with dilapidated refectories
and toilets were screened and catalogued for repairs and overhauls.
On the other hand, for schools in SUAs, the district
authorities assign priorities in allocating and supplementing competent
teaching staff with distinguished records, especially those in charge of first
grade classes in order to achieve parity between areas of disparate conditions.
Furthermore, special attention was regularly paid towards pupils of ethnic
minorities, campaigning 100% them to attend school. In order to ensure pupils’
benefits and rights, the schools were provided with close instructions about
material facilities and curriculum preparedness. Emulation movement "Two goods”
(good teachers, good pupils) was constantly promoted.
The district authorities implemented precise, adequate and
timely measures in realizing the policies of the Party and State toward pupils
of ethnic minorities in SUAs, with state expenses for students amounting to 20
billion VND per year. Besides, numerous programs, welfare and study
encouragement activities were introduced to support the students, particularly
Viettel Hoa Binh’s "Studious pupils” scholarships, Ve hamlet school built with
funds from VOV…, along with gifts and assistance packages from various
charities and philanthropists.
Given
the support and investments, conditions for pupils of ethnic minorities in SUAs
have seen remarkable improvements, narrow the gap in education disparity. 21
out 58 facilities, or 36,2%, have qualified as "National Standard School”.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.