Chau Thanh focuses on implementing the Program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses

The Steering Committee for the implementation of the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses of the district and commune, together with representatives of Mrs. Phan Thi De's family, started construction of a new house.

Settle down and make a living

Mrs. Phan Thi De, Huu Chien hamlet, Huu Dinh commune, was so happy that she could not finish her speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for her new house. She has two children, but her daughter was infected with toxic chemicals, and she is old and weak, and her income depends on the coconut trees around the house. “Before, I was still healthy and had to do whatever people hired me to do to have money to take care of my children. Now that I am old and weak, sometimes I can do it, sometimes I can’t. My mother and I live in an empty house with holes in the front and back, which is very worrying, but what can we do? Now that the government at all levels has supported the cost of rebuilding the house, I am so happy,” Mrs. Phan Thi De expressed.

Ms. Dinh Thi Dieu Hue, Tan Quy hamlet, Tan Phu commune, was moved when she received her new house in the first days of the new year. Ms. Hue said that there is no greater joy than now, she, her daughter and grandchild have a spacious, cozy house, life is like turning a new page. As a single mother, without a job, without land, and not very stable mentally, Ms. Hue and her daughter have a rather difficult life. The economy depends on the money her daughter earns from working as a worker, but it is not enough to spend, so there is a shortage. "Life is difficult, I never thought I would have money to build a house, living in a dilapidated old house, now I have support so that my children and I can have the house of our dreams, I am very grateful to the Party and the State", Ms. Dinh Thi Dieu Hue shared.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tan Phu Commune, Ho Thi Ngoc Cam, said: To implement the policy of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses, the commune established a Steering Committee and developed an implementation plan within the political system and socio-political organizations to create unity in implementation. On that basis, Tan Phu reviewed households in need of building and repairing houses and sent a list to the district sector to survey and finalize the number of households eligible for support for construction and repair. The locality also mobilized resources from philanthropists and benefactors inside and outside the commune to support people. In addition to support from higher levels, Tan Phu also mobilized funds for 2 households under construction. Currently, there are 30 households in the commune in need of construction and repair, however, some households do not meet the conditions.

Chairman of Chau Thanh District People's Committee Pham Van Sang - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses of the district said: Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister on responding to the emulation movement "Joining hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025", Chau Thanh District has inspected, reviewed and made a list and has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee of 160 households (including policy households, poor households, near-poor households, and households in difficult circumstances) that need to build new houses or repair houses, of which 93 households are newly built and 67 households are repaired. In phase 1, the district strives to complete 72 houses (40 newly built, 32 repaired) for policy households, poor households, near-poor households, and households with difficult housing conditions to be supported to repair and build new houses before April 30, 2025 to soon stabilize their lives.

“With a total estimated implementation cost of over 10 billion VND in 2025; the first phase will build and repair 72 houses, with a cost of 1.44 billion VND supported by the state budget; the remaining 1.92 billion VND will be mobilized from businesses, philanthropists and the self-reliance of the people. I commend the efforts of the authorities at all levels, organizations, businesses and people of Chau Thanh district; at the same time, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the sponsors who have accompanied the program”, Chairman of the District People's Committee Pham Van Sang expressed his gratitude.

Promoting the spirit of "Mutual love"

To complete the elimination of 72 temporary and dilapidated houses in phase 1, especially 27 temporary and dilapidated houses belonging to disadvantaged households, the District People's Committee proposed that the District Steering Committee establish groups to mobilize socialized capital to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the district, and at the same time direct the Steering Committees of communes and towns to establish groups to mobilize socialized capital according to Official Dispatch No. 451/MTTQ-BTT dated March 3, 2025 of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province to support households with housing difficulties.

Direct the District Labor Federation to urgently mobilize cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers to receive 1 day's salary. The District Union has a plan to mobilize and assign specific union members to support working days and transport materials to households in need based on proposals from communes and towns. The District Steering Committee issues a plan to inspect the implementation and organization in communes and towns to promptly urge and support communes and towns to remove difficulties and obstacles in the implementation process, to be completed before April 1, 2025.

At the same time, direct the Steering Committees of communes and towns to issue plans for implementation, assign specific tasks to each sector and organization to monitor and take charge of households in the first approved list, and promptly arrange forces to increase support for households facing difficulties during the construction process.

To contribute to the achievement of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Phan Van Loc district called on businesses, agencies, organizations, individuals, and people of all walks of life in the district to join hands and contribute with the spirit of "Whoever has something to contribute, whoever has meritorious services to help meritorious services, whoever has property to help property, whoever has little helps little, whoever has much helps much", the common level of striving for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, officers and soldiers of the armed forces to contribute 1 day's salary; for people of all walks of life in the district, each household with an average living standard or higher is encouraged to support at least 100,000 VND; for union members, youth, and association members to contribute voluntarily.

The Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the district acknowledges and expresses gratitude to all the benevolent hearts and noble gestures for the happiness of those in difficulty. With the resources received, the locality commits to managing and using them for the right purposes, right subjects and publicizing them on the media so that the Vietnam Fatherland Front from the district to the grassroots level as well as organizations, individuals and people can monitor them.

“I call on collectives, individuals, business communities, cadres, party members, people of all walks of life, and Chau Thanh district residents inside and outside the district to continue to promote the fine traditions of the nation, with the spirit of “Mutual love and support”, “The whole leaf covers the torn leaf”, with their benevolent hearts, join hands and contribute with all levels, sectors and the entire political system to successfully carry out the campaign, determined to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for people in the district, contributing to building an increasingly rich and civilized homeland, for a prosperous and happy life for the people”.

(Chairman of Chau Thanh District People's Committee Pham Van Sang)

Article and photos: P. Tuyet

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