(HBO) - Over the past years, the armed forces of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh have actively implemented the movement "the army joins hands to build new-style rural area”, helping eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, and boost socio-economic development.
Representatives of Hoa Binh province’s Military High
Command present 80 million VND (3,300 USD) to build house of gratitude for Bui
Thi Huyen’s family in Dom Thuong hamlet, Dinh Cu commune, Lac Son district.
Particularly, the forces have deployedmilitia and self-defense training,
mobilised more than 4,400 workdays to repair nearly 38 km of rural
roadsand 31 km of infield canals.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2023, the forces presented more than
1,000 gift sets worth 700 million VND in total to policy beneficiaries and
impoverished people in the province, planted over 3,000 trees, and supported
sick and disadvantaged soldiers, among others.
Colonel Quach Dang Phu, head of the provincial Military High
Command said that theforces have always attached great importance
to civil mobilisation work with several practical movements, particularly the
"1,000 VNDhouse"programme which encourages each solider
support 1,000 VND a day to build houses of gratitude in the locality.
In the first half of 2023, the provincial Military High Command
presented twogratitude houses worth 80 million VND each, the Military
Region High Command supportedonehouse, the Ministry of Defense
supportedonehousewith a total value of 320 million VND to
policy beneficiaries and impoverished people in the province.
In addition, the provincial Military High Command has
coordinated with the Provincial Red Cross Association, organisations and
philanthropists to award scholarships, present humanitarian works, provide free
medical treatment, health consultation and medicine to beneficiaries who are
target families, poor, near-poor households and people with disabilities in
Dong Tam commune, Mai Chung district.
The women's unions at all levels in Kim Boi district have been making significant contributions to the movement of building cultural life in the local community.
The movement helps improve rural look and the spiritual and material lives of local residents.
The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued an action plan to ensure food safety, promote processing, and develop the market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in 2025.
In recent years, the development of rural handicrafts has not only helped preserve and promote the traditional values but it has also created jobs and improved incomes for the local residents.
By harmoniously combining traditional medicine with modern medical practices, the Hoa Binh Traditional Medicine Hospital is strengthening its role in the province’s healthcare system.