People's joy when receiving housing support

In mountainous districts of Quang Nam province, thanks to the effective implementation of the State's policies for ethnic minorities, many poor and near-poor households have been able to live in new, spacious and clean houses.

Mr. Alang Noc has a new, clean house. Photo: Tan Thanh.

We have just returned to Song Kon commune, Dong Giang district, to visit some households receiving housing support in 2024. Before our eyes are a series of new houses being built. Through discussions with the people, we learned that hundreds of households are also receiving livelihood support to escape poverty.

Mr. Arat Trung, Vice Chairman of Song Kon Commune People's Committee said: "In recent years, thanks to many support policies, especially resources from National Target Programs, the lives of the Co Tu people in the locality have increasingly developed. The most obvious thing is that a series of new houses have been built, hundreds of households have been supported in their livelihoods to escape poverty."

From state resources, many households have new houses. Photo: Xuan Truong.

According to Mr. Trung, during the recent Tet holiday, many Co Tu households were able to live in spacious and solid houses, so they were very excited. Up to now, nearly 250 households in the commune have received support for housing and land, with an amount of 60 - 80 million VND per household. In late 2024 alone, 50 households were able to move to new houses in time for Tet. People no longer have to worry about wind, storms, and erratic rain and floods like in previous years.

Mr. Alang Lien in Blo Ben village said: “My wife and I used to be poor, we only relied on farming and working for hire to earn money to raise our children. Until now, I still can’t believe that my wife and I have such a beautiful house. I am very grateful to the State for supporting us to have this new house.”

Specifically, Mr. Lien received 80 million VND from the State, along with a loan of about 100 million VND and savings, and he and his wife were able to build a house of nearly 100 square meters with a budget of nearly 400 million VND. This is the first Tet holiday they have lived in their dream house, so they are very happy.

Not far away is the newly built, neat and solid house of Mr. Alang Noc’s family (born in 1976). Mr. Noc and his wife mainly work in the fields, he is often sick, and his work depends on his wife, so life is difficult. Recently, he received support from the State to build a solid house, so he is very happy.

Brocade weaving is still preserved and developed by the people of the mountainous areas of Quang Nam. Photo: Tan Thanh.

“My house used to have only a few planks and an old corrugated iron roof, which was very dilapidated. With the support of the State, along with savings and loans, I was able to build a new house of more than 70 square meters, next to the old house. Last Tet, we were able to live in the new house, and the whole family was very happy. I will try to work hard to escape poverty,” Mr. Noc said emotionally.

In recent times, thanks to the accelerated implementation of national target programs and economic development policies for ethnic minority areas, the lives of the Co Tu people in the mountainous districts of Quang Nam province have improved. Up to now, each district has hundreds of poor and near-poor households that have had stable housing and have moved to new, solid houses.

Mr. Pham Sau - Chairman of Dang Commune People's Committee, Tay Giang District, said: "Thanks to the policies of the Central, the province and the district, many households have received support for housing and livelihood production. Having a new house to live in before the Lunar New Year, people are very excited. Not only that, all levels have also continuously implemented livelihood models, thereby supporting households to settle down and make a living."

Mrs. Radel Ban was very happy to have a new house just in time for Tet. Photo: Tan Thanh.

Ms. Radel Ban (60 years old) in Dang commune said that her old house was made of scrap wood. The State supported 80 million VND to build the house, and the children, grandchildren, and neighbors helped to finish the new house in time for Tet. Or Mr. Radel Ban, a poor household in the commune, shared: "We are very happy to receive financial support from the State to build a house. In October 2024, from the 60 million VND support and borrowed money, I was able to build a new house worth about 120 million VND. I have a new house to live in this past Tet, and I won't have to worry about the rainy season next year. What could be happier?"

In A Tieng commune, over the past year, thanks to resources from programs and policies for ethnic minority areas, people's lives have improved day by day, and the poverty reduction rate has decreased. In 2024 alone, from capital sources from national target programs, and capital sources from provincial, district, and local policies, housing support has been provided to more than 70 poor households. People are very excited.

“The greatest joy for everyone is that during the recent Lunar New Year, many households were able to move into new houses. In addition to housing support, people were also given livelihoods to escape poverty. The commune supported 37 households with breeding cows, each with 2 cows and tens of thousands of cinnamon trees in the form of developing value chain production and supporting community production,” added Mr. Poloong Acong - Chairman of the People's Committee of A Tieng commune.

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