(HBO) – A poverty reduction project has been assisting local people in Tu Do commune, Lac Son district, to improve their livelihoods.
Anyone who once visited Tu Do commune shared the
same view on how low-developed the commune was and how hard to get there as
roads were rough.
However, the project has brought changes. Roads to
hamlets have been asphalted and a number of irrigation works have been built to
support locals’ farming activities. Water supply facilities using water
resources from forests have been installed in residential areas.
The project
has enabled women in Sat Thuong village to preserve their traditional brocade
weaving craft, making it a tourist product to improve their families’ incomes.
The family of Bui Van Nhuan in Chen village is one of the 17
poverty-ridden households that have been taking part in raising honeybees, an
activity of the sub-project 2.1, since 2016.
With the initial aid worth 4 million VND for buying bee breeds, Nhuan has
developed four beehives. Being raised naturally, the bees give high-quality
honey with special aroma and sweetness, which is being sold for 200,000 VND per
liter. He collected
30
liters of honey, which is equivalent to 6 million VND.
A group of brocade weavers in the village received a financial aid worth 42
million VND in 2012 to buy weaving tools together with technical assistance.
The group have so far earned 9-10 million VND a month on average, which enabled
its members to make up for around a half of their family’s income.
Statistics show, the commune has 40 groups formed to engage in the project. The
groups see the involvement of 558 households out of the total 559 households.
All poor households participating have benefited from at least one of the
sub-projects, which involve such trades as bee raising, the breeding of pigs
and cow, and the production of brocades.
The groups have used their income to reinvest in the trade involved and also
cover their family expenses.
Bui Ngoc Thien, Chairman of the Tu Do Commune People’s Committee said together
with the Vietnam Fatherland Front-initiated new rural area building programme
and the Programme 135, the poverty reduction project has accelerated the effort
to eliminate poverty in the locality.
The project has had 118 big and small activities costing over 16 billion VND.
Locals’ average income expanded by 136 percent, from 5.8 million VND in 2010 to
13.7 million VND in 2016, he said./.
Bui Minh
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.
