Sharing so no one is left behind

SHELTER FOR THE POOR

For decades, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ngan and her daughter in Phong Lac hamlet, Nghi Phong commune have lived in a dilapidated house. Every time the rainy season comes, they are always afraid that the house will collapse, and when it rains, they have to wash basins to catch water because the house is so dilapidated. As a single mother raising children, life is extremely difficult, so a solid house is also a dream for her. Faced with that situation, the Phong Lac hamlet Front Committee organized to collect opinions and support the construction of a solidarity house for Mrs. Ngan's family, with 100% of households in the hamlet agreeing to support and propose to soon implement the construction so that her family can have a stable place to live.

Nghi Loc District Fatherland Front gives money to support building solidarity houses for poor households. Photo: Thanh Le

Based on the application of Nghi Phong commune, the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Loc district assessed the situation and supported 30 million VND for Ms. Ngan's family from the "For the Poor" Fund. From the money supported by the district, commune and relatives, Ms. Ngan built a new house with an area of ​​40m2.², total cost of about 60 million VND has just been inaugurated.

“During the construction process, the Commune Front mobilized people to support working days and some essential household items. Through charitable activities, it promoted neighborly affection, creating a strong bond within the community.”

Mr. Nguyen Hong Luong - Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghi Phong commune

The family of former youth volunteer Le Huy Can in hamlet 6, Nghi My commune has just received great joy, which is the support of Nghi Loc District Youth Union with 20 million VND and the district Fatherland Front Committee with 30 million VND to build a great solidarity house. In addition to the support of the district, the commune Fatherland Front Committee called on families in the commune and benefactors to donate construction materials and working days to help the couple have a new house to live in. The new house is built with a level IV structure, covered with heat-resistant corrugated iron, with an area of ​​40m2.², the total cost of about 100 million VND has helped the couple feel more secure every rainy season. Because of his old age, his two children are from a poor household, Mr. Can has just had a serious accident, daily life depends only on a small subsidy, so it is very difficult. The old house is empty, the front and back leaks, when it rains and the wind blows, the couple has no place to sleep.

Officers and soldiers of Engineer Company 17 paint and repair the house of Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuc, who is in difficult circumstances in Hamlet 6, Nghi Van Commune, Nghi Loc District. Photo: Trong Kien

The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hien in Hamlet 12, Nghi Van Commune is in a particularly difficult situation in the locality. Her husband passed away, Mrs. Hien had an accident, and her son is seriously ill. For a long time, her family and her son have lived in a small house. Every time there is a storm, the mother and son worry because the old house is dilapidated and leaky. After receiving 50 million VND from the Central Youth Union and 15 million VND from the District Fatherland Front Committee from the "For the Poor" Fund, Mrs. Hien's family has borrowed more money and built a new house that is about to be completed. The completed house will help her family feel secure in living, doing business, striving to escape poverty, and stabilizing their lives.

Recently, many other poor families in Nghi Loc district have received attention, sharing, support to build solidarity houses, timely support for families unfortunately affected by natural disasters and fires, support for poor students to overcome difficulties, help the poor and poor households to settle down, work and produce with peace of mind from the district's "For the Poor" Fund.

Nghi Loc District Fatherland Front awarded scholarships to poor students who overcame difficulties. Photo: Thanh Le

CREATING LIVELIHOODS FOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS

In addition to supporting the construction of solidarity houses, the Fatherland Front at all levels of Nghi Loc district has carried out many diverse activities, promoted the mobilization of union members, association members, and people from all walks of life to overcome difficulties, boost production, practice thrift, and focus on promoting social security activities, contributing practically to caring for the material and spiritual life of all walks of life, especially policy families and poor households.

In particular, it is the construction of livelihood models for the poor. This is the way that the Fatherland Front of Nghi Loc district implements to help the poor improve their lives. From the fact that most poor and near-poor households lack production materials, the Fatherland Front of Nghi Loc district has focused on prioritizing support for production means, especially plants and seeds, providing technical assistance, business knowledge, and creating jobs for poor and near-poor households.

Giving breeding cows to poor households. Photo: Thanh Le

Livelihood models to help the poor have been built by the Front in coordination with agencies and organizations in the district, such as: breeding cow models, supporting scientific and technical training, supporting breeds for producers; through the activities of self-governing poverty reduction groups in residential communities associated with agricultural extension work, lending capital has added motivation to help poor households overcome difficulties. In 2019 alone, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee supported 5 poor households to raise breeding cows.

“The family’s economy is facing many difficulties due to lack of capital to develop livestock farming. The family is fortunate to receive support from the District Fatherland Front Committee for a breeding cow. For us poor people, that is a great asset. The family will take good care of the cow, have more capital to continue investing in livestock farming to escape poverty.”

Mrs. Ho Thi Hau - Phuc Son Hamlet, Nghi Van Commune

Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District Fatherland Front Hoang Van Cuong said that supporting the construction of solidarity houses, livelihood support... creates conditions for people to escape poverty sustainably, demonstrating the care and concern of Party committees, authorities, and the Fatherland Front Committee, and at the same time has a widespread influence in the entire community, has profound humanitarian significance, and contributes to the local goal of sustainable poverty reduction. In the coming time, the district Fatherland Front will continue to replicate livelihood support models to help people become self-reliant and escape poverty instead of relying on material support sources.

Farmers in Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc) take care of peanuts. Photo: Quang An

In 2018, the Nghi Loc District “For the Poor” Fund mobilized nearly 1.5 billion VND to support 386 poor households and poor students; agencies and business units supported the Tet for the Poor program with over 2.5 billion VND; in the first 8 months of 2019, 275 million VND was mobilized. The above amount supported the poor to build solidarity houses and support breeding cows, materials, production tools, seeds, animals, etc.