Women in Nghe An border area brave the cold rain to plant rice to help poor families

Following the Women's Union staff of Chau Khe commune (Con Cuong), we visited the family of Ms. Luong Thi Ha in Diem village - a member in difficult circumstances, who received help from the women in the branch.

Women in Chau Khe commune (Con Cuong) help single-parent and sick families plant spring rice to ensure the crop schedule. Photo: Bao Han

Ms. Ha said: “There are only two of us in the family. Recently, my husband fell ill and had to be hospitalized. Right at the time of spring rice planting, I was very worried. Fortunately, the women in the association helped us pull out the seedlings and plant the rice, closing the family's area, ensuring the timely harvest. If it weren't for the association, my family wouldn't know how to manage during this difficult and unfortunate time.”

Like Ms. Ha's family, Ms. Ho Thi Huong's family in Hamlet 2/9 is quite poor, and she herself is sick and is currently being treated at a provincial hospital. Faced with Ms. Huong's difficulties, the Commune Women's Union in coordination with the Hamlet 2/9 branch mobilized 30 members with more than 30 working days to help her plant all of her family's rice fields.

Despite the cold and rainy weather and busy family work, women in Chau Khe commune are always ready to help those in difficult circumstances. Photo: Bao Han

Ms. Ho Thi Huong shared: “While being treated in the hospital, a few days ago I was worried because several fields had not been planted yet, afraid of the crop not being in season, because the family's life and income depended on this area of ​​fields. Regardless of the cold and rain, the women's union members of the village helped to complete the planting of the entire rice area of ​​the family. When I heard the news, I was so happy and moved that I cried, if the organization did not help, the family's fields would have been abandoned this year."

According to Ms. Le Thi Hoai - Head of the Women's Association of Village 2/9, at this time, the women in the association are quite busy, in addition to planting spring rice, they also plant and take care of sugarcane, sow peanuts and plant forests. However, when someone in the association encounters difficulties and hardships like Ms. Huong, the women are willing to temporarily put aside their family work to help her family sow and plant in time for the crop season, otherwise there will be no income in the near future.

Helping each other with planting and ensuring crop schedules has become a movement among women in Con Cuong district. Photo: Bao Han

It is known that, along with helping single-parent families, those facing difficulties and misfortunes, women in Chau Khe border commune also help each other develop the economy, promote emulation movements: "Women actively study, work creatively, build happy families" associated with promoting studying and following the moral example and style of Ho Chi Minh.

That is to help build a House of Love for poor single women, disabled women, and women in difficult circumstances. At the same time, carry out the campaign "Building a family of 5 no, 3 clean" and women join hands to build new rural areas, practice saving to help each other reduce poverty sustainably.

Women from Diem village, Chau Khe (Con Cuong) transport materials to help Vi Thi Quyen's family build a new house. Photo: Bao Han

This spring crop alone, women members in the whole commune supported over 300 working days, helping 10 members in difficult circumstances, with illnesses that prevented them from planting, ensuring the progress of crop production.

Chi Luong Thi Hoi - President of Chau Khe Commune Women's Union said: "At regular meetings, women's unions have encouraged women to share their thoughts, aspirations, and good experiences in production; help with working days in planting and harvesting; support members in difficulty in building houses, breeding animals, or lending capital without interest...".

Cong Khang - Bao Han