Kim Boi (Hoa Binh): National Target Program 1719 contributes to reducing early marriage and incestuous marriage

With the joint efforts of the entire political system, through programs and projects to support the contents and activities to reduce the situation of early marriage and consanguineous marriage (TH-HNCHT) in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Especially with resources from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2025, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province is continuing to integrate many solutions to reduce the TH-HNCHT rate to the lowest level. Ethnic minorities in Bac Lieu province need to preserve and promote their cultural identity, at the same time quickly eliminate backward customs, superstitions, early marriage and consanguineous marriage, transform national heritage and identity into resources for sustainable development; always raise vigilance, do not believe in distorted, destructive and divisive arguments of the nation. This is the direction of the Central Party Committee member, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee Hau A Lenh at the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Bac Lieu province, 2024. At noon on November 23 (local time), General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, left Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to return home, successfully concluding the official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23, 2024, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife. In order to support customers to easily realize their dream of owning a prosperous and happy home at the NewTown Diamond luxury apartment project (Da Nang), Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, HOSE: SSB) has launched a 0% interest home loan program at the NewTown Diamond project with a 0% loan interest rate and a principal repayment grace period of up to 36 months. The program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households is one of the major policies of the Party and State. With the capital mobilized, mobilized and contributed by agencies, units and philanthropists, since the beginning of the year, Thach An district, Cao Bang province has supported the construction of 63 "Great Solidarity" houses for poor households and those in especially difficult circumstances, worth more than 1.8 billion VND. Within the framework of a working trip to Cambodia, on the morning of November 23, in Phnom Penh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received the Supreme Advisor to the King of Cambodia, Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group, President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Samdech Men Sam An. In order to improve the quality of human resources in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, in recent years, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province has mobilized the entire political system to eliminate early marriage and incestuous marriage (TH-HNCHT) and has achieved many remarkable results. In order to understand the efforts of Party committees and authorities at all levels as well as the results in preventing and combating ethnic minorities in the district, reporters of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper had an interview with Mr. Nguyen Viet Hoa, member of the District Party Executive Committee, Head of the Ethnic Minority Department of Kim Boi District on this issue. That is the main content of the Seminar on implementing Decision 1220/QD-TTg dated October 18, 2024 of the Prime Minister approving the project "Improving the capacity of inspection and examination of ethnic policy implementation for civil servants in state management agencies on ethnic affairs in the period of 2025-2030" organized by the Inspectorate of the Ethnic Minority Committee (ECM) on the morning of November 23 in Nghe An. Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Minority Committee Y Thong chaired the Seminar. Attending the Seminar were representatives of the Government Inspectorate, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and departments under the Ethnic Minority Committee. In the localities, there were leaders of the Ethnic Committee and inspectors of the provinces and cities of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang, Nghe An. On the side of Nghe An province, there was Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on November 22, had the following notable information: Preserving ethnic cultural heritage from the family. Special features of the Bat Racing Festival in Bac Me. Puih Dup passing on ethnic cultural capital. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On the morning of November 23, continuing the program of the 8th Session, the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly held a plenary session in the hall to listen to the Government and the reviewing agency report on the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry. Within the framework of the official visit to Malaysia, at noon on November 23, General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, visited the Embassy and met with the Vietnamese community in Malaysia. Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh - Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union was assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term. On November 22, in Quy Nhon City, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province and the Consulate General of Thailand in the city. Ho Chi Minh City organized a meeting with Thai businesses in Binh Dinh province. On the afternoon of November 22, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Mobilization Committee organized a conference to deploy the third phase of support for localities affected by storm No. 3 (Yagi).

Through the effective implementation of the contents, projects, and sub-projects of the National Target Program 1719 in the past time, Kim Boi district has contributed to gradually pushing back the situation of early marriage and incestuous marriage. (Photo TL)

Implementing Project 8, on gender equality and solving urgent issues for women and children, Kim Boi district has focused on fully implementing the 4 contents of the Project.

Accordingly, Kim Boi has promoted propaganda and mobilization activities to change "thinking and doing" to contribute to eliminating gender stereotypes and prejudices in families and communities, harmful cultural practices and some urgent social issues for women and children with 65 activities (models, conferences, seminars, training, launching ceremonies) with 3,304 participants. Building and replicating 6 models to change "thinking and doing" to enhance women's economic empowerment...

Organize 17 activities (clubs, workshops) to ensure the voice and real participation of women and children in socio-economic development activities of the community, monitoring and criticism; support women to participate in leadership in the political system.

Organized 15 conferences with 1,012 participants to equip knowledge on gender equality and skills in gender mainstreaming for officials in the political system, village elders, village chiefs, religious dignitaries and prestigious people in the community.

In addition, Kim Boi district also carried out 17 activities (Clubs, workshops) with 525 participants; organized 15 conferences with 1,012 participants to equip knowledge on gender equality and skills in gender mainstreaming for officials in the political system, village elders, village chiefs, religious dignitaries and prestigious people in the community.

In particular, implementing Sub-project 2, Project 9 on "Reducing child marriage and consanguineous marriage in ethnic minority and mountainous areas", departments, branches and sectors from the district to the grassroots level have seriously and resolutely implemented. The district has organized 43 conferences, disseminated and educated the law on marriage and consanguineous marriage in 17 communes and towns; coordinated with 3 communes of Hung Son, Xuan Thuy, and Nuong Dam to organize a cultural exchange, with more than 3,200 participants.

Implementing Content No. 2, Project 10 "Disseminating, educating the law and propagating and mobilizing ethnic minorities", Kim Boi district has promoted the dissemination, education of the law and propaganda and mobilization of ethnic minorities for over 2,000 people in 17 communes and towns.

In reality, the propaganda to prevent and combat TH-HNCHT in ethnic minority and mountainous areas still faces many difficulties. However, with the signals from the implementation of the contents and communication activities of Project 8; Sub-project 2, Project 9 and Content No. 2, Project 10, National Target Program 1719 in the past time, it will contribute to gradually pushing back the TH-HNCHT situation.

Kim Boi (Hoa Binh): Focus on consulting, integrating interventions and building models and core groups to prevent child marriage

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