Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu joins in the Great Unity Festival with ethnic minorities in the highlands of Tuong Duong

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu and leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and leaders of Tuong Duong district joined in the Great Unity Festival with ethnic people in Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Khe Kien is a mountainous village, 18km from the district center. The village has 165 households with 681 people of Thai, Kinh and Mong ethnic groups (of which Thai people account for 95%) living together, united and closely connected with each other. The political system of the village has a party cell with 27 party members.

Under the leadership and direction of the Party Committee, the government, the guidance of the superior Front, the direct guidance of the Party cell, the political system and the people of the residential area have united, promoted diligence and creativity in labor production, exploited the potential and strengths of the area, overcome difficulties to rise up, build a stable residential area and increasingly develop well in all aspects.

Provincial and district leaders attended the Great Unity Day in Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Average income per capita reaches over 36 million VND/year, higher than the average per capita of the commune; there are many effective economic development models, such as growing banana trees for leaves, combined VAC, breeding cows, growing high-yield cassava...

The new rural construction movement has received attention, active and voluntary participation from all classes of people. People have donated 420m²land, 1,029 working days equivalent to nearly 206 million VND to build nearly 1.5km of concrete road. Up to now, the village has achieved 12/13 new rural standards according to regulations.

Special performance by local people. Photo: Thanh Duy

An elderly Thai woman in traditional costume attends the Great Unity Festival. Photo: Thanh Duy

Young Mong ethnic people in traditional costumes attend the Great Unity Festival. Photo: Thanh Duy

The quality of building cultural residential areas and cultural families has been improved; the relationship between neighbors is close and intimate, communication and behavior in the community is friendly and open, the neighborly relationship is increasingly tightened, especially when there is a funeral or accident in the village, people have contributed 10,000 VND or more per household, a bundle of firewood and 1kg of rice or more to support and help.

In addition, the residential area also established the "Folk Song - Folk Dance" Club to organize cultural and artistic activities to welcome Spring on the occasion of the traditional New Year and major holidays of the homeland, with practical meaning, leaving many good impressions on cadres and people. In 2021, the whole village had 146/165 households (with a rate of 88.4%) achieving the title of Cultural Family.

The model of "Learning Family" has been developed and replicated. Children of school age are allowed to go to school, and no students have dropped out. Up to now, the whole village has students attending schools. In the 2021-2022 school year, 32% of students in the village achieved the title of Advanced Students. Activities of gratitude, mutual love, mutual assistance, and helping each other have always been responded to by the villagers with high results.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee visited poor households. Photo: Thanh Duy

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu presents gifts to 10 poor households. Photo: Thanh Duy

In a joyful, excited and united atmosphere, together with local people, we reviewed the 92-year history of the establishment and growth of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; evaluated the implementation of patriotic emulation campaigns and movements and launched emulation movements in the area. On behalf of the provincial leaders, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu warmly commended and recognized the outstanding achievements that the cadres and people of Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune achieved in the past year.

Promoting the tradition of patriotic emulation and the achievements gained in the past year, in the coming time, he suggested that cadres, party members and people of Khe Kien village continue to build new rural areas more effectively; in which it is necessary to focus on building and replicating typical models of economic development, improving living standards, increasing income, and reducing poverty because currently the village still has 36 poor households.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented gifts to the Front Working Committee of Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune. Photo: Thanh Duy

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu presents solidarity house support to poor households. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee hopes that the villagers will continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, unity, maintain discipline, well implement the Regulations on Democracy at the grassroots level, conventions and village covenants; effectively carry out the work of mobilizing everyone and every household in the community to say no to drugs, do a good job of reconciliation; and promote the mass movement to participate in protecting national security.

Khe Kien village also needs to continue to maintain and improve the quality of cultural life, join hands to promote and preserve the cultural identity of ethnic groups, contribute to building a civilized, joyful and healthy living environment; promote the tradition of "When drinking water, remember the source", "When eating fruit, remember the person who planted the tree", the spirit of mutual love in the community.

Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee Nguyen Van Hai presents gifts to 10 poor students. Photo: Thanh Duy

Chairman of Tuong Duong District People's Committee Phan Duc Son presents gifts to 6 prestigious village elders of Luu Kien commune. Photo: Thanh Duy

On the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of the glorious traditional day of the Vietnam National United Front - National Great Unity Day in residential areas, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented 10 gifts to 10 poor households, presented 1 provincial-level Great Unity house (worth 60 million VND) and 1 gift (worth 5 million VND) to the Khe Kien Village Front Working Committee, and planted a great unity tree in the commune campus.

Leaders of Tuong Duong district, commune and agencies and units presented gifts to poor students, exemplary village elders, and solidarity houses for local people.