Kindness to the elderly

Báo Sóc TrăngBáo Sóc Trăng26/07/2023


STO - In recent times, the senior citizens' associations at all levels in Soc Trang province have shown interest and care for the elderly in many ways. Thereby, helping them overcome the obstacles of age, live happily, live healthily, live happily, and integrate into the community.

Many charitable activities

Up to now, the whole province has 138,596 members/164,708 elderly people, reaching a rate of 84.14%. Over the past years, the elderly associations at all levels have focused on promoting the dissemination of policies related to the elderly, thereby having a strong impact on all levels, sectors, localities and communities in caring for and supporting the elderly.

Organize many activities to care for the elderly.

In the first 6 months of 2023, the association at all levels actively coordinated with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to survey and complete procedures for the elderly aged 80 (born in 1943) to implement social protection in 2023. Bringing the total number of people in the province currently subsidizing 29,634 elderly people (including 27,142 elderly people aged 80 and over, 2,492 people aged 75 - 79 from poor and near-poor households who are entitled to benefits in accordance with the spirit of Resolution No. 10/2021/NQ-HDND, dated December 8, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council on social assistance standards, social assistance levels for social protection beneficiaries, and disadvantaged people in Soc Trang province); 302 lonely people with no place to rely on and 6,571 elderly people with disabilities. Health insurance cards were issued to 71,835 elderly people, in addition, 78,665 elderly people purchased voluntary health insurance, in total the whole province currently has 150,500 elderly people with health insurance.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao 2023, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee organized 3 groups to wish longevity to 69 people who turned 100 years old and 1,020 people who turned 90 years old. Other age groups (70, 75, 80, 85, 95 and over 100 years old) had 20,306 people who were wished longevity by localities and grassroots elderly associations on the occasion of the traditional day of the Vietnamese elderly (June 6). The total cost of wishing longevity was over 7.3 billion VND. In addition, the units also coordinated with organizations to mobilize benefactors to visit and give gifts on holidays, Tet and visit the sick worth over 16 billion VND; condolence money for 1,022 deceased people was 271 million VND.

In addition, the Provincial Elderly Association's Representative Board and local leaders directly celebrated the longevity and honored the 3 oldest men and 1 oldest woman in the province in 2023, including: Mr. Ly Van Muu, 106 years old, An Thanh Dong commune, Cu Lao Dung district; Mr. Pham Van Dieu, 106 years old, An Thanh 1 commune, Cu Lao Dung district; Mr. Nguyen Van Hai, 106 years old, Thanh Tan commune, Thanh Tri district and Mrs. Quach Thi Xiem, 112 years old, Hoa Tu 2 commune, My Xuyen district.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong - Deputy Head of the Provincial Elderly Association's Representative Board said that through charitable activities, especially the elderly association's organization of a collective longevity celebration as well as the organization of condolences and farewells to deceased elderly people, it has created trust and become a reliable support for the elderly and their families, especially those in difficult circumstances. This is also an opportunity to widely promote the role and function of the elderly association. Ensuring social subsidy policies and charitable social activities to help poor and disadvantaged elderly people also affects the awareness of caring for the elderly in the community.

Old age sets a good example

In addition to the attention and care of Party committees, authorities, the elderly association and the community, the elderly in localities have also promoted their role in actively setting an example of living happily, healthily and usefully, especially participating in movements to build and protect the Fatherland. The whole province currently has more than 11,000 elderly people participating in economic activities, accounting for 6.7% of the total number of elderly people; of which 2,454 elderly people are farm owners, business owners, the rest are in production and business. The production and business establishments of the elderly have attracted 33,600 workers. There are 9,321 elderly people who are good at economic activities (grassroots level: 8,206; district level: 978; provincial level: 132; central level : 5). By the end of June 2023, 100% of districts, towns and cities had completed the "4th Conference on Commending Outstanding Elderly People with Good Economic Performance" for the period 2018 - 2023.

Elderly associations at all levels in Soc Trang province regularly visit and give gifts to the elderly.

In the first 6 months of this year, the Association at all levels has mobilized nearly 1.7 billion VND to grant scholarships to 1,278 poor and studious students. In addition, 1,964 gifts, 117 bicycles, 1,212 tablets and 17,000 notebooks, with a total value of over 3.6 billion VND, were mobilized to grant to students in difficult circumstances. The elderly in the area also participated in promoting the Campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas". The Provincial Association of the Elderly continues to guide the Association at all levels to propagate and mobilize the elderly to continue implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction. In the first 6 months of 2023, 1,115 households donated 8,500m2 of land, dug and built 19,739m of roads, planted 25,000 trees, 8,900m2 of ornamental flowers, and mobilized the construction of 15 rural bridges...

Mr. Le Hoang Diet - Head of the Representative Board of the Elderly Association of My Tu district said that in the past time, the elderly in the district have actively participated in the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas". Thereby, in the first 6 months of 2023, the families of the elderly participated in hundreds of working days such as: clearing and building the roadside with a length of 3,500m; planting 4,500 trees in memory of Uncle Ho; making fences, making flagpoles, installing light bulbs in front of the porch, with 150 households who are members and the elderly participating. In addition, the Elderly Association of the district and communes and towns strongly mobilized sponsors to build 3 new bridges (Thuan Hung commune 2 bridges, My Thuan commune 1 bridge) with a total value of nearly 1 billion VND; mobilizing to donate 100 gifts with a total value of 30 million VND.

Through meaningful and practical activities, we have helped the elderly live happily, healthily, and usefully for their families and society.

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