Many models of good economic performance of parishioners in Anh Son

Although the weather in recent years has been complicated, with the guidance and facilitation of the government and functional agencies, parishioners in parishes and religious communities in Anh Son district have persevered to overcome and find new directions in economic development.

In addition to knowledge, experience, and capital, Anh Son parishioners have proactively transformed the rural economic structure towards diversifying products, linking with the market, increasing income, and striving to become rich.

The family of parishioner Nguyen Thi Tai - one of the typical economic households of Dong Tram parish, Hung Son commune.

Previously, the whole family depended on a few fields, so life was very difficult. In 2013, when they received a loan to support poverty reduction and economic development, the family invested in developing a herd of 28 goats, a herd of 4 cows, dug 3 ponds for fish farming and planted 1 hectare of tea. Currently, the income from the VAC integrated model brings the family nearly 100 million VND per year.

Parishioner Nguyen Thi Tai, Dong Tram parish, Hung Son commune

In Lang Dien parish, village 7, Thach Son commune, recently there have been many effective economic development models.

The family of Ms. Bui Thi Dung in village 7, Thach Son commune, is one of the households that has become rich from a large-scale pig farming model.

In 2016, the family invested in building a solid, closed barn to raise pigs for meat. Each year, they raise 3 batches, each batch from 80 to 100 pigs. After deducting expenses, the family earns over 100 million VND/year. Thanks to that, the family's life has changed day by day, the house is spacious, and the children are fully educated.

Parishioner Bui Thi Dung, village 7, Lang Dien parish, Thach Son commune

In addition to Ms. Bui Thi Dung's pig raising model, the entire village 7 of Thach Son commune currently has over 80 economic development models with high incomes such as models of raising chickens, pigs, models of converting vegetable cultivation on alluvial land, mechanical and carpentry models... Currently, the average income per capita of the village reaches 32 million VND/year, the village has no more hungry households, the number of rich and well-off households accounts for 80%, the number of poor households is only 5 households, accounting for 2.7%.

Party committees and authorities at all levels have regularly coordinated with dignitaries and officials to encourage parishioners to develop the economy and build new rural areas.

Anh Son district currently has over 9,200 Catholics, accounting for 9% of the district's population, living in 4 parishes and 18 sub-parishes. In recent years, Anh Son Catholics have made significant contributions to the economic and social development of the district.

In economic development, parishioners have boldly renewed their thinking, been agile, dynamic, and strived to develop the economy in the direction of commodity production, farm economy development, expanding business and trade services, and promoting the development of service industries and small-scale industries.

Anh Son parishioners actively contribute to building a community cultural house.

Since then, the material and spiritual life of Catholics has been constantly improved, contributing to the successful implementation of the movement of the entire people uniting to build a cultural life in Anh Son district. Currently, the poverty rate among Catholics is only below 5%.

By the end of 2018, Anh Son district had 9 communes reaching the new rural finish line, of which 7 communes had Catholics./.