The effectiveness of poverty reduction work in Hung Loi

Hung Loi is a particularly difficult commune of Yen Son district (Tuyen Quang), with a total of 1,730 households and 7,839 people. The commune's socio -economic situation mainly depends on agricultural production, the Mong ethnic group accounts for over 50% of the population, and the lives of people in the commune face many difficulties. Storm No. 3 (Yagi) has caused about 45,000 livestock and poultry in the mountainous district of Tien Yen (Quang Ninh) to be swept away by floods, most of which are chickens that are ready to be sold. This leads to a great risk of a shortage of chicken supply during the Lunar New Year 2025 when people do not have enough time to restock. During the discussion session on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance (HI) at the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, National Assembly Deputies paid attention to the issue of expanding the beneficiaries of the policy paid or supported by the State, emphasizing ethnic minority students. Phuoc Trung is one of the particularly difficult communes of Bac Ai district (Ninh Thuan), with more than 90% of the population being ethnic minorities, mainly Raglay ethnic people. In recent times, thanks to the accelerated implementation of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period (National Target Program 1719), the lives of the Raglay people in the area have been increasingly improved, hundreds of households have escaped poverty, contributing to the prosperity of the locality. Thuan Chau is the district with the largest number of communes in Son La province, with a large area, including 24/29 communes in Region III, with 271 extremely difficult villages; ethnic minorities account for over 94% of the district's population. Over the past years, Thuan Chau district has been making efforts to implement national target programs (NTPs), including the NTP for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, phase 1: From 2021-2025 (abbreviated as NTP 1719). As of September 30, the total capital mobilized by the Transaction Office of the Bank for Social Policies (CSXH) in Nghia Lo town in the area reached 543,815 million VND, equal to 99.3% of the annual plan; disbursed 2,324 customers with an amount of 122,959 million VND, outstanding loans reached 542,565 million VND, equal to 99.36% of the plan, an increase of 48,729 million VND compared to the beginning of the year. The growth rate reached 9.87%. Credit quality is maintained, the overdue debt ratio is below 0.1%. Hung Loi is a particularly difficult commune of Yen Son district (Tuyen Quang), with a total of 1,730 households and 7,839 people. The commune's socio-economic situation mainly depends on agricultural production, the Mong ethnic group accounts for over 50% of the population, and people's lives in the commune face many difficulties. On October 31, the Vietnam Women's Museum organized a media event "Sunshine on the Mountain" at Bac Ha Secondary and High School, Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province. The event is within the framework of Project 8 “Implementing gender equality and solving urgent issues for women and children”, chaired by the Vietnam Women's Union. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on October 31, has the following notable information: Tradition and contemporary intermingle at Ninh Binh Festival 2024. So that tourists no longer get lost on Lang Biang peak. The person who elevates Muong Dong medicinal products. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In 2 days (October 29 and 30, 2024), the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Binh Thuan province organized the first provincial-level contest to learn about the law on ethnic affairs in 2024. The contest had the participation of 105 contestants from 7 groups: Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam, Ham Tan, Tanh Linh and Duc Linh. On the morning of October 31, in Pleiku City, Gia Lai province, the contest to learn about the law on ethnic affairs in 2024 opened. Nearly 250 contestants from 14 teams attended, from districts, towns and cities in the province. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union (VYU) has just announced a list of 60 outstanding teachers participating in the program "Sharing with teachers" in 2024. Among them, there are 25 teachers are ethnic minorities. On October 31, the Ethnic Minorities Committee of An Giang province coordinated with the People's Committee of Thoai Son district to organize a gift-giving ceremony for ethnic minority households, poor households, and disadvantaged households in Phu Thuan commune (Thoai Son district, An Giang). A 7-year-old boy in Dien Ban town (Quang Nam) was bitten by a dog, but his family did not take him to the hospital for vaccination immediately, but instead went to a traditional healer for treatment. More than a month later, the boy died because he tested positive for rabies virus.

Teachers from the District Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center are teaching agricultural machinery repair to Mong people in Hung Loi commune, Yen Son district.

In recent years, the local Party Committee and government have focused all resources to do a good job of poverty reduction in the commune. Identifying sustainable poverty reduction as one of the important tasks, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, completing the goal of building advanced new rural areas, therefore, in recent times, the entire political system of Hung Loi commune has taken drastic actions to implement sustainable poverty reduction with many synchronous and effective solutions. Focusing on effectively exploiting the potential and advantages of the locality, creating favorable conditions for poor households to promote their internal strength to improve their lives. Thanks to that, the annual poverty rate has gradually decreased, the material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved, and the socio-economy has been increasingly developed.

To do well in poverty reduction, the Party Committee and the government of Hung Loi commune have set out tasks and solutions to increase income, improve people's lives, reduce the rate of poor households, and avoid falling back into poverty. First of all, it is necessary to focus on widely disseminating the Party's policies and the State's policies on poverty reduction, in order to raise awareness, gradually eliminate the mentality of waiting and relying on others, and promote the will to escape poverty of the people. The annual investigation and review of poor households is carried out in accordance with regulations. Based on the review of poor households, the commune has compiled and classified groups of poor people, in order to have appropriate support and assistance measures and solutions.

