Fulfilling the Party's work, fulfilling the people's work
“As long as the Party still believes in me and the people still believe in me, I will continue to contribute my best to the Party and the people” - that is the thought of Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai, who has been the Party Secretary of Lam Truong village, Tien Phong commune, Que Phong district for more than 20 years. People love him not only for his enthusiasm and responsibility in his work, but also for his “skill” in mass mobilization and pioneering in economic development.
Party members go first
The small house of the “leader” in Lam Truong village is nestled in a large garden of more than 5 hectares. When we visited, Party cell secretary Nguyen Sy Giai (born in 1962) and his wife were diligently harvesting clean fruit in the garden in time for traders to come and buy.
Choosing big, delicious guavas of the Nghia Dan variety to offer to guests, the Party Secretary laughed heartily: “We work as hard as we can, for us old couples, working is a joy. Besides, as our ancestors said, “If you work hard, you will reap riches”, just the income from 100 guava trees alone, on average, brings in over 20 million VND per year. Moreover, as a Party member, the village leader must set an example, and cannot be left behind, even in economic development..!”.
Having said that, he quickly led the guests to visit the VACR model which was planned quite systematically with an area for growing vegetables all year round, an area for growing sugarcane juice mixed with corn; an area for growing fruit trees with all kinds of pineapple, guava, rambutan, durian, grapefruit, banana, mangosteen, lychee, longan, persimmon, black canarium; 0.5 ha of cinnamon, 3 ha of acacia and nearly 100 guava trees.
In addition, the couple also invested in raising an average of 300 chickens, geese... bringing in an average annual income of about 200 million VND.
Because the production follows clean standards, there is no need to worry about the output of the products, mainly wholesalers come to buy at the garden. When there is a lot of work, needing more manpower, Mr. Giai and his wife create more jobs for people in the neighborhood, with a labor fee of 200,000 VND/person/day.
Originally from Thanh Hoa, but due to difficult circumstances, since 1980, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai followed his uncle's family (his aunt) - a worker at Phu Phuong Forestry Farm - to live in Que Phong. In 1985, Mr. Giai became a worker at Phu Phuong Forestry Farm and determined to settle down and live in this land in the West of Nghe An.
Because of his certain understanding of agriculture and forestry, he was determined not to leave the land fallow, but to take advantage of the local potential and advantages, developing a combined VACR model to develop the family economy.
In particular, in 2018, when Lam Truong village achieved the new rural standards, the village Party Cell issued a Resolution to build a new rural model, starting from converting mixed gardens into a model with high economic value. As the leader, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai was determined to "make it work" for party members and people to look up to. As a result, his family now has a combined VACR model with high income.
He also took the trouble to go to neighboring localities such as Nghia Dan district to learn about gardening experiences and techniques, and brought clean guava and grapefruit varieties back to successfully grow in his home garden.
Currently, although he is old and his children have grown up (the eldest daughter is married in Vinh City, the son is working in Que Phong, the youngest daughter is married and living in Japan), many people advise Party Secretary Nguyen Sy Giai to rest, but he still works hard because "if I don't roll up my sleeves and prove it with results, how can I propagate and mobilize people to develop the economy and reduce poverty sustainably?"
The spirit of the party members who went first was also spread by him and received the consensus of the Lam Truong village Party cell. Currently, there are no party members who are poor households in the village. Some elderly party members are still good at doing business, such as Mr. Le Nam Dong, with the electronics and refrigeration business model, Mr. Pham Dinh Tao both does business and develops the economy of the forest garden farm...
From the vanguard of party members, Lam Truong villagers actively develop multi-industry economy, labor export... bringing stable income. The village has 181 households, 847 people but only 7 poor households are in force majeure (elderly, single, disabled...), becoming one of the units with good economy in Tien Phong commune; average income reaches 39 million VND/person/year.
"Less is more"
Busy with economic work, for decades, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai has always done "the Party's work, the people's work". Since 2003, when Lam Truong village was separated and a new village was established, Mr. Giai was elected as the village Party Secretary until now.
Along with the concern to issue Resolutions on economic development and new rural construction in accordance with reality, Secretary Nguyen Sy Giai and the Party Committee of Lam Truong village always pay attention to improving the quality of activities to ensure seriousness, adherence to regulations but conciseness, flexibility, and connection with the reality in the area; at the same time, promoting the exemplary role of each Party member, because as Uncle Ho taught, "A strong Party is due to a good Party cell, a good Party cell is due to good Party members".
