Helping poor households learn how to do business in Que Phong.

(Baonghean) - Besides providing material assistance to poor households, directly guiding and directing them on business methods based on the specific circumstances of each family - this has been an effective approach in recent times for agencies and units in Que Phong district when assigned the task of helping poor households escape poverty.

Meeting with officials from the Que Phong District Justice Department who handed over a pair of piglets to a poor family in Tang village, Tien Phong commune, I was told: The departments, agencies, and units in the district primarily provide support to poor households through encouragement and advice on how to do business, considering this the most important aspect. This is because most of the people lack knowledge of production, and the material support is limited to a pair of piglets, or chickens and ducks, guiding them in livestock farming and production, thus creating jobs and increasing their income. All the livestock provided to the families is contributed by officials and civil servants from their monthly salaries.

We visited the family of Ms. Vi Thi Huong in Tang village. Ms. Huong's house, roofed with corrugated iron, is located in the center of the village, bustling with the laughter and chatter of neighbors coming to share in the joy. As she helped the homeowner release two piglets into the pen, Ms. Lan Phuong Thao, Head of the District Justice Department, said: “Each piglet weighs 15 kg and cost over 1 million VND each. Three officials in the department saved their salaries to donate them to Ms. Huong's family.” Ms. Huong explained that her family consists of two adults and two young children. They cultivate 1.5 acres of rice paddies and raise buffalo and pigs, but still frequently face food shortages due to a lack of disease prevention measures, resulting in livestock deaths. Now, with the help of district officials, who provided two piglets and guidance on farming and disease prevention, she will strive to raise them safely. She plans to sell them when they reach about 70 kg, using the proceeds to buy another pair of piglets, ensuring a constant supply of pigs in the pen…

The family of Ms. Vi Thi Huong in Tang village (Tien Phong commune) received piglets provided by the Department of Justice of Que Phong district.

We also had the opportunity to accompany the officials from the District Party Committee Office to Huu Van village, Chau Kim commune, a locality assigned by the district to the District Party Committee Office to support 6 households in escaping poverty during the 2012-2015 period. Leading us to the family of Mr. Lo Kim Giang and Mrs. Lang Thi Nhi, Party branch secretary Lo Van Chung enthusiastically said: "In 2012, the village was selected by the District Party Committee Office in coordination with other organizations to support 6 poor households in escaping poverty. These households are all young couples with the conditions to sustainably escape poverty. Over the past 4 years, the officials from the District Party Committee Office have actively worked with each household, providing guidance and advice on how to do business, combined with providing breeding pigs, so all households have escaped poverty." Mrs. Lang Thi Nhi said that at the beginning of 2014, her family received 2 breeding sows from the District Party Committee Office, and now the sows have given birth to their second litter, providing money to buy household items. At the end of 2014, the family was removed from the village's list of impoverished households. This was thanks to officials who came to their home to guide and assist them with business methods, and the wife's efficient work schedule. Mr. Sam Van Duyet, Chief of the Que Phong District Party Committee Office, said: The office provided support to six disadvantaged households in Huu Van village. After conducting a field survey, the office mobilized officials and specialists to contribute from their personal salaries to purchase breeding pigs for these poor households to have capital for production. To help the households with business methods, the office sent officials to each family to encourage all family members to work and produce. During major holidays or the Lunar New Year, the office provided gifts to boost morale.

Mr. Le Van Giap, Chairman of the People's Committee of Que Phong District, said: "The work of poverty eradication and reduction has been highly valued by local authorities and sectors in recent years, resulting in a significant annual decrease in the district's poverty rate: 50.53% in 2011, 38.27% by the end of 2014, and a target of 33.80% by the end of 2015. The district has many policies for poor households, partly due to the guidance and support from district-level agencies, units, and schools that have sponsored poverty reduction efforts. These agencies and units have identified this as a key task and a competitive movement, focusing on assisting poor households through specific measures, assigning rotating staff to directly supervise households, providing plant and animal breeds, and, more importantly, guiding and advising on economic activities to increase income from multiple sources and ultimately escape poverty." Typical examples include: the District Party Committee Office, the District People's Committee, the Finance and Planning Department, the Industry and Trade Department, the Culture and Information Department, the District Youth Union, the District Fatherland Front Committee, the Veterans Association, etc. In the coming time, departments, organizations, and units will continue to pay attention to the grassroots, providing assistance with knowledge, guidance on science and technology, and business methods for poor households, selecting and replicating effective economic models suitable for each locality, especially in particularly difficult areas. The District People's Committee has identified several livestock and crops with potential in Que Phong district to expand production, aiming to create local jobs and increase farmers' income, such as passion fruit, fragrant rice, and medicinal plants: Job's tears, golden flower tea, and ginseng. Currently, some crops are being developed as models in various localities.

Xuan Hoang