Nghe An: 2,100 elderly people are farm and business owners

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 14, the Nghe An Provincial Association of the Elderly held the 3rd Executive Committee meeting - 2nd extended term.

Mr. Vo Van Hong and his wife - Elderly people in hamlet 6, Hung Xa commune, Hung Nguyen district, are good at farming. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the first 6 months of 2017, the elderly in Nghe An province continued to promote their role well. Accordingly, the whole province has over 54 thousand elderly people participating in social work; nearly 2,100 elderly people are farm and business owners; nearly 12 thousand elderly people are good at economics; 68 thousand elderly people participate in crime prevention and maintaining order and security.

The Nghe An Provincial Association of the Elderly has organized a working group to recruit 13,297 new members, bringing the total number of members in the province to 355,057, reaching a rate of 92.2% for the elderly. The mobilization of the "Fund for care and promotion of the role of the elderly" has received attention, reaching over 19 billion VND.

Awarding the medal for the cause of caring for and promoting the role of the Vietnamese Elderly to individuals with many contributions. Photo: Thanh Son

Implementing the Law on the Elderly, the whole province has wished and celebrated longevity to over 57,000 elderly people; provided periodic health check-ups to 120,000 elderly people. Associations at all levels have focused on helping and supporting tens of thousands of elderly people in difficulty; demolished temporary houses for 32 elderly people with a total amount of 550 million VND; and visited over 12,000 sick elderly people.

In the last 6 months of the year, the Elderly Association at all levels in Nghe An province continued to promote the emulation movement "Old age - bright example"; care for and plant trees "Forever grateful to Uncle Ho"; expand the club model "Intergenerational help each other"... making an important contribution to the cause of building and developing the homeland.

Awarding certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to 7 groups and 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in the movement "Old age - shining example". Photo: Thanh Son

At the conference, the Association of the Elderly of Nghe An province elected additional members of the Executive Committee; the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly awarded the medal for the cause of caring for and promoting the role of the Vietnamese Elderly to outstanding individuals with many contributions; the People's Committee of Nghe An province awarded certificates of merit to 7 groups and 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Old age - bright example" in 2016./.

Thanh Son