Helping veterans access poverty reduction loans

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of October 27, the Economic Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association coordinated with the Nghe An Veterans Association to organize a training conference on sustainable poverty reduction in 2016.

Attending the conference, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association, there was Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Dao - Vice Chairman. On behalf of Nghe An province, there was comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

During the 1-day period, the trainees were introduced to the methods and processes for assessing poor and near-poor households according to multidimensional approaches (in addition to average income, there are many other approaches such as health, culture, etc.) applied for the period 2016 - 2020 of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; some new policies on sustainable poverty reduction; approaches to borrowing from social policy banks...

Veterans listened to lecturers from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs present methods and procedures for assessing poor and near-poor households according to multidimensional approaches.

In addition, at the conference there were also presentations from groups and individuals about their experiences in building a model of veterans helping each other reduce poverty and do good business...

Veteran Ho Ngoc Dieu (Quynh Hong commune) with his model of seedlings and ornamental plants brings in an income of nearly 1 billion VND/year.

The training course aims to provide specific information to help war veteran members in the province access preferential loans and know how to use the capital effectively. At the same time, it helps war veteran officials and members at all levels understand the responsibility of receiving loan entrustment, the process of establishing a savings and loan group, thereby promoting propaganda to members about preferential credit policies for poor households./.

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