“Not only local party members but also party cells require party members in their residence to set an example, from maintaining contact with the party organization and the people according to Regulation No. 213-QD/TW of the Party Central Committee to participating in local movements and activities, thereby serving as a basis for serious evaluation and classification of party members,” said Party Cell Secretary Nguyen Sy Giai.
Party development work is also given special attention by Party Cell Secretary Nguyen Sy Giai and the Lam Truong Village Party Cell Committee, but does not pursue quantity but adheres to the motto "better less but better".
In the context of increasingly scarce resources due to the large number of young workers going to school, working or working abroad, the screening and selection of "seeds" for training and recruitment is still maintained quite well by the Lam Truong village Party Cell.
On average, each year, Lam Truong Village Party Cell admits 1-2 new party members (in 2022, 2 comrades were admitted from the Youth Union and Village Team Leader; in 2023, 1 new party member was admitted from the Women's Union; in 2024, 2 party members were admitted from the Youth Union and Farmers' Association, and 2 more files are being prepared for the following year).
Thanks to the good work of training and creating resources, from the initial place after the separation and establishment of the new hamlet, Lam Truong village Party Cell had only 5 party members, now the Party Cell has a large number of party members up to 47 comrades. "After being admitted, party members are assigned specific tasks to enhance their roles and responsibilities and also create motivation for them to promote their abilities, strengths, and contribute to the people's work and the hamlet's work" - Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai shared.
"Skilled mass mobilization" can make anything successful!
According to Mr. Sam Viet Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Tien Phong Commune Party Committee, Que Phong District: Lam Truong Village is not only one of the leading units in sustainable poverty reduction, but also a pioneer in building new rural areas. Making that picture has a significant contribution from the skillful mass mobilization experience of the Party Cell Secretary "talking, doing" Nguyen Sy Giai.
Not to mention, just in the past 2 years, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai, together with the Party cell and the village management board, has mobilized businesses and agencies located in the area and mobilized people to contribute funds to upgrade and renovate the cultural house; supported 154 million to install a solar lighting system, including 100 bulbs on the village's roads, aiming at the criteria of "bright - green - clean - beautiful".
Lam Truong village is also the first unit to complete 100% concreting of rural roads in the commune and is currently launching a new round of upgrading, repairing and expanding...
Besides, thanks to close attention and good reconciliation work, the security and order situation in the village is stable, without major conflicts or disputes.
According to Party Cell Secretary Nguyen Sy Giai: If we want people to trust and follow, first of all, the cadres themselves must be exemplary in "practicing what they say", taking the lead in all activities to gather solidarity in the Party Cell, creating consensus among the people.
For example, in the past, when there was a plan to build an inter-commune road through the area, many people agreed to donate land to open the road, but there were also people who were reluctant to do so because they were reluctant, making site clearance difficult.
In addition to working closely with the Party Committee, the government, departments, branches, and local organizations to go to every alley and knock on every door to do ideological work, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai and his family also set an example by donating 2,000 square meters of garden land to build roads. From there, the movement of donating land and trees to pave roads spread among the people.
As a representative of the People's Council of the commune for many consecutive terms, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai always focuses on mass mobilization work, listening to the thoughts, aspirations and legitimate opinions of the people, thereby finding reasonable and sympathetic solutions to problems arising in the area. For issues beyond his authority, he, together with the Party Cell Committee and the Village Executive Committee, makes recommendations and proposals to higher levels for timely resolution and response to the people.
In daily life, the person who “takes the lead” in Lam Truong village always maintains a friendly and approachable demeanor, willing to help everyone within his ability. Previously, having studied electricity and been the Head of the Commune’s Electricity Service Cooperative, Mr. Nguyen Sy Giai now works as a collaborator of the Electricity industry, in charge of rural electricity services in Tien Phong commune, including collecting electricity bills and repairing minor damages…
Whenever someone calls for help, whether it is noon or night, he always carries his tools and goes without hesitation, regardless of the distance, with an enthusiastic and cheerful attitude. For those in difficult circumstances, he provides free support, so he is loved by many people.
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Dedicated and devoted to Party and people's work, Secretary of the Party Cell of Forestry Village Nguyen Sy Giai has been repeatedly praised and rewarded by the Party Committee and the government of Tien Phong Commune, Que Phong District for his excellent performance in typical tasks of "Skillful Mass Mobilization", and was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee for his grassroots mediation work. However, the Secretary of the Party Cell who "fulfills Party and people's work" sincerely confided, "The greatest reward for me is the trust of the Party Committee, the government, and the trust of the people".
