Female ethnic minority cadre devoted to the people

Work must be responsible

"Work must be done responsibly, if assigned by superiors, must be completed" - with that motto, in recent years, in each assigned position and task, Ms. Thi Phuong has actively propagated and mobilized people to comply with the regulations of the State and locality, maintain solidarity in the community, change some backward customs, and join hands in building new rural areas.

During the period when Quang Minh commune reached the new rural finish line, Ms. Phuong mobilized people to contribute working days to build 3 rural traffic routes with a total length of 4.7 km with a total amount of more than 251 million VND and planted a 200m long flower road. Implementing the campaign "All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas", every year, the number of cultural households in the hamlet reaches over 96%, the residential area has achieved the title of cultural residential area for many consecutive years. She is also the group leader of the model "Living a good life, beautiful religion" with nearly 50 members.

Ms. Thi Phuong regularly meets with people to understand their thoughts and aspirations.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, Ms. Thi Phuong joined the Community Tracing Team, regularly propagating and mobilizing people to practice medical isolation at home. Coordinated with the locality and hamlet committee to mobilize and give hundreds of gifts and necessities to people; actively encouraged people to get vaccinated and supported Covid-19 vaccination at the commune health station.

Ms. Thi Phuong shared: “My advantage is knowing two languages, the Stieng language and the Kinh language. When propagating, for older people who do not know Kinh, I speak in my own language so that people can understand faster. Besides, I am a woman, so I can easily approach the elderly, young people, youth, and children, thereby easily grasping the thoughts and aspirations of all classes of people to have appropriate orientation. If people do not understand something, I will explain it thoroughly so that everyone agrees and follows it.”

Tranh 3 Hamlet currently has 112 households with 557 people, of which more than 92% are ethnic minority households, with two main religions: Protestantism and Catholicism. In the early years when Tranh 3 Hamlet was newly established (in 2009), the rural traffic infrastructure system and the economic life of the people were still very difficult, the educational level was low, and agricultural production with the main crops being cashew and upland rice. 16 years later, the appearance of Tranh 3 has changed significantly, roads have been invested in and built, household economies have gradually stabilized, children can go to school, and people enjoy social security benefits... From there, it has strengthened people's trust in the Party, the State and all levels of government.

Preserving and promoting brocade weaving

Having worked for many years in women's work, what Ms. Thi Phuong wishes for is to change the lives of women in the hamlet, so that each person is confident, boldly steps out of gender stereotypes, dares to think, dares to do, believes in their ability to succeed. Ms. Phuong and the Executive Committee of the association have mobilized and given 5 savings books to members; mobilized 32 women to participate in literacy classes; supported 1 humanitarian address; established and maintained the activities of clubs and teams for cultural and sports activities. Dozens of women have been given favorable conditions to borrow capital with low interest rates to develop production. Members and women have also been mobilized and supported by Ms. Phuong to improve their capacity, qualifications, and understanding of the law, improve their material and spiritual lives, and build happy families. The Women's Association of Tranh 3 hamlet also deployed and maintained a model of raising piggy banks to save money, helping poor women develop their economy.

Ms. Phuong is always concerned about finding the next generation of young people to continue the traditional brocade weaving profession of the Stieng ethnic group.

Under the leadership of Ms. Phuong, the Women's Association of Tranh 3 Hamlet has promoted campaigns and emulation movements such as: "Building Vietnamese women of the new era"; "Binh Phuoc women speak good words, do good deeds" associated with studying and following the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh; "Women with the movement to build clean residential areas everywhere, beautiful everywhere"; "Building families of 5 no's, 3 clean's", "5 yes's, 3 clean's"... Thereby creating strong changes, spreading widely and receiving the support of members and people.

One of the concerns of this female cadre of the S'tieng ethnic group is to preserve and promote the brocade weaving profession of her people. With the support of the Commune Farmers' Association, in 2023, Ms. Phuong established the Brocade Weaving Group of Tranh 3 Hamlet with 16 members. The patterns and motifs on brocade were learned by the women from the generation of grandmothers and mothers, so the traditional beauty is preserved. In addition to serving local needs, the weaving group also actively coordinates and introduces products on the internet and on e-commerce platforms. Up to now, although the products made are not many and the output is still difficult, Ms. Phuong always hopes to pass on the profession to the younger generation so that the brocade weaving profession will not be lost. “My sisters and I in the group are looking for solutions to attract and retain young people. For now, the weaving group has invested in sewing machines, so I want to find two young people to go to sewing school to be in charge of sewing. I also try to promote and mobilize so that the sisters and descendants of the Stieng do not abandon this traditional profession,” said Ms. Phuong.

Vice Chairwoman of Quang Minh Commune People's Committee Drênh Thị Hạnh said that Ms. Thi Phuong is a dynamic and creative female cadre and party member of ethnic minorities, always completing all assigned tasks excellently. "During her work, Ms. Phuong has made many contributions to the residential area, the locality as well as the women's union movement, especially in preserving the cultural identity of the S'tieng people. With these contributions, in recent times, she has been commended and rewarded by all levels and associations. Ms. Phuong deserves to be a typical example for women, especially ethnic minority women to follow," Ms. Hanh shared.

Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/9/170904/nu-can-bo-dong-bao-dan-toc-thieu-so-het-long-vi-dan