(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Literature and Arts Association on September 12 held a ceremony at the Muong Cultural Heritage Museum to receive donations and continue to call for support for a community of Muong ethnic people in Don village in the Lao province of Houaphanh.
Head of the provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission and Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Bui Tien Luc and officials from the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism attended the ceremony.
Representatives from the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the provincial Literature and Arts Association receive donations that organisations and individuals give to the Muong people in Don village, Houaphanh province.
It is said that some Muong people in Vietnam came to Don village and settled down there hundreds of years ago. The community in Don village now has 103 households with over 850 people. They still preserve many traditional customs of the Muong ethnic group in Vietnam.
In May 2023, a delegation of the Hoa Binh Literature and Arts Association visited Houaphanh at the invitation of the Lao province's Department of Information, Culture and Tourism to assist the Lao side in studying the origin and culture of the Muong people. During the trip, the delegation learned about the desire of the Muong community in Don village to preserve the cultural heritage of their ethnicity.
On behalf of the association, its chairman poet Le Va posted some photos and articles about the field trip on his Facebook account, calling on individuals and organisations to join hands to support the Muong people in Don village.
After four months, the association received 12 Muong gongs from Quach Cong Duyet's family, Thanh Cao commune, Luong Son district; 20 sets of Muong ethnic costumes from Bui Thi Linh's family, Bong K Lang store, group 5, Tan Thinh ward, Hoa Binh city; a set of gong from the family of Meritorious Artist Bui Thanh Binh, Director of the Muong Cultural Heritage Museum; 12 Muong gongs from writer Nguyen Tien Loi's family; two books on the Muong epic " Giving births to the soil and water” and Mo Muong from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plus 22.7 million VND from benefactors.
At the ceremony, the association continued calling for support to the Muong community in Don village, Houaphanh province.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
