Former Nghe An Youth Volunteers on the New Front
(Baonghean.vn) - After the war, many former Youth Volunteers encountered difficulties in stabilizing their lives and developing their economy. However, with their strong will, determination and perseverance, they gradually rose up to "help themselves and their comrades", actively building their organizations and localities.
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Bright examples in economic development
In 2005, former Youth Volunteer Tuong Dang Minh (participated in Youth Volunteers in Company 2893, Team 289-P27, term 1971-1973) left his job at the Department of Traffic Construction 1, returned to his hometown in Tam Quang commune (Tuong Duong) to retire under the regime. Back home, his family life encountered many difficulties when his children were all in school age. With the thought "As a former Youth Volunteer, I cannot accept poverty", Mr. Minh sought a way to develop, boldly borrowed from friends and banks to buy a car to deliver materials and run a food and beverage business in the area.
Dare to think, dare to do, diligent, hard-working, reputable and trusted by customers, Mr. Minh was not only able to raise his children to study well but also accumulated capital for production and business. By 2010, former Youth Volunteer Tuong Dang Minh had established a transportation and construction company with 7 cars and 8 workers. All 4 children after finishing secondary and university were brought into the company... With good management, the company has continuously developed with an annual revenue of about 1.5 billion VND, contributing 150-200 million VND to the budget. Workers' income reached approximately 7 million VND.
Like former Youth Volunteer Tuong Dang Minh, the couple of former Youth Volunteer Bui Hoang Ngan (joined the Youth Volunteer in 1972, Unit 333, Cu Chinh Lan General Team) - Hoang Thi Ngan (joined the Youth Volunteer in 1972, Unit 2713N271P37) in Huong Son Commune (Tan Ky) also experienced certain difficulties. But with determination to overcome difficulties, they also succeeded.
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| Giving breeding calves to former Youth Volunteers in difficulty in Nghia An commune, Nghia Dan district. Photo by Minh Thai |
In 2004, when the Party and State had a policy of developing farm economy, former Youth Volunteer Bui Hoang Ngan and his wife applied to join the Farm Association of the commune and district. From here, the family was allowed by the district and commune to visit models and experience reality...
A new direction was opened. On over 30 hectares of productive forest land with ponds and lakes, the former Youth Volunteers boldly borrowed capital to build a combined agricultural, forestry and fishery farm, raising wild pigs, buffaloes, cows, goats, chickens, ducks, fish combined with planting raw material forests. Continuously learning techniques and finding outlets for products, the farm of the former Youth Volunteers has brought in a good income of about 650 million VND/year. In 2019-2020, the farm built an additional fish cage farming model with 15 cages with an investment cost of 450 million VND.
“Developing the farm economy, families have the conditions to help children of former Youth Volunteers and former Youth Volunteers facing difficulties by arranging regular and seasonal work on the farm and also helping them with gifts and cash.”
"With human strength, rocks and stones can become rice", the couple of former Youth Volunteers Tran Huy Giang - Le Thi Van, in Hamlet 3, Thanh Duc Commune (Thanh Chuong) are determined to develop the family economy on the land assigned to them. They do everything, raise animals, grow trees effectively, from growing tea, working hard all day from planting acacia, growing grapefruit to raising chickens, ducks, digging ponds to raise fish, raising goats, buffaloes, cows... Plants and animals are cared for by people, so they grow more and more, family life is increasingly developing. From 2005-2006 until now, each year their family earns about 600 million VND from forest land, gardens, ponds and barns.
For many former Youth Volunteers, their happiness is not simply their own personal development but also the joy of helping their teammates and the community - This is also the thought of former Youth Volunteers Tran Thi Quy (born in 1954, participated in the Youth Volunteers from 1972 to 1974 at unit 3094N309P27) in Trung Do ward (Vinh city). In 1990, after quitting her job at the garment cooperative, former Youth Volunteers Tran Thi Quy did not accept poverty and went to find a job that suited her abilities. She decided to open a catering service shop to serve festivals and weddings.
