(HBO) - Giap Dat is a heavily disadvantaged commune in Da Bac district. It houses eight hamlets and 501 households of four ethnic groups. The Tay and Dao ethnic groups account for 81.5 percent and 15.6 percent of the commune’s total population, respectively. Local people mainly depend on agricultural production, which has been facing various difficulties; hence the high rate of poor households. By the end of 2018, the rate was 46.67 percent.
Representative of a poor family in Dat 4 hamlet, Giap Dat commune (Da
Bac), receives breeding cows from a charity programme.
In the past years, with support
from different development projetcs, particularly Program 135, Giap Dat’s socio-economic
growth has progressed. Under a programme on assisting production development in
2017 and 2018, 28 local poor families were assigned to take care of seven
breeding cows.
Giap Dat has also received
capital to invest in local socio-economic infrastructure projects, including an
800m road leading to the Suoi Cuom production area and a 150m canal in Dat 3
hamlet. The road project cost a total of 927 million VND, of which local people
donated 27 million VND. The figures for the canal project were 500 million VND
and 50 million VND, respectively. Local people also contributed hundreds of
working days to both projects.
In addition, following the motto "the State
and people work together", the commune has maintained and repaired sewers
and roads in Dat 4 hamlet as well as the Na Ria ditche in Dat 3 hamlet. It has
also implemented a production support programme, providing nearly 70,000 saplings
of wood trees to 56 poor households of four hamlets – Dat 1, 2, 3 and 5.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
