Creativity is associated with responsibility and sharing.

(Baonghean) - To effectively implement the goal of sustainable poverty reduction, Nghe An province has assigned agencies and departments in the province to receive support and help poor communes.

This creative policy has effectively mobilized resources, creating a vibrant emulation movement among cadres and party members of agencies and units with many meaningful and practical actions towards poor communes in the Western region of the province.

Accompanying the West

Western Nghe An has a large area, accounting for over 83% of the province's total area with 11 mountainous districts with ethnic groups including Kinh, Thai, Mong, Kho Mu... living together. This is a special area of ​​the province, with a particularly important strategic position in terms of economy - society, national defense - security and foreign affairs not only of Nghe An but also of the North Central region and the whole country.

However, statistics in early 2011 showed that the poverty rate of Nghe An was 22.89%, equivalent to 164,290 households, of which the mountainous area accounted for 36.19%. Notably, in the area, there are 3 districts Que Phong, Tuong Duong, Ky Son, among the 62 poorest districts in the country, the poverty rate is over 50%.

The Health sector donated medical equipment to Yen Tinh Commune Health Station (Tuong Duong), a unit receiving support from the Department of Health.

Implementing the strategy for developing the Western region, in addition to implementing solutions to attract investment; fully and properly deploying socio-economic development programs associated with poverty reduction work of the Central and the province, Nghe An issued Decision No. 1310 dated April 20, 2012 (now Decision 6062 dated December 22, 2015) of the Provincial People's Committee on assigning agencies and units to help poor communes in the area.

Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee has assigned agencies and units to help 110 poor communes. To increase the number of sponsored poor communes, Nghe An also mobilized units and organizations, especially businesses to participate, which the province also paid special attention to.

The clean vegetable model in Phong village, Thach Giam commune (Tuong Duong) received support from the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee.

To make the campaign to help the poor effective, Nghe An province has directed the effective implementation of solutions so that agencies and units assigned to help promote a sense of responsibility, have diverse, appropriate and effective plans and measures to help the poor and poor communes escape poverty sustainably.

Over the years, at many meetings of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee, and the Provincial People's Committee, provincial leaders have always emphasized the viewpoint that the work of helping poor communes in the Western region is associated with the political tasks of departments, branches, sectors, and units; thereby enhancing the responsibility of each agency and unit to implement more effectively and practically.

Various forms of support

The purpose and requirements of the above policy are to mobilize all resources to support and help the poor and poor communes, reduce poverty quickly and sustainably, aiming to ensure that all people have access to and enjoy the achievements in infrastructure, culture, education, health care and social security, create jobs and ensure national defense and security.

It is worth noting that through this policy, agencies, units and enterprises in Nghe An province have proactively returned to the grassroots to survey and grasp the practical situation. Thereby, agencies and units have selected specific and practical tasks and solutions associated with their professional capacity and strengths as well as suitable to the conditions of each commune in need of help.

Green pumpkin model in Luu Kien commune (Tuong Duong).

After being assigned to help Keng Du commune (Ky Son district), the Department of Transport established a Steering Committee to help poor communes and build a long-term assistance roadmap. The Department's Steering Committee directly surveyed and learned about the local situation. From there, they agreed on the most effective and practical way to help the locality.

“The Department of Transport invited experts to train people on livestock and crop farming to apply science and technology in production, selected and sponsored some children of the commune to participate in vocational training classes, coordinated with relevant units to invest in building a communication system, accelerated the construction of power lines into the commune, supported investment in building roads into the village...” - said Mr. Nguyen Hong Ky - Director of the Department of Transport of Nghe An.

The State Bank of Vietnam, Nghe An Branch, has directed and assigned commercial banks in the area to help poor communes at specific addresses. This policy has been highly approved by the banks. Since then, the banks have implemented it in many different forms and ways. In order for the policy to be effectively implemented, the assignment of the State Bank is associated with inspection and supervision.

“Every 6 months, commercial banks report to the State Bank on the form of assistance and the amount of support. If any unit has not yet provided assistance, the State Bank will issue a written directive requiring the unit to implement it seriously and responsibly,” said Ms. Hoang Thi Minh Thu - Deputy Director of the State Bank Nghe An branch.

Representatives of Nghe An Newspaper and leaders of Xieng My commune, Tuong Duong district gave cows to poor households in Dinh Tai village. Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper

Units also integrated programs and projects within their responsibilities and management to support the construction of livestock and crop models. In addition to building models, agencies and units have supported funding for purchasing breeding animals to develop livestock, supporting production capital, reclaiming land, restoring, and creating terraced fields for typical agricultural production such as: Provincial Police supported Chau Hoan commune (Quy Chau district); Nghe An Newspaper supported Xieng My commune (Tuong Duong district) with breeding cows; Rural Development Department supported Nghia Lac commune (Nghia Dan district) with breeding goats; Department of Construction supported Tay Son commune (Ky Son district) with cows and accompanying production tools...

The units also help communes in building social operating models; help communes consolidate and improve the effectiveness of the political system such as: guiding and supporting communes in building and implementing a set of commune-level administrative procedures, improving the quality of operations of the "One-stop" transaction center, and at the same time supporting the application of information technology in the operations of commune-level governments; organizing training courses on Party building; administrative skills; disseminating laws...

In addition to the units assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to help the communes, there are also corporations, groups, organizations, individuals, and philanthropists across the country actively supporting such as Thien Tam Fund of Vicom Company under Vingroup Corporation, Viettel Group donated thousands of cows to people in border communes...

Viettel Group donates gratitude houses to comrades in Tan Ky

Ms. Ho Thi Chau Loan - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the unit assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to preside over the implementation of the policy of helping poor communes of the province, said: "The Steering Committee strengthens information updating, inspection, urging, and guidance to ensure practicality and effectiveness, avoiding formality. Agencies and enterprises focus on the form of assistance according to the motto of helping poor households with "fishing rods" rather than "fish", especially supporting the construction of economic models to create livelihoods for people".

Up to now, Nghe An province has 108 agencies and units helping 110 poor and especially disadvantaged communes with many effective and meaningful works and tasks of great humanity, contributing to changing spiritual and material life.

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