The Thai ethnic party cell secretary is a pioneer in all movements.

Secretary Lo Van Nhung propagates to people to build a new cultural life, maintain security and order in the village, and protect the environment. Photo: Thai Hien

The person who plays the role of gathering and uniting the community

Vinh Thanh village, Thanh Son commune was merged from Lang Moi village and village 2. The village currently has 206 households, 843 people, of which nearly 80% are Thai ethnic people. People's lives still face many difficulties, but in recent years the village has always been at the forefront of local movements.

Leading us on the newly completed clean concrete road, Mr. Nhung shared: In 2007, he joined the military service, after 2 years he returned to his hometown. Thanks to being trained in the military environment, when he returned to his hometown, he always enthusiastically participated in activities and movements. In 2015, he was elected as the Party cell secretary until now.

According to Mr. Nhung, as a Party cell secretary, in order to convince the people, one must be close to, respect, and listen to their legitimate opinions. In addition, one must always be exemplary and enthusiastic in "saying what one does", gathering solidarity in the Party cell and consensus among the people. Over the past 7 years of being elected as the village Party cell secretary, Mr. Nhung has closely coordinated with the village executive committee, organizations, Party members, village elders, and prestigious people in the community to go to each family to propagate and mobilize people to change their thinking, way of thinking, and way of doing to develop the family economy, abandon backward customs to build a new cultural life, maintain security and order in the village, protect the environment; implement village conventions and regulations; actively carry out the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" in residential areas.

Mr. Lo Van Nhung visited each family to propagate and encourage people to develop their family economy. Photo: Thai Hien

Help people change their thinking and develop the economy

Seeing that the lives of the villagers were still facing many difficulties, because the people lived mainly by agricultural production, growing rice and corn, and after the harvest season, they went to the forest to earn more income, after many worries, Mr. Nhung was determined to work with the Party cell to mobilize the villagers to promote the potential and advantages of land, convert crops and livestock; apply science and technology to convert ineffective land areas to grow sugarcane, cassava for raw materials, and plant forests; invest in commercial livestock to improve their lives.

Currently, the whole village has 150 hectares of forest mainly planted with acacia, 50 hectares of sugarcane, cassava raw materials, many livestock models with good income. Responding to the movement to build new rural areas, Mr. Nhung has coordinated with organizations to mobilize people to support money and working days to build roads leading to the village.

In the first 6 months of 2022, with the support of the State in cement, Mr. Nhung and the village executive committee called on people to contribute 2 million VND per household, with a total amount of more than 400 million VND to build 2.2 km of concrete road. Currently, Vinh Thanh village seems to be wearing a new coat with clean, beautiful roads, rows of flowers competing to show off their brilliant colors... Cultural and artistic activities are also bustling. People in the village gradually eliminate bad customs, many good customs and practices of the Thai ethnic group are preserved and increasingly promoted. Currently, the average income per capita is 33 million VND/person/year. The rate of cultural families reaches nearly 85%.

Secretary Lo Van Nhung (yellow shirt) is a role model in local movements. Photo: Thai Hien

Mr. Lo Van Que - a prestigious person among ethnic people in Vinh Thanh village shared: Although he is a young party cell secretary, his practical work has left a deep impression in the hearts of the people and is a reliable support for the villagers to place their trust, together overcome all difficulties, get closer together and actively take care of, boost production, and stabilize life.

Mr. Nguyen Cuu Tam - Secretary of Thanh Son Commune Party Committee commented: Vinh Thanh village is one of the leading villages in economic development and new rural construction in the locality. The village Party cell is also a typical Party cell of the Commune Party Committee in promoting the role of comprehensive leadership and direction of the people in all fields. Those achievementswith the great contribution of Mr. Lo Van Nhung. With a sense of responsibility, enthusiasm and dedication, Party cell secretary Lo Van Nhung always receives the trust and confidence of the local people. Comrade Nhung's work has contributed significantly to economic development as well as building a new life in the residential area of ​​Thai ethnic people in Thanh Son commune, helping the locality soon reach the new rural destination in 2022.