(HBO) – In response to the campaign calling on women to build new-style rural areas, the Women’s Union in Yen Tri commune (Yen Thuy district) of Hoa Binh province have actively participated in joint work to help the commune meet criteria of new-style rural area on schedule, said Chairwoman of the commune’s Vietnam Women’s Union Pham Thi Nhung.
Members of the women’s union in Dong Mai village, Yen Tri
commune (Yen Thuy district) clean up a section of "women-managing road”.
Twice or thrice a month, women’s
unions in villages called on its members and local people to work together to clean
up local roads and remove weeds along the roads. The unions have established 14
women-managing roads and planted flowers along nine roads.
The unions also encourage
its members to donate to a fund to support 180 member households to repair and
re-build standard toilets under the ChoBa project.
In regards to garbage in
agricultural production, the women’s union of the commune persuaded locals to put
pesticide packaging and containers in appointed locations, thus raising their
awareness of environmental protection and building safe living environment.
The union also urged its
members to sort out family garbage, donate land to build roads (As a result, 15
households contributed 1,640 sq.m). Besides, members received assistance to
improve their mixed gardens and renovate houses with total cost of billions of
dong. Unions members contributed working days to dredge more than 280 km of canals
and rural roads.
Women’s unions in villages
have been dynamic in developing production activities. The women’s union of the
commune organised many training courses in side jobs and farming technique for members
every year.
It has devised various
models for economic development to raise women’s livelihood, including a Dien
pomelo growing cooperative in Ninh Hoa village with 24 ha, a model of taro
cultivation in Ao Hay village with the participation of 35 families, the free
range chicken raising model in Yen Xa and Ninh Hoa, and a banana growing model
in Minh Son.
In 2018, the union persuaded
422 local households to merge small rice fields to create large ones of 148 ha.
In addition, the union’s chapters operated six groups borrowing capital from
the Vietnam Bank of Social Policy. The groups provided loans worth more than
5.8 billion VND (248,145 USD) to 335 members. Five other groups borrowing
capital from the Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development, worth over 12.7
billion VND (543,350 USD)./.
Nguyen Thi Nu, a resident of Thach Ly sub-area in Da Bac township of Da Bac district, has been popular in the area as a simple woman that is rich in compassion. For nearly 10 years, she has spread her kindness through many charity activities to ease difficulties for the needy.
Voluntary blood donation (HMTN) is a noble and humane gesture. 24 years ago, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 43/2000/QD-TTg on mobilizing and encouraging Voluntary blood donation and designated April 7 every year as "All-People Voluntary blood donation Day”. This is an important milestone in the movement of voluntary blood donation, creating a strong change in the awareness and action at all levels of the government and people from all walks of life.
Yen Thuy is aiming to become a new-style rural district by 2025. To achieve this goal, the district has been mobilising the entire political system and local people to early fulfil required criteria.
From a normal bamboo tree, Nguyen Van Nam in Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district has transformed it into a "bamboo dragon". His works have been present in many countries.
On March 27th, the Public Security of Cao Phong District launched the model of clever mobilization "The Adopted Children of the Communal Police” advised and implemented by the Police of the communes and the town in coordination with the Youth Communist Union and the Women’s Union of the District Police.
According to the People's Committee of Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province, by the end of 2023, Tan Lac district has 10/15 communes that meet new rural standards, with an average of 16 criteria per commune. The entire district has 14 OCOP products, including 13 3-star OCOP products and 1 4-star OCOP product; 18 model residential areas and 57 model gardens were recognized.
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