At the same time, strengthen the synchronous implementation of policies on loans, helping people easily access preferential loan sources, especially capital from the Social Policy Bank. The total outstanding bank debt of the commune to date is 91,454 billion VND, of which the Social Policy Bank is 53,854 billion VND. This is the capital source to help poor, near-poor, and disadvantaged households in the commune borrow capital to solve employment, invest in production, raise livestock, etc.

Leaders of the Farmers' Association of Hung Loi commune guide poor ethnic minority households to learn about loan support from the Social Policy Bank.

Ms. Giang Thi Thu, a Mong ethnic person in Na Tang village, was also a poor household in the past. In 2019, she was given the opportunity to borrow 50 million VND from the district's Social Policy Bank. With her accumulated capital and sewing and embroidery experience, she invested in buying a sewing machine, a fabric pleating machine, and an embroidery machine to open a traditional costume sewing workshop at home. After operating effectively, in early 2023, she continued to invest in 1 more machine. Each year, her workshop can make and sell 4,000 to 5,000 products to the market, mainly dresses and accessories of the Mong ethnic group, creating jobs for 11 workers with an income of about 4-5 million VND/month. Ms. Thu shared that thanks to the capital from the Social Policy Bank and the help of commune officials, her family has escaped poverty and had a better life.

In addition, the commune also focuses on vocational training, labor export, and job creation for rural workers. This is one of the sustainable and effective poverty reduction measures. Every year, the Commune People's Committee conducts a survey on vocational training needs in villages and labor needs in the market, to open appropriate vocational training classes associated with serving agricultural production and other industries and occupations in the area. The Front, departments, and organizations in the commune always actively mobilize and support union members, association members, and people to participate in training and vocational training classes.

In 2023 and 2024, Hung Loi commune coordinated to open 04 vocational training classes for 140 students, 8 training classes with over 1,000 people participating. From the knowledge equipped in vocational training and training classes along with loan sources, many economic development models have been effectively implemented, scientific and technical advances have been applied by people in production, cultivation, and livestock breeding, helping families in difficult circumstances gradually stabilize their lives and escape poverty. Labor export is a priority, the commune always creates favorable conditions for children to borrow capital to go abroad to work. Currently, there are 27 people in the commune working abroad, with high incomes that change their lives. In addition, Hung Loi is also a locality where many production support projects have been implemented, such as: Beekeeping Project, Horse Breeding Project, Stream Duck Breeding Project, Buffalo Breeding Chain Project, which have helped hundreds of households find a way, develop the economy, and gradually escape poverty.

Ms. Giang Thi Thu, Hung Loi commune, Yen Son district opened a traditional costume sewing and embroidery workshop to develop the family's economy.

Quan village (Hung Loi) has 98 households. 100% of households are Mong ethnic people. At the end of 2023, according to the review, the village had 64 poor households, so poverty reduction is considered a key task set by the village. Mr. Lau Van Tai, Head of Quan village, shared: Village cadres, together with mass organizations, have actively promoted and mobilized people to develop the forest economy, promote large-scale livestock farming, because this is the strength of the locality, from which, households will have more income and improve their lives. Up to now, each household in the village has 2-3 hectares of forest; the total herd of buffaloes and cows is over 200. Many households have developed a good economy, such as Mr. Lau Van Dau's household with 20 hectares of forest, 2 trucks carrying wood, 1 excavator; Mr. Hoang Van Mai A's household with more than 10 hectares of forest and dozens of buffaloes and cows. At the end of 2023, the village eliminated 12 poor households.

Regarding social security activities, repairing and building houses of gratitude and solidarity; giving gifts, supporting the poor, poor students, and families in difficult circumstances, Hung Loi commune has always received the attention of the Party Committee, the government, the Front and its member organizations. The Front and its member organizations have had many practical activities to help the poor with seeds, capital, production experience, organizing vocational training classes, job referrals, etc. Every year, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune has directed the Mobilization Committee of the "For the Poor" Fund of the commune to mobilize and build an effective fund source, mobilizing an average of 20 - 30 million VND each year. From this fund, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune has taken better care of the lives of poor households, near-poor households, and people in difficult circumstances; on the occasions of holidays, Tet, and the opening of the new school year, poor households, households in difficult circumstances, and poor students are all given meaningful practical gifts.

In 2023 and 2024 alone, the commune has focused all resources, mobilizing the contributions of many organizations and individuals inside and outside the commune, to support poor, near-poor, and disadvantaged households with degraded housing. 110 houses have been built, with a support budget of over 5 billion VND.

In addition, the Party Committee and the communal government also focused on directing the implementation of social policy work; promptly reviewing and approving applications for social protection benefits; fully and promptly distributing subsidies to beneficiaries in accordance with regulations. In 2024, through a preliminary review, the commune reduced the number of poor households by 190. Specifically, it decreased from 1,010 households to 820 households, the reduction rate from 58.4% to 47.8%.

Mr. Ban Van Than, Chairman of Hung Loi Commune People's Committee, said that although the poverty rate has decreased significantly, Hung Loi is still a poor and disadvantaged commune with low per capita income. The local Party Committee and government have identified the key tasks in the coming time as continuing to promote propaganda work, changing people's thinking and working methods; replicating highly effective economic models; effectively utilizing national target programs, creating livelihoods to help people develop production, increase income and sustainably reduce poverty./.

Yen Son (Tuyen Quang): Female Head of Savings and Loan Group is dedicated and responsible for her work.

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