Warm and meaningful program 'Early Spring in the Highlands' to welcome Lunar New Year 2025 in Nghe An

Attending the program, leaders of Nghe An province included comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Major General Bui Quang Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Director of the Provincial Police; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Colonel Nguyen Cong Luc - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command, along with leaders of departments, branches, sectors, National Assembly Delegates of Nghe An, leaders of Ky Son district.

Ky Son raised more than 5.9 billion VND for the poor to celebrate Tet.

Ky Son is a particularly difficult border district of Nghe An province, with ethnic minorities accounting for more than 96% and the poverty rate at the end of 2024 being 44.89%. The lives of people here still face many material and spiritual difficulties.

Implementing the Appeal Letter of the Provincial Party Secretary, the Party Committee and the government of Ky Son district have called on organizations and individuals to visit and give gifts to meritorious people, poor households, near-poor households, and social protection beneficiaries.

Through the implementation of the program "Tet for the poor in 2025", up to now, 47 units and individuals inside and outside the province have visited and given Tet gifts to families of meritorious people, social protection, poor households, near-poor households, and students in the area with more than 7,958 gifts, with a total cost of more than 5.9 billion VND.

In the coming time, the Party Committee and the government of Ky Son district will continue to call on and mobilize groups and individuals to visit and give gifts to the beneficiaries, ensuring that all poor households and households in difficult circumstances receive Tet gifts.

The program "Early Spring in the Highlands" - Lunar New Year 2025 was held in Bac Ly commune, where the rate of poor and near-poor households is over 98%, to encourage people, create a spread of compassion in the community, promote the tradition of "mutual love and support" of the nation to join hands to support and help the poor, especially in remote and border areas, ensuring that every family and every person has the conditions to enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet.

The program deeply demonstrates the concern and thoughtful care for the material and spiritual life of the people by the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and armed forces, as well as the companionship and sharing of sponsors and philanthropists inside and outside the province every time Tet comes and Spring comes.

After the program, many poor people, people in difficult circumstances, and people in mountainous and border areas received early Tet gifts to proactively prepare to celebrate a happy and warm traditional Tet.

In this program, besides giving solidarity houses, livelihood models, bicycles, and Tet gifts, there are also cultural and artistic activities associated with the cultural customs of the people, creating a joyful and united atmosphere, thereby connecting all classes of people, contributing to maintaining stability in the area, developing the economy, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty, and ensuring national defense and security.

Ensure everyone, every family has Tet

Speaking at the program, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung sent sincere regards, close affection and best wishes for the New Year to village elders, hamlet chiefs, prestigious people, and all the people.

The Provincial Party Secretary assessed that the program "Early Spring in the Highlands - Lunar New Year 2025" is a very meaningful program, part of the series of Tet programs for the poor in the Spring of At Ty 2025 organized by the province.

Expressing his joy at participating in the program, the Provincial Party Secretary assessed that the preparations for people to enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet were fully taken care of by the Party Committee and authorities of Ky Son district, Bac Ly commune, My Ly commune in coordination with the armed forces.

There are only 20 days left to celebrate the traditional Tet At Ty. According to traditional customs, this is the time when families gather and the community unites. The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that the Party Committee and authorities from the province to the commune are very concerned and worried with the wish that everyone and every family can celebrate Tet in a full, cozy, safe, healthy and joyful way.

In that spirit, over the years, Nghe An province has taken very thoughtful care of the people in general and people in difficult circumstances in particular.

Up to now, Nghe An province has continuously organized the Tet program for the poor for 12 years and has mobilized and called for support from organizations, individuals, businesses, and philanthropists with a budget of 872 billion VND to take care of Tet for the poor, with the goal of having each household receive Tet gifts, demonstrating the care and concern of Party committees and authorities at all levels.

Emphasizing that Nghe An is a province with a large area, mountainous areas, and many difficulties for ethnic minorities, the rate of poor households in the whole province accounts for 4.17%, the rate of near-poor households accounts for 5.42%, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that the organization of the program "Early Spring in the Highlands" for people in Bac Ly and My Ly communes shows the attention and care for people to enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet of the Party Committees and authorities at all levels.

The Provincial Party Secretary respectfully thanked the generosity of organizations, businesses, philanthropists, and charitable organizations that joined hands with the Party Committee and government to take care of Tet for people, especially people in mountainous areas and ethnic minorities.

Immediately after the program, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Party Committee and authorities of Ky Son district and the two communes of Bac Ly and My Ly to soon send gifts to the people; at the same time, the Party Committees and authorities of the communes should pay attention to building many models of economic development and poverty reduction so that people can gradually overcome difficulties.

At the same time, Party committees and authorities at all levels closely coordinate with armed forces to ensure security and order, border security, national sovereignty, and ensure people have a safe and healthy Tet holiday; the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee continues to coordinate with agencies and units to organize many programs like this in localities so that many people can participate.

On the occasion of preparing to welcome the traditional New Year of At Ty, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung sent to village elders, hamlet chiefs, prestigious people, and all the people wishes for a healthy, happy, peaceful, and prosperous new year.

Previously, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung and his delegation visited, presented gifts and wished a Happy New Year to the family of Mr. Cut Van Hoang, a prestigious person in Huoi Cang 2 village and the family of Mr. Ven Pho Chuong - a particularly disadvantaged household, residing in Huoi Cang 1 village, Bac Ly commune.

Pham Bang