With an allocation of 44 billion VND (1.72 million USD) under the national target programme on socio-economic development in the ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, Hoa Binh city has invested in the target areas, creating many changes in the living conditions of local ethnic minority communities.
The safe vegetable cultivation model in
Doc Loc commune has created stable jobs for local ethnic minority residents.
The investment portfolio has catalysed
significant infrastructure improvements, with such projects as water systems in
Song and Mui hamlets of Doc Lap commune, housing support for impoverished
families, rural transportation development, and wet market repair.
Besides, the money has been used to support the
development of free-range chicken farming, safe vegetable production, and
upgrade of warehouses and vocational training facilities.
Three years into implementation, the programme
has demonstrated tangible impacts, boosting socio-economic development and
improving local material and spiritual lives. The poverty rate among
ethnic minority communities has reduced by 1.74% annually, while average annual
income has climbed to 63 million VND per person by the end of 2024. Besides,
infrastructure development has achieved remarkable milestones, with 100% of
communes having concretised roads and all ethnic minority residents accessing
electricity and clean water.
Along with relocating ethnic minority households
in areas prone to flash floods and landslides, the city has paid due attention
to doing away with temporary and dilapidated houses for poor ethnic minority
communities and households.
Furthermore, it has maintained universal
preschool education for five-year-olds and a 98% health insurance coverage rate
among ethnic minority populations.
According to deputy head of the city’s board for
ethnic affairs Nguyen Xuan Thang, the national target programme has delivered
benefits to ethnic minority communities, modernising rural infrastructure and
expanding successful production models. It has contributed greatly to improving
living conditions as well as ensuring social order and safety in ethnic
minority regions.
In recent times, Da Bac district has paid attention to implementing gender equality work for the advancement of women. The role and position of women in the family and society have been affirmed, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the locality.
Despite being situated in remote and underprivileged areas, schools like Tan Dan Kindergarten in Tan Thanh commune, Mai Chau district, have reaped the benefits of digital transformation tools and applications, thanks to support from the education and training sector.
The flower and ornamental plant market for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival across Hoa Binh province is becoming more vibrant.
On January 18th, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the results of the national exam for excellent students in 2024-2025 school year of 2024-2025.
In the afternoon of January 15th, at the Industrial Park of the Left Bank of Da River, the Trade Union of the Provincial Industrial Parks organized the program "Reunion Tet – the Spring Being Grateful to the Party” in 2025.
On January 9th, the Department of Education and Training held a conference to summarize the school year of 2024, reviewing the semester I and deploy tasks for 2025, semester II of the 2024-2025 school year. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
