Young people overcome difficulties to become rich

Constantly striving to overcome difficulties and challenges, many union members and young people in Vinh Linh district have built effective economic models. One of them is Mr. Le Vinh Long (born in 1987), Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh Village Youth Union, Hien Thanh Commune.

Mr. Long takes care of his family's pigs - Photo: MH

Mr. Long was born and raised in a farming family, and his family's life was quite difficult. After graduating from high school, he did not have the conditions to continue his education, so he left his hometown and struggled everywhere to find work. In 2005, along with some others, Mr. Long went to Laos and Cambodia to work as a construction worker to make a living. After nearly 10 years of hardship in a foreign land, his family still could not get better.

Mr. Long confided: “In 2015, I decided to return to my hometown to find a new direction for production. With the capital I saved and the experience I gained from many years of construction, I established a team to undertake construction contracts for people’s housing projects.

No matter what profession you are in, there are always difficulties. As a contractor, I have to always learn and draw on my own experiences in organizing a team of workers, capital turnover, calculating the amount of work, building reputation, finding customers, and ensuring jobs for the team.

Thanks to my determination to carry out my idea, the difficulties gradually subsided. Now my job is quite stable. I receive more projects, which helps me earn more income and take care of my family.

In addition to the construction industry, at the end of 2022, Mr. Long and a friend invested over 250 million VND to build a pig farm with a capacity of 150 pigs/batch. However, due to lack of experience in raising pigs, the initial herd grew slowly and was sometimes damaged by disease. Therefore, he lost 60 million VND in the first batch of pigs.

Not giving up in the face of difficulties, in early 2023, he borrowed 90 million VND from the trust fund of the district's Social Policy Bank through the commune's youth union to redevelop his livestock. To raise livestock effectively, he took the opportunity to read and research on pig raising and disease prevention techniques in books and newspapers. Thanks to that, in the next batch, the pigs were less susceptible to disease and could be sold at a good price. In addition to raising pigs, Mr. Long also raises bees for honey.

Mr. Long shared: “I have been involved in beekeeping for honey for 10 years now. At first, there were only a few small colonies caught from the wild. Through good care, the bee colonies grew rapidly, and I began to separate the colonies. Up to now, my family has 30 bee colonies. Honey is of natural origin, so it has high nutritional value and is very popular with customers. Each year, my family's bee colonies produce about 100 liters of honey, bringing in a revenue of 60 million VND.”

Not only bold in economic development, Mr. Long is always active and takes the lead in all activities at the grassroots level. In his position as deputy secretary of the village youth union, he focuses on attracting, gathering, and uniting union members and young people to participate in the union and association through many specific and practical activities such as environmental sanitation campaigns, planting flowers and trees on youth flower streets; organizing cultural, artistic, physical education and sports exchanges; pioneering in the voluntary blood donation movement; and activities to care for local teenagers and children.

Mr. Le Van Vinh, Secretary of Hien Thanh Commune Youth Union, said: "Mr. Long is a person who always proactively seizes opportunities, has good and creative ways to exploit the potential and strengths of the locality, strives to develop production, and legitimately enriches himself on his homeland.

With an income of over 150 million VND/year, the comprehensive economic model not only helps Mr. Long take care of his family but also becomes a motivation and inspiration for many young people about the idea of working, not afraid of difficulties and hardships on the journey of starting a business.

My Hang

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