Female "leader" in Cham village

(Baonghean) - Courageous, daring and kind, these good qualities were given by the government and people of Hanh Dich commune (Que Phong) to Ms. Luong Thi Thi - Secretary of the Cham village Party Cell.

Arriving at Cham village, we attended a meeting of the villagers to discuss the plan to contribute human and material resources to concretize the village roads, chaired by Party Secretary Luong Thi Thi. With a petite figure, a chubby face, and an expressive voice, she clearly answered the villagers' questions about the progress of delivering cement to the village, specifically analyzed the estimated cost of buying sand and gravel, and shared with the households in the area of ​​land clearance to open the road. It is known that this is the third meeting, preparing for the concreting of the village roads. In the previous two sessions, the villagers agreed to pay 200,000 VND per household to buy sand and gravel and voluntarily contributed labor to build more than 450m of concrete road.

Female Party Cell Secretary Luong Thi Thi (far right) is always close to and mobilizes the people.

Before and after the meetings, she went to each household to confide and record each person's opinion; combined with the Women's Union, the War Veterans' Association, the Elderly Association... to propagate and mobilize different groups and ages in the family. For households in difficult circumstances, she discussed with the Village Executive Committee to reduce or exempt their contributions, and even rolled up her sleeves to help them with plants and seedlings to improve their family's life. Ms. Luong Thi Thi gave examples that were very close to the people: "The whole village has 560m of road, all of which are muddy dirt roads. Children have difficulty going to school, falling down and getting dirty; adults want to go get bamboo shoots in the forest, go to the commune to get stamps, and when it rains, the hardship is indescribable. Now that the State has provided cement, the villagers are united for the common good, so we have clean and beautiful roads to travel on!"

With skillful and close mass mobilization, after more than 2 months of continuous mobilization, finally, the first phase of the campaign to concretize the village roads was carried out in August 2013 in the excited mood of the people. In particular, 22 households in the area of ​​land clearance, each household was willing to cut 25 - 30m2 of garden land, typically Mr. Lo Van Thai's household voluntarily donated 40m2 of land, bringing a bustling atmosphere to the village. And also after that time, the people were very confident, so mobilizing people to carry out the next road construction phases was also more favorable.

Both determined and gentle, just like that, the devoted female "leader" has "scored points" in the hearts of the villagers with meaningful and practical actions. Not only successful in the movement to build new rural roads, but also in the fields of economic development, education, health, population - family planning, Ms. Luong Thi Thi has been active with all levels, sectors, and organizations to mobilize people to implement. In 2005, when she had just taken office as Party Secretary, the village had 58 households, of which 52 were poor and near-poor. Raising free-range livestock and poultry, and only 8 hectares of rice with low crop yields, the people's lives were extremely difficult. Later, along with the Party Committee's and the commune government's policies on production direction, seed structure, and new crops, the female Party Secretary and the hamlet's Executive Committee have been struggling to find ways to improve the quality of life for the villagers. Extended Party cell meetings with the participation of commune leaders and prestigious village elders are held regularly.

To date, Cham village has increased to 76 households and the poverty rate has decreased to 44 households. With tireless dedication, comrade Luong Thi Thi, the Party Cell, the Executive Committee and the people have successfully built many economic models, creating a strong influence. Such tireless efforts have helped the village Party Cell achieve purity and strength for many consecutive years. The female Party Cell Secretary Luong Thi Thi herself is a typical example of studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh in Que Phong district and is one of the typical faces attending the Provincial Congress of Ethnic Minorities in 2014.

Article and photos:Nhat Le