'Support' sustainable poverty reduction in Nghia Dan
Activities help poor households improve their lives, overcome difficulties and escape poverty sustainably, contributing to promoting socio-economic development in Nghia Dan district.
Efforts to escape poverty
The family of Mr. Tran Ngoc Hoan in Hong Truong hamlet, Nghia Hong commune (Nghia Dan) is one of the households that has just escaped poverty. Talking about the past, Mr. Hoan said: In the past, the family's life was full of difficulties. The family's main source of income was mainly based on a few fields left by his grandparents. The couple worked as hired laborers, doing whatever work they could.
The desire to get out of the poor household list seemed impossible until the family received support in the form of a breeding Sind crossbred cow. That was a great asset that motivated my family to rise out of poverty.
When receiving the breeding cows, Mr. Hoan's family also received help from neighbors to build barns and instructions on planting elephant grass in the garden. In addition, his family was supported to learn the profession of "Raising and treating diseases for buffaloes and cows", and was consulted and helped with knowledge of animal husbandry, how to prevent and treat diseases for livestock... With that help, Mr. Hoan's family's animal husbandry became much more favorable, from which the family's economy gradually stabilized and escaped poverty.
"The support from all levels and sectors creates great motivation for families to develop a more stable economy."
Mr. Tran Ngoc Hoan - Hong Truong hamlet, Nghia Hong commune - Nghia Dan
To help and support poor households effectively, every year, Nghia Hong commune coordinates with member organizations to promote propaganda and mobilization; organizations and unions assign tasks to help poor union members.
Mr. Ho Sy Minh - Vice Chairman of Nghia Hong Commune People's Committee said: "The commune has coordinated effectively in propagating and mobilizing donations to the poor fund, thereby helping poor households with specific programs. In 2 years (2023 and 2024), we have supported 6 poor households, of which 4 households were supported with breeding cows for economic development, 2 households were supported with savings books... The households have used the support properly and effectively, gradually escaping poverty sustainably".
With the aim of creating conditions for poor, near-poor and newly escaped poverty households to have capital to develop production and stabilize their lives, Nghia Dan district promptly implemented the State's support policies, such as lending capital to poor households according to provincial and local regulations. Most poor and near-poor households, when accessing preferential capital, have promoted their initiative in labor, livestock and production with high efficiency, bringing stable income.
Through many forms of propaganda, mobilization and practical solutions, consensus has been created among all classes of people in Nghia Dan district to join hands in poverty reduction. Many poor households have changed and transformed their awareness towards the poverty reduction goals set by the Party and the State.
At the end of 2020, Nghia Dan district had 2,292 poor households, accounting for 6.48% of the total number of households in the district. Up to now (October 2024), the number of poor households has decreased to 1,040 poor households (2.9% of the total number of households in the district). Thus, on average, each year, Nghia Dan district reduces 1.2-1.5% of poor households. There are 1,346 near-poor households, accounting for 3.75%. By the end of 2024, Nghia Dan district strives to reduce another 0.8-1.0% of poor households.
Synchronize multiple solutions
To achieve high efficiency in sustainable poverty reduction, along with capital support and “hand-holding” for poor households, Nghia Dan district focuses on vocational training, job creation, and labor export. Organizations and unions enhance their role in building new rural areas, associated with poverty reduction.
In recent years, Nghia Dan district has promoted propaganda, consulting, and job introduction in many forms such as: organizing job fairs, job transaction sessions, and job fairs from district to grassroots levels; opening vocational training classes for thousands of workers. On average, each year, the district creates jobs for 1,700 - 2,100 workers. In particular, in 2023 and the first 9 months of 2024, Nghia Dan district introduced new jobs for nearly 3,500 workers; of which, 900 workers are in the province, and about 2,600 are exported workers under contracts.
Along with that, Nghia Dan district assigned responsibilities to sectors and localities to do a good job of "sponsoring" poor households; mobilizing organizations, individuals, and philanthropists to support difficult circumstances, poor households, and near-poor households with specific and practical activities. The district also coordinated to call for support to build charity houses and houses of kindness for poor households facing housing difficulties. In 2023 and 10 months of 2024, the district will build more than 169 new houses for poor and near-poor households, with a total cost of nearly 7.6 billion VND.
Through the discussion, Ms. Le Thi Vinh - Head of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghia Dan district said: Determining sustainable poverty reduction as one of the key tasks, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, Nghia Dan district has proposed many solutions to increase income, improve people's lives, reduce the rate of poor households, and avoid falling back into poverty.
Through vocational training programs, people, especially ethnic minorities in the area, have gained skills in the fields of production and animal husbandry. At the same time, poor and near-poor households have been determined to escape poverty sustainably. Thereby, creating consensus and promoting the combined strength of the entire political system, mobilizing the participation of the whole society to accompany poor households to reduce poverty sustainably.