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It is worth mentioning that half of the total number of employees at her store and company are children of former Youth Volunteers in difficult circumstances. With the development of her family's economy, former Youth Volunteer Tran Thi Quy does not keep it for herself but often helps and gives gifts to former Youth Volunteers in difficult circumstances; takes care of the wives and mothers of martyrs, and supports heroic Vietnamese mothers; gives gifts to victims of Agent Orange; cooks porridge to distribute to poor patients; gives books, clothes, and shoes to children in mountainous areas... From 2015-2019 alone, the amount of money that former Youth Volunteer Tran Thi Quy helped and supported her comrades was about 435 million VND.
Join hands to build our homeland
In Nghe An, there are currently hundreds of former Youth Volunteers who are good at doing business. The valuable thing is that these former Youth Volunteers have all risen up with determination and many sustainable models. The whole province has 250 former Youth Volunteers who have built a farm economic model, in the form of VAC, organizing livestock raising, forest planting and protection, developing small-scale industries and other services, with an annual income of 50-100 million VND; there is a business owned by former Youth Volunteers producing fertilizer in 2 facilities in Vinh City and Binh Duong Province, attracting hundreds of workers who are children of former Youth Volunteers, with an income of 100 billion VND/year; or the rattan and bamboo weaving complex for domestic consumption and export of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers in Quynh Giang Commune (Quynh Luu) has attracted many children of former Youth Volunteers to participate and helped 15 former Youth Volunteers escape poverty.
The Associations of Former Youth Volunteers in Quynh Trang (Quynh Luu), Kim Thanh (Yen Thanh), Nghia Hung (Nghia Dan), Yen Hop (Quy Hop), Thanh Duc (Thanh Chuong), Long Son (Anh Son), Dien Doai (Dien Chau)... have associated association activities with economic development, improving the spiritual and material life of many households and former Youth Volunteers members.
Typically, the Association of Former Youth Volunteers of Dien Doai commune has mobilized members to voluntarily contribute to the Fund of Comradeship by raising chickens, raising fish, planting fruit trees, harvesting and drying bamboo in the hill garden, and raising pigs.
In addition, the association has registered with the Party Committee and the People's Committee of the commune to organize for members to cultivate 1.3 hectares of rice fields from 2015 to 2019, earning 23-25 million VND per year. Through many forms, the association's Comradeship Fund has increased gradually over the years. By 2019, this fund had 560 million VND, lending to 15 members to develop the economy. Thereby, 15 households that received loans have escaped poverty and become average and well-off households.
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| Giving breeding calves to former Youth Volunteers in difficulty in Nghia An commune, Nghia Dan district. Photo by Minh Thai |
Responding to the campaign launched by the Central Association of Former Youth Volunteers and the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Nghe An Youth Volunteers Association at all levels have been implementing in many forms and with rich content the campaign of Former Youth Volunteers vowing to set a good example in studying and following the moral example and lifestyle of Ho Chi Minh.
Thereby, the association has actively contributed to the implementation of local socio-economic development tasks associated with the work of consolidating and building the association organization. For example, with the new rural construction movement, many association bases have donated thousands of square meters of land, contributed hundreds of millions of VND to build infrastructure; participated in building a strong Party and government, hundreds of former Youth Volunteers have participated in People's Council delegates, key cadres of organizations, and government officials from hamlets to communes.
Since its establishment (2007) up to now, the District Association of Former Youth Volunteers has regularly coordinated with the District Youth Union to do a good job of educating the heroic tradition of the Youth Volunteers for the younger generation.
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| Former Youth Volunteers visit the graves of Truong Bon Youth Volunteers martyrs. Photo: Thanh Chung |
In today's life, former Youth Volunteers are always determined to be exemplary pioneers in all patriotic emulation movements.
Mr. Mai At - Chairman of Nghe An Youth Volunteer Veterans Association said: In the coming time, all levels of Nghe An Provincial Youth Volunteer Veterans Association will continue to promote the campaign to set good examples in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; the movement "Former Youth Volunteer Veterans do good business - for comradeship"; coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to effectively carry out the work of educating the revolutionary tradition of the Youth Volunteer Force for the younger generation; actively and effectively participate in patriotic emulation movements, economic and social activities, contributing to protecting the Party, government and political system in order to contribute to the successful implementation of the goals and tasks of socio-economic development of the country and locality./.
