Quick, decisive but also very emotional, that was our first impression when we met Ms. Luong Thi Dan, the female forest ranger in charge of Dien Bien Dong town, Dien Bien Dong district. At the beginning of the story, Ms. Dan confided: In early 2021, right after I started working at the District Forest Protection Department, I was assigned to be in charge of Dien Bien Dong town. Perhaps that was also fate, because I am an ethnic minority, knowledgeable about customs and practices, and can speak the local language, so the unit leaders trusted me and assigned me to work in the area.
Although she was assigned to be in charge of the central area of the district, which has more advantages than in the communes, Ms. Dan's work is no less difficult. Dien Bien Dong town has more than 1,400 hectares of forest, mainly production and protection forests. As a woman, when she first received the task, she was a bit confused and worried, and had to manage a large area alone with many connecting traffic routes, so it posed many challenges for female forest ranger Luong Thi Dan. In the first days of "taking office", determined to do well the assigned tasks, Ms. Dan quickly got acquainted with the authorities and people in the assigned area, grasped information, re-evaluated the situation of the area, the disadvantages in forest management and protection, from there built a propaganda plan, organized patrols and controls. With the starting point of being born and raised in the mountains and forests, along with her love and responsibility for the job, it helped her have more motivation to go through the forest, cross streams, patrol and protect the forest.
As one of the eight female forest rangers in Dien Bien district, Ms. Tham Thi Oanh is currently assigned to manage forests in three communes: Thanh Xuong, Thanh An and Noong Het. Through the conversation with Ms. Oanh about her job, the difficulties and hardships in the working process, we learned that the total area of forestry land of the three communes that Ms. Oanh is assigned to manage is over 1,200 hectares, scattered in 60 teams and villages. Each time to prepare for a forest patrol, she has to wake up very early, prepare clothes, personal belongings, and store a little food and water in her backpack to serve the journey.
This year is the 16th year that Ms. Tham Thi Oanh has been working in the Forestry sector and for almost the same number of years she has been assigned to be in charge of the area. Before taking charge of the above 3 communes, the forests in Thanh Nua, Thanh Luong and Thanh Hung communes had already worn out her footprints. Talking about memorable memories of her forest patrol trips, Ms. Oanh shared: Sometimes when patrolling in the forest, there was a storm, trees could suddenly break, sometimes it was normal to get stuck in the forest due to heavy rain. Then there were the dangers, because of my determination to protect the forest, I was often insulted, cursed and threatened by violators of forestry laws. After those incidents, it helped me gain more courage and work experience.
Not only Ms. Oanh, it is known that at Dien Bien District Forest Protection Department, there are currently 8 female cadres and civil servants, of which 6 are local forest rangers. Each female forest ranger in Dien Bien District is mostly assigned to be in charge of 2 to 3 communes and even takes on other tasks in the unit. However, because of their love for the forest and their profession, over the years, the white mist, dry sun, and mountain winds of the vast wilderness have not only not discouraged the local female forest rangers, but have also made them more active.
According to the information of the Forest Protection Department, the provincial forest rangers currently have a total of 215 positions, of which 47 positions are female, accounting for 21.8%. Of the 47 female forest rangers, 18 are forest rangers in charge of the area. Due to the characteristics of Dien Bien province, which is a large area with many hills and mountains, while the forest rangers are thin, the local forest rangers have a very hard time. For female forest rangers, the challenge is even greater due to limited physical strength, especially when having to climb mountains and cross streams to patrol the forest for long days. Moreover, in addition to water work, female local forest rangers also have to fulfill their family responsibilities well, so the pressure is multiplied.
Understanding the hardships and difficulties of female forest rangers, the Forest Protection Department also pays special attention to, supports and creates favorable conditions for female forest rangers, especially in arranging suitable job positions. Priority is given to assigning tasks in areas near the center, convenient for travel to facilitate women.
Evaluating the female forest rangers in the area, Mr. Ha Luong Hong, Head of the Provincial Forest Protection Department, affirmed: Every forest ranger, regardless of male or female, when assigned to be in charge of the area, must undertake the same amount of work. Therefore, when assigning female forest rangers to the area, we were also very concerned. However, the dedication to the job, solid expertise, especially the ingenuity, gentleness but no less determination of many female forest rangers have brought high efficiency in the work. In particular, some female comrades have also participated in holding leadership positions after completing their duties as civil servants. It is the silent contributions and sacrifices of female forest rangers in the area that have been contributing to the management and protection of the green color of the forest.
Source: https://baodienbienphu.com.vn/tin-tuc/quan-ly-bao-ve-rung/217782/nhung-nu-kiem-lam-giu-rung
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