(HBO) – In response to the emulation movement of "The whole nation joins hands for the poor – leaving no one behind”, all-level authorities, sectors, agencies, units, enterprises, and localities in Hoa Binh province have mobilised resources to help the poor weather difficulties and move forwards.
Leaders of the provincial People’s Council, the
provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee, and Tan Lac district
present gifts financed by the Fund for the Poor to disadvantaged students of
Nam Son Primary and Junior High School in Van Son commune, Tan Lac district.
There are 27,091 poor households in Hoa Binh
province at present, accounting for 12.29% of the local total. Tran Duc Truong, Vice Chairman of the provincial
VFF Committee and deputy head of the province’s board for mobilising donations
to the Fund for the Poor, said that over the past years, the provincial VFF
Committee’s Standing Board has built plans for implementing the movement.
He noted VFF committees at all levels and member
organisations have been instructed to raise donations from agencies,
organisations, enterprises, schools, and philanthropists to the needy and the
Fund for the Poor in the province. They have also been ordered to grasp the
situation and backgrounds of local residents, low-income households, and those
at risk of poverty relapse to offer timely assistance.
Since September 2022, 260 units in and outside
the province have donated more than 23.6 billion VND (960,900 USD) to the Fund
for the Poor. The fund management board has allocated nearly 21.5 billion VND for
building 387 houses, presenting gifts to poor families, and granting
scholarships to disadvantaged students. The donations raised were over 13
billion VND more than that last year.
The donation to and assistance for the poor are
regular, but the peak is the Month for the Poor. To prepare for this year’s
Month for the Poor (from October 17 to November 18), the provincial VFF
Committee’s Standing Board and the provincial board for raising donations to
the Fund for the Poor have built a plan, given fundraising guidance to
all-level VFF committees and member organisations, coordinated to survey poor
and disadvantaged households, and called for enterprises and philanthropists’
support for the impoverished.
Truong affirmed that the Fund for the Poor has
been managed and used in line with regulations and in a transparent manner. The
resources mobilised will be used to build and repair houses for poor people,
help the needy purchase production materials and tools, support livelihood
models to help with sustainable poverty reduction, and assist in building
essential facilities for the poor.
In recent years, efforts to care for and support a contingent of ethnic minority officials have been prioritised to strengthen local leadership and foster development in ethnic minority areas in Hoa Binh province.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
