Need to give more autonomy to grassroots staff

Sharing with The World and Vietnam Newspaper, journalist Pham Trung Tuyen said that at the present time, when the storm and flood have passed, the need to rebuild life is the most important. So what is needed now is medicine, construction materials, production tools, plants, seeds and cash.

Many provinces and cities in the North suffered damage caused by storms and floods. (Source: VNE)

A September 15 report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment said preliminary, incomplete estimates put property damage caused by storm No. 3 at about VND40,000 billion.

Of these, about 257,000 houses, 1,300 schools and many infrastructure works collapsed and were damaged; 305 dike incidents, mainly large dikes of level III or higher; over 262,000 hectares of rice, crops and fruit trees were flooded, damaged and collapsed; 2,250 aquaculture cages were damaged and swept away; nearly 2.3 million livestock and poultry died and nearly 310,000 urban trees were broken. To date, 353 people have died or gone missing, about 1,900 people have been injured and have caused severe psychological trauma to many people in the disaster area, especially children, the elderly and vulnerable groups...

Six pillars of Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shares 6 pillars to help overcome the consequences of super typhoon No. 3. (Source: VGP)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared about 6 pillars at the program "Vietnam Pillar", contributing to overcoming the consequences of super typhoon No. 3, thereby building a strong and prosperous Vietnam, and our people becoming happier and more prosperous.

Firstly, the fulcrum of the spirit of great national unity, unity within the Party, unity among the People, unity within the country, unity internationally, "Unity, unity, great unity, success, success, great success" as Uncle Ho said.

Second, we have the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam leading us for nearly 95 years. The Party has no other goal than to bring independence and freedom to the nation and a prosperous and happy life to the people.

Third, the heroic, civilized, and cultured historical and cultural traditions of the nation, the spirit of mutual love and support, "love others as you love yourself", "the whole leaf covers the torn leaf, the torn leaf covers the more torn leaf", "gourd, please love the squash...".

Fourth is the people. The people make history, strength comes from the people, "a hundred times easier without the people, ten thousand times harder with the people."

Fifth is the army and police. "In times of need and difficulty, there is the army and police"; "Our army comes from the people and fights for the people"; "Our police forget themselves for the country and serve the people".

Sixth is the spirit of self-reliance and self-improvement of our nation and of each person when facing difficulties and challenges, the more pressure there is, the more effort and striving to rise up, overcoming one's own limits, with the spirit of "turning nothing into something, turning difficult into easy, turning the impossible into possible".

With the above six pillars of Vietnam, the Prime Minister called on compatriots and comrades to "work twice as hard", "work during the day if not enough, take advantage of working at night" to contribute to overcoming the consequences of super typhoon No. 3 in 26 northern provinces and cities, contributing to building a strong and prosperous Vietnam, and our people becoming happier and more prosperous.

Need to professionalize social assistance

Sharing his personal opinion on the relief work, journalist Pham Trung Tuyen, Deputy Director of VOV Traffic Channel, Voice of Vietnam, said that these activities need to be organized in a more professional manner.

Journalist Pham Trung Tuyen. (Photo: NVCC)

Storm No. 3 (Yagi) made landfall, causing great damage to the northern provinces of our country. Responding to the call of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, agencies, units, businesses and people across the country have been actively donating money and goods to help our compatriots.

The tradition of solidarity and sharing food and clothes of our people is shining throughout the country. It is a word of encouragement and sharing for people in disaster areas to gradually overcome difficulties and stabilize their lives.

Right from the storm and flood, many individuals and organizations "got involved" and went to the flooded areas to help people, which really moved and was beautiful in the eyes of international friends.

I think each time will have different needs. At the present time, when the storm and flood have passed, the need to rebuild life is most important.

Localities rebuild infrastructure, people rebuild their lives, restore production activities, and prevent and treat diseases. What is needed now is medicine, construction materials, production tools, plants, seeds, and cash.

However, in reality, we still lack professional and trustworthy social organizations that can share the burden of resources with the State. The fact that individuals stand up to organize relief activities due to emotional urges like today is very touching, but the effectiveness is not high, and it is easy to duplicate due to lack of information, resources and skills. Relief activities should only be focused on a few competent, reputable and capable focal points that can connect and mobilize volunteers.

"It is touching that individuals are standing up to organize relief activities motivated by emotions like today, but the effectiveness is not high, and there is easy duplication due to lack of information, resources and skills."

Relief activities should be standardized in terms of conditions, principles and coordinated by as few focal points as possible. Having too many focal points will cause waste of resources, overlap, so the effectiveness will not be able to reach the level corresponding to social resources.

The role of the community in this activity, in my opinion, is the most important thing: solidarity. Solidarity to share, to not be suspicious, to be willing to voluntarily cooperate. If we want to be effective, the role of the grassroots cadres is very important. They are the team closest to the people, who understand the circumstances and problems of the people and the community the most.

If the grassroots cadres are close and work with the spirit of serving the people and the community, they will be the best focal points for organizing relief activities. I think they need to be given more autonomy and their voices need to be heard more.

I think every story about sustainable livelihoods must start with knowledge. Knowledge to live safely, proactively adapt to natural weather conditions. Knowledge to maintain livelihoods and develop sustainably. Knowledge to respond and support each other in disasters. When the knowledge content in a community increases, that community has the opportunity to live better.

"When the storm and flood have passed, the need to rebuild life is the most important. Localities rebuild infrastructure, people rebuild their lives, restore production activities, and prevent and treat diseases. What is needed now is medicine, construction materials, production tools, plants, seeds and cash."

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