(HBO) - The COVID-19 pandemic which took place complicatedly with many community cases seriously affected people's lives, especially the poor and disadvantaged. But many noble and humane deeds have emerged amidst hardship, reflecting affection among people during the pandemic.
The Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh city and donors provide food for COVID-19-hit people at Dong Tien ward.
As soon as COVID-19 infection cases occurred in the community, districts and cities quickly adopted measures to put the pandemic under control. Local administration, organisations, and individuals have gathered food and necessities to hand over to people in isolated areas.
Nguyen Ngoc Que, Chairman of Doc Lap commune’s People's Committee in Hoa Binh City said local residents are encouraged to join hands and provide food support for hundreds of people in isolation areas, especially informal workers who face many difficulties due to losing jobs.
The provincial Red Cross Society (CRC) transported more than 2.5 tonnes of winter melon from Doc Lap commune along with hundreds of boxes of instant noodles and rice sacks donated by kind-hearted people to nearly 200 households who were living in isolated areas in Dong Tien and Phuong Lam wards.
Members of youth and women’s unions took charge of buying food and necessities for quarantined families, helping them to lead a normal life.
Many units and businesses in the locality such as Anh Ky Investment and Development JSC, Gia Han restaurant, Dinh Nhuan Trading JSC also contributed tonnes of vegetables, rice, and medical equipment. Other activities including charity fairs, a programme of giving pigs and breeding cows to the needy, repairing houses or presenting gifts to the poor are also deployed by the Fatherland Front, Red Cross Associations of districts and cities, bringing out effective results.
The provincial Fatherland Front launched a campaign calling on organisations and individuals to support Ho Chi Minh City when the southern city was heavily affected by fast spreading COVID-19 outbreaks. As a result, over 80 tonnes of rice and other essential goods have been collected in a short time./.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
In recent years, the Women's Union of Yen Thuy district has actively contributed to the implementation of the National Target Program on building new the rural areas. The Union's activities not only help raise awareness of environmental protection for the members, the women, and the people but they also contribute to improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life.
The model of intergenerational self-help club (ISC) has been expanded in Mai Chau district over recent times, contributing to sharing and motivating the disadvantaged people, especially the elderly, to improve their lives.
Following President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings that emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation, the trade union at all levels in Hoa Binh has effectively implemented patriotism emulation movements, especially the "effective, creative working” movement. Responding to the movement, local workers, public servants, and officials have proposed many creative and applicable ideas, helping spread the movement to all agencies, units, and businesses.
