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Consensus on building civilized urban areas

As the central ward of Thai Hoa town, the construction of a civilized urban ward is a matter that the Party Committee and the government of Hoa Hieu ward are interested in directing and implementing. When the ward issued the Project on building a civilized urban ward, it was supported by the people with specific actions. In 2018, each household voluntarily contributed 200,000 VND to purchase cultural house equipment in 12 blocks. Especially in Kim Tan block, people contributed 100 million VND and the ward supported 110 million VND to install security cameras at central intersections.

Resolving administrative procedures for people at the one-stop shop of Hoa Hieu ward (Thai Hoa town). Photo: Thanh Le

At the same time, the mass mobilization work in Hoa Hieu ward mobilized people to sign a commitment not to violate traffic safety corridors. Up to now, more than 600/700 households have voluntarily dismantled and cleared traffic safety corridors, creating clear roads, open sidewalks, and ensuring environmental sanitation. Hoa Hieu is the first ward to meet urban civilization standards in Thai Hoa town.

"Thanks to mass mobilization work, people have become more aware of their obligations, responsibilities and rights in building civilized urban areas."

Mr. Nguyen Van Hong - Kim Tan block, Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town

“Through the propaganda and mobilization of the ward and block, people have become more aware of their obligations, responsibilities and rights in building a civilized urban area, not encroaching on sidewalks and roads, ensuring environmental sanitation and urban beauty along the roads as well as renovating house facades, contributing efforts and funds to carry out projects, contributing to building a civilized block and ward” - Mr. Nguyen Van Hong in Kim Tan block, Hoa Hieu ward shared.

Long Son Ward has key projects of the town implemented in the area such as: Main axis road, 4 urban areas, Hieu II bridge and the road at both ends of the bridge with more than 300 households directly affected in life. Site clearance and land recovery are difficult, because they are directly related to the interests of organizations and individuals.

Thanks to the skillful mass mobilization work in site clearance, the Hieu II Bridge project was implemented ahead of schedule. Photo: Thanh Le

The Party Committee, the government, departments, branches and unions of Long Son ward have established a mobilization team, assigned specific tasks to each member to participate in propaganda and dissemination to cadres, party members and people; directly directed and assigned tasks to the Party Committee and block leaders to grasp the thoughts, moods and aspirations of households to reflect and propose to the town leaders to promptly direct, directly dialogue and explain to the people to implement. The ward also actively supported and helped people in receiving compensation money, handing over the site to the investor with many positive, drastic and effective solutions, while focusing on protecting the rights of the people...

According to Deputy Secretary of the Long Son Ward Party Committee Ho Thi Bich Hai, the exemplary leadership of cadres and party members is an important factor in mobilizing the masses to support land clearance policies to implement projects. The Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front, mass organizations of the ward and cadres participating in land clearance regularly stay close to the area, promptly grasp the thoughts and aspirations of the people, and carry out well the work of "Skilled Mass Mobilization"... After receiving the consensus of the people, the land clearance work is carried out quickly and neatly so that the works and projects can be deployed.

"The exemplary leadership of cadres and party members is an important factor in mobilizing people to support land clearance policies for projects."

Comrade Ho Thi Bich Hai - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Long Son Ward, Thai Hoa Town

The Party Secretary of Nghia My Commune (middle) talks with households whose land is subject to recovery and land clearance at Nghia My Industrial Park. Photo courtesy

Implementing the movement "Skilled mass mobilization" in the implementation of the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas", in Thai Hoa town, there are 34 types of self-management models, 3,279 self-management activities in residential communities in all areas of social life. Typically, the town's Veterans Association directed the grassroots association to build 82 self-management routes; the War Veterans Association of Nghia Tien, Nghia My, Hoa Hieu built a self-management model on security and order, a model of exemplary war veterans implementing the new rural cultural lifestyle; the War Veterans Association of Quang Phong ward built a bright spot in self-management of lighting on roads.

The Women's Union of the town directed grassroots associations to build self-management models on the environment, build flower roads (turning waste into flowers). The Youth Union of the town built self-management roads, including 109 self-management roads and a model road (fresco road) 100m long, in Quang Tien ward showing 3 propaganda contents on environmental protection,... Self-management activities, self-management models in residential communities associated with movements and campaigns are increasingly effective and have a spreading power.

In 2018, the entire town registered to build and replicate 98 models of skillful mass mobilization (of which 27 models were at the town level and 71 models at the grassroots level) associated with movements and campaigns launched by the Fatherland Front and its members, achieving many results. Party committees at all levels directed dialogues between Party committees, commune and ward authorities and the people; organized 50 dialogues in 10 communes and wards and 3 dialogues between the Town Party Committee Standing Committee and the people of 4 Tay Hieu hamlets with 2,360 participants and 195 comments.

Self-managed and model roads in Thai Hoa town. Photo archive

Replicating models

Implementing the movement "Skilled mass mobilization", all levels and sectors in Thai Hoa town have focused on the grassroots, organized surveys to develop plans, selected locations to build models suitable to the specific conditions of the locality and unit.

"Skillfully" think and find appropriate measures such as organizing people's meetings, going to the grassroots to survey the situation of activities, listening to people's opinions; "Skillfully" organize dialogues with people; "Skillfully" mobilize people to participate in implementing socio-economic development tasks, hunger eradication and poverty reduction; transforming the structure of crops and livestock, applying scientific and technical advances in production, eliminating backward production practices in some blocks and hamlets; mobilizing people to clear land to implement key projects and works and attract investment in the town.

In particular, the town actively resolves pressing social issues from the grassroots level. Mobilizes people to fight to eliminate backward customs, preserve and promote national cultural identity.

Thanks to skillful mass mobilization, the Farmers' Association of Phu Tan hamlet, Tay Hieu commune (Thai Hoa town) has gathered a large number of members to establish a beekeeping cooperative. Photo courtesy

"Each Party cell strives to build at least one model, typically "Skilled Mass Mobilization" each year.

Comrade Pham Quang Toan - Permanent Deputy Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee

Standing Deputy Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee Pham Quang Toan affirmed: "In the coming time, the town will continue to build, foster and replicate the model, typical example of "Skilled Mass Mobilization" in all fields. Especially, each Party cell strives to build at least one model, typical example of "Skilled Mass Mobilization" each year..Continue to implement the emulation movement "Skilled mass mobilization" combined with the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life", the movement to build a green, clean and beautiful town to raise awareness and responsibility of each cadre, party member and people in building and implementing urban civilization. Mobilize social resources to invest in building urban infrastructure, especially the traffic system, sidewalks, lighting, entertainment venues... towards building Thai Hoa town into a modern and civilized urban area".