Houses of solidarity between soldiers and civilians in the border area of ​​Nghe An

"Thank you soldiers!"

Mr. Xong Ga Po, 70 years old this year, is a single elderly man in Pha Lom village, Tam Hop commune, Tuong Duong district. For a long time, Mr. Po has been living in a makeshift, dilapidated house. Sympathizing with Mr. Po's situation, recently, Tam Hop Border Guard Station and Youth Volunteer Corps 9 called for and connected with benefactors to raise funds to support the construction of a new house. The total amount of initial support raised was 50 million VND.

With the determination to soon build a sustainable house for Mr. Po, officers and soldiers of Tam Hop Border Guard Station coordinated and mobilized forces and villagers to participate. The new house has an area of ​​60m², with a total construction cost of 90 million VND, was quickly completed and handed over. Sharing the joy of living in the new house, Mr. Xong Ga Po emotionally said: "Having a new house is beautiful and happy. Thank you very much to the Party, the State, and the Border Guard."

According to Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Van Thien - Political Commissar of Tam Hop Border Post: The Post is responsible for protecting and managing a nearly 26km long border section. In recent years, the Post has focused on performing well the task of protecting border security and sovereignty, and fighting against crime. In addition, the Party Committee and the Post Command also identified the task of helping people develop the economy, culture, society, and consolidating political bases as a key task to gradually improve the lives of people in the area.

Therefore, the Party Committee and Command of Tam Hop Border Guard Station have coordinated with local authorities and forces to carry out activities to help people with specific actions.

In addition to economic development models such as “Accompanying farmers to overcome difficulties” and “Sharing 50-50”, the unit has also connected, called on, and mobilized agencies, units, and philanthropists to support funding for building houses for the poor. From the initial support amount, the unit has mobilized and supported additional working days and materials to build houses for poor households so that they can soon be completed and put into use.

Not only the poor in Tam Hop commune have been supported to build houses, but many poor households in the border area have also been given new homes by the border guards. Recently, Nhon Mai Border Guard Station (Tuong Duong district) has coordinated with the authorities of Vinh city, Tuong Duong district and the Party Committee and authorities of Nhon Mai commune to hand over the Great Unity house to the family of Mrs. Gia Chong Lau (Mrs. Lau is 60 years old, living with her daughter in a dilapidated house).

It is known that to build a house with an area of ​​70m²For Mrs. Lau's family, the Vinh City Fatherland Front supported 50 million VND; officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station supported construction work days. After 2 months of construction, the new house was completed, handed over and put into use.

In the joy of receiving the new house, Ms. Va Y May - Mrs. Lau's daughter confided: "Before, when we were living in a dilapidated house, on a day of heavy rain and strong winds, my mother and I had to stay in another village. Now that we have a solid house, my mother and I feel very secure. Thank you, soldiers!"

Houses filled with love

Along with the house of Mrs. Gia Chong Lau, after one year of construction, 25 Great Solidarity houses in the border commune of Nhon Mai, Tuong Duong district were inaugurated by Nghe An Border Guard and Vinh City People's Committee, and the keys were handed over to poor households for use.

Directly connecting and implementing the construction of houses for poor households in the area, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Thanh Hong - Head of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station said, "Building houses for people is to help people stabilize their lives soon. From there, the relationship between the army and the people will become stronger and tighter. People will join hands with the border guards to firmly protect the sovereignty and security of the border"...

Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang - Chairman of the Vinh City Fatherland Front Committee said: "We are very happy to be here to present houses to the people; to contribute to helping people develop their lives."

Nghe An is a province with a large border area. In this area, people's lives are still difficult, the poverty rate is still high. Especially in 27 border communes of 6 districts, there are still more than 1,000 households facing housing difficulties. Among them, many are single and have lost their ability to work. To help these people, in recent times, Nghe An Border Guard has actively reviewed and selected beneficiaries and directed units to coordinate with agencies, departments and branches to mobilize agencies and businesses to build houses for poor households.

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Taking care of housing for the poor is a noble responsibility; it shows the affection between the army and the people, the gratitude of the border guards towards the border people who have joined hands with the functional forces in protecting the border and national security... Implementing the program to support, build and repair houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in Nghe An province, period 2023-2025, the Provincial Border Guard registered to build 12 houses. To date, we have completed the construction of 15 houses, exceeding the registered target by 3 houses.

Colonel Tran Dang Khoa - Deputy Political Commissar of Nghe An Border Guard Command

With the efforts of the locality, the connection of Nghe An Border Guard and the generosity of benefactors, in the coming time, there will be more houses imbued with solidarity and humanity of the whole community handed over to poor families in the border areas; helping people have more motivation, creating a support and belief for them to rise up in life./.