Life of the O Du ethnic community in the resettlement village

The O Du ethnic group previously lived in the communes of Xop Pot, Kim Hoa, Kim Da, Nghe An province, but it was not until 2006 that they were resettled in Vang Mon village, Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district to give up land to build the Ban Ve hydroelectric plant.

The O Du ethnic group previously lived in Xop Pot, Kim Hoa, Kim Da communes, Nghe An province, but it was not until 2006 that they were resettled in Vang Mon village, Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district to give up land to build the Ban Ve hydroelectric plant.

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The O Du ethnic group is one of the five smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam, along with the Si La, Pu Peo, Brau and Ro Mam ethnic groups in the country's 54 ethnic groups. The O Du people are present only in Nghe An province. Students and teachers in traditional costumes of the O Du people. (Source: baodantoc.vn)

The O Du people are the only people present in Nghe An province. With the attention of the Party, the State and local authorities at all levels, the lives of the O Du people have changed a lot, especially with special preferential policies on education, creating a premise for the development of O Du children. In the photo: First graders at Nga My Primary School, Vang Mon commune. (Source: VNA)

The O Du people in Vang Xom village currently have 102 households and 345 people. After 17 years of settling down in the resettlement village, the material and spiritual life of the people has been significantly improved. In the photo: The O Du people in Vang Mon village preserve their traditional brocade weaving craft. (Source: VNA)

The biggest change is that people know how to focus on developing production and livestock, especially paying attention to their children's education. In addition, customs, habits, and cultural identity are always preserved. In the photo: Ms. Vi Thi Dung (born in 1947) is one of the people who knows how to weave and make the O Du dress (shirt, skirt, and belt). (Source: VNA)

Currently, 100% of O Du ethnic families have access to grid electricity for lighting, clean water, and are issued health insurance cards. In the photo: O Du women in traditional costumes. (Source: VNA)

The most noticeable thing in Vang Mon village is the clean concrete internal traffic system. The people's houses are dozens of stilt houses built according to a common model, interspersed with stilt houses of the Thai and Kho Mu people. (Source: VNA)

Young O Du people in Vang Mon village smooth wooden pillars to build houses. (Photo: VNA)

The largest and most spacious is the Community House of the O Du people, built at a cost of 4.5 billion VND, located in the center of the village. (Source: VNA)

In 2017, the Project to Support the Socio-Economic Development of the O Du Ethnic Group in the 2016-2025 period implemented by Nghe An province invested in a system of drilled wells; dozens of looms to develop the traditional weaving profession; dozens of newly built solid cowsheds and more than 300 breeding cows; more than 70 grass cutters, renovating 8.5 hectares of land for growing grass and providing grass seeds... (Source: VNA)

In recent years, the National Target Programs for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority Mountainous Areas have achieved certain results. This investment attention has created the premise and motivation for the O Du ethnic community to develop and rise up. (Source: VNA)

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