When will the "Spoon Oasis" overcome its difficulties?

For decades, due to poor transportation, the Muong residential area in Giao Thien commune, Lang Chanh border district (Thanh Hoa province) has been almost completely isolated from the outside world and is known as an "oasis". Although it has been slated for relocation to a more favorable location for economic development and improved living conditions, the project has not been implemented due to objective reasons. Therefore, the lives of the households here remain extremely difficult. During a visit to K-Ai village, Dan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district (Quang Binh province), I unexpectedly met midwife Dinh Thi Thanh Tam. My first impression of her was that of a kind, enthusiastic, and dedicated woman. Ms. Tam's nutritional advice and guidance for mothers on pregnancy care are very meticulous and easy to understand. 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Teachers at Poọng branch school (Giao Thiện Kindergarten) take care of the children from Muỗng residential area who are attending the school.

We arrived at Muong residential area on a chilly morning. The road leading there was winding and bumpy, with steep slopes and fast-flowing streams. It took us more than three hours of trekking through the forest and wading through streams to reach what is considered an isolated "oasis" amidst the mountains and forests of Chieng Lan, Giao Thien commune (Lang Chanh).

The first scene that unfolded was a cluster of old, dilapidated stilt houses nestled under the forest canopy. In the tranquil space, only the occasional sound of a babbling stream and children's playful calls could be heard. The lives of the 15 Thai ethnic minority households here remain trapped in a cycle of hardship and poverty. Without electricity, the families have to build small turbines themselves, placed beside the stream to generate light, but the power is unreliable, sometimes on, sometimes off. On stormy days, the entire village is plunged into darkness.

Mr. Lang Van Dung (born in 1974) sits beside his old wooden house, diligently stuffing cardboard into the cracks to protect against the cold wind. His family of four lives primarily by catching crabs and shrimp and gathering bamboo shoots in the forest. On days when they run out of rice, he carries rice on his back, walking nearly 5km to the village center to mill it, then carries it back home. Life continues in this vicious cycle.

The residents of Muong village have to carry rice on their backs and wade through streams to the center of Chieng Lan village in order to mill their rice.

With difficulties piling up, the children in the Muong area are even more disadvantaged. Without a school near their homes, many have to cross streams and walk for hours to get to class. Ms. Le Thi Hue , a teacher at the Poong school, shared: "Due to the extremely difficult travel conditions, many children cannot attend school regularly. The school regularly appeals to philanthropists to donate clothes and warm blankets to help alleviate some of their hardships."

Regarding the difficulties in the Muong area, Ms. Dinh Thi Huong, Chairwoman of the Giao Thien Commune People's Committee, stated: "Initially, to help households overcome difficulties, we will prioritize supporting them with seedlings and livestock, assisting them in reclaiming barren land, and constructing irrigation pipelines to intensify rice cultivation and ensure a reliable food supply. In addition, we will introduce new economic models into production with the hope of reducing the poverty rate while awaiting relocation to new homes."

The people of the "Spoon Oasis" hope to receive attention and support from the government to stabilize their lives as soon as possible.

Regarding the resettlement project for ethnic minorities in the Muong area, Mr. Pham Hung Sam - Director of the Project Management Board of Lang Chanh district, informed: The Muong residential area project is funded by the State budget (funding from Project 2, National Target Program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas), with a total capital of 4.8 billion VND.

However, the capital required for implementation after the project dossier was prepared amounted to over 6 billion VND. Meanwhile, the district's budget could not cover this. Recently, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of Thanh Hoa province established an inspection team to conduct a survey and reassess the project. After the review, the province agreed to convert the project to other, more suitable projects in the area. For the residents of Muong area, there is currently no specific support plan in place.

According to Mr. Sam, the Board is advising the District People's Committee to apply flexible mechanisms, integrating funding sources from the National Target Program, combined with funding from Directive 22 of the Standing Committee of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee on the campaign to support the construction of housing for poor households, policy beneficiary families, and households still facing housing difficulties in the province in 2024-2025, in order to allocate land and build houses for people in the Muong area.

"For households still facing difficulties with land, the local government will mobilize relatives and family members to donate land. For the remaining cases, the government will allocate land within the planning area to arrange and stabilize the lives of the people. Hopefully, everything will be alright for the people of Muong area in the near future," Mr. Sam expressed.

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