Nghe An Police opened a free grocery store for the community in Ky Son

Colonel Le Van Thai - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department spoke at the opening ceremony of the "Grocery Store for the Community". Photo: Xuan Bac

Huoi Tu Commune (Ky Son) is about 25km from the center of Ky Son district, the Mong ethnic group accounts for 95%. This is the commune connecting the inter-commune roads, convenient for people when they need to exchange goods. Based on that reality, understanding the difficulties and hardships of the people here, the model of "grocery store for the community" was born.

This grocery store model is chaired by the Internal Security Department in coordination with relevant units to help ethnic minorities in border areas reduce hardships and meet some of the essential needs in daily life. All items at the community grocery store are mobilized and donated by the Internal Security Department from officers, soldiers, as well as benefactors, then transported and arranged into separate stalls for local people to choose from. The main items are necessities, clothes, shoes, etc.

The working delegation of the Provincial Police presented many gifts to the authorities and people of Huoi Tu commune. Photo: Xuan Bac

The free community grocery store for people in the villages of Huoi Tu commune is the first charity model implemented by Nghe An Provincial Police and has initially shown certain results. In the coming time, the model will be replicated in border areas throughout the province.

The community grocery store is located in a very convenient location for people in communes of Ky Son district when they need to pick up goods. Photo: Xuan Bac

Colonel Le Van Thai - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department spoke at the opening ceremony: "In the face of the complicated and unpredictable developments of the Covid 19 epidemic in the province, which has significantly affected people's lives, the implementation of the community grocery store model by the Nghe An Provincial Police Department's Internal Security Department and coordinating units to join hands with local Party committees and authorities in caring for and stabilizing people's lives has further strengthened the solidarity between the army and the people, promoting the fine tradition of "Serving the people" of the Nghe An Police force".

On this occasion, the working delegation of the Provincial Police also presented many essential gifts to the villagers in Huoi Tu commune (Ky Son).