Quy Hop focuses on social security work

"Support" people in difficulty

Visiting the family of Ms. Vi Thi Tuyet (60 years old), a poor household in Na An village, Chau Thanh commune (Quy Hop), we felt her joy and happiness when she moved to a new house.

Talking about the new house built with support from the Commune Fatherland Front Committee, organizations and benefactors, Ms. Tuyet happily said: “I live alone, my son works far away, sometimes he has work, sometimes he doesn’t. For many years, my son and I have lived in a makeshift, dilapidated and unsafe house. The family’s main income depends on a few fields of rice, life is lacking in every way, we don’t have enough to eat so we don’t dare think about having a solid house to live in. With the attention of the locality and benefactors to build a new, spacious house, my son and I are extremely happy, from now on we don’t have to worry about the rainy and stormy season anymore.”

Giving money to support the construction of "Great Unity" houses for poor households in Chau Thanh commune (Quy Hop). Photo: Thu Huong

Le Dinh Du, a 6th grader at Ha Son Secondary School (Quy Hop), could not hide his emotion when receiving a new bicycle: “My family is very poor, my father works for hire everywhere to earn money to take care of my elderly grandparents and my two siblings. Given the circumstances, I dare not ask for anything more. My house is 5km from school, and I walk to school every day. I never thought I would have a new bicycle like this. I am very grateful to the authorities, sectors and benefactors and promise to continue to strive to study hard to become a good child and good student.”

The Fatherland Front Committee of Quy Hop district awarded 50 million VND to build a Great Solidarity house for Ms. Luong Thi Cu in Khot Xai village, Lien Hop commune. Photo: Phan Giang

Supporting the construction of charity houses, giving bicycles to students to go to school... are practical activities to care for the lives of the poor by the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations in Quy Hop district; thereby creating a widespread influence and promoting the spirit of mutual love and support in the community.

Mr. Luong Duc Anh - Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Chau Thanh commune shared: "In addition to calling for and mobilizing support for building houses of gratitude, in recent times, the Fatherland Front of the commune has also directly advised the local Party Committee and government to fully implement policies for policy beneficiaries and people with revolutionary contributions; visit poor households and social protection beneficiaries. Thereby, contributing to the implementation of social security policies at all levels and sectors, paying attention to supporting and helping families in difficult circumstances to improve their lives"...

Leaders of Quy Hop district visit and wish Tet to families with meritorious services. Photo: Phan Giang

Focus on ensuring social security

Identifying social security as one of the important tasks, in recent years, Quy Hop district has carried out many activities to help poor households and vulnerable groups in society to improve their lives, such as: Mobilizing the establishment of the Fund for the Poor; Relief Fund and carrying out other humanitarian and charitable activities to support, help and care for the poor, policy families, and people in especially difficult circumstances in the district.

Implementing the program to support poor, near-poor households, and beneficiaries with housing difficulties, Quy Hop district has promoted the campaign "For the poor" and mobilized local resources. In 2022, the whole district supported the renovation and repair of houses for 29 poor and near-poor households with a total cost of 1.48 billion VND; by the end of the year, support for renovation of houses for 5 poor households with a cost of 250 million VND.

Promoting the tradition of “When drinking water, remember its source”, the Party Committees, authorities at all levels, and organizations and unions of the district have done a good job of taking care of families of people with revolutionary contributions. During the year, 1,771 people with revolutionary contributions received monthly allowances of more than 42 billion VND. The district also visited and presented gifts to 2,530 beneficiaries with a total budget of 796.5 million VND on holidays and Tet; organized 4 delegations of district leaders to visit and present 40 Tet gifts to families of policy beneficiaries and people with revolutionary contributions with a total amount of 44 million VND.

Officers and soldiers of the 80th Information Brigade (Military Region 4) doing mass mobilization work in Yen Hop commune (Quy Hop). Photo: Thu Huong

In addition to implementing social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries, Quy Hop district also synchronously and effectively implemented the work of job creation and sustainable poverty reduction; organized 10 vocational training courses for nearly 300 rural workers, with a total cost of 960 million VND, focusing on the main occupations: animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, growing edible mushrooms and weaving brocade...

With the above practical and effective activities, Quy Hop district has helped social protection beneficiaries and poor households gradually improve their lives and integrate into the community. By the end of 2022, the whole district had 4,549 poor households, a decrease of 534 households compared to the same period (accounting for 13.79%, a decrease of 1.62% compared to the same period).

Handing over the Great Solidarity house to Mr. Vi Van Tho in Ca village, Chau Thanh commune. Photo: Thu Huong

Mr. Hoang Van Thai - Vice Chairman of Quy Hop District People's Committee said: "In the coming time, the district will continue to implement sustainable poverty reduction solutions, correctly assess the current situation of poor households; focus on implementing policies for people with meritorious services; support production development, vocational training, job creation; promote the role of organizations as a bridge with organizations and philanthropists to participate in humanitarian activities to help the poor and disadvantaged people...

In 2023, the district strives to reduce the average poverty rate by 2.0% compared to 2022; create jobs for 1,600 workers, of which 600 are exported. Through social security activities, it creates peace of mind, trust, and encourages each person to raise awareness to join hands with the locality to successfully implement the socio-economic development goals and tasks set for the new year.