(HBO) - Having a stable job, income and good conditions for taking care of family are the common desires of the women in the current period. With bravely researching and creating, the Bamboo and Rattan Cooperative of Ms. Bui Thi Sanh, Nhan Nghia commune (Lac Son) not only meets those aspirations but also contributes to "waking up” the traditional craft in this countryside - handmade rattan handicrafts.
Bamboo and
Rattan Cooperative of Nhan Nghia Commune (Lac Son) contributes to creating jobs
for many women in the commune and the surrounding areas.
Ms. Bui
Thi Sanh, Chairman of the Cooperative excitedly said: In the beginning of the
year, the cooperative received orders for more than 20 rattan trays for a
famous tourist destination in Hoa Binh. Officially founded in 2011, initially,
the model of Ms Sanh was a co-operative production and mainly hand-woven some
rattan such as rattan trays and rattan boxes. However, from 2017, with the support
of Lac Son Women's Union, it is upgraded from cooperative group to
Co-operative, they have taken into account the finished product lines and
directed to products with high artistic value. Sharing about this issue, Ms.
Sanh said: The establishment of production cooperatives helps us a lot, women
members are trained about knowledge and skills to improve their technical
skills. The board is supported about management, financial management skills,
especially, we can have an access to bigger capital, and we are linked to find
the output for the products.
At
present, the Cooperative attracts more than 500 members in the commune and many
women in surrounding communes. With an average income of 70,000 - 100,000 VND a
day, handmade rattan handicrafts have helped many households gradually
stabilize their life. Ms. Quach Thi Lan, Chairwoman of Nhan Nghia Women's
Union, said: "The advantage of this job is that we can take advantage of
our work at anytime, anywhere and easily taught. The most important thing is
the stable income; the income of a skilled person can reach from 2-3 million
per month. If the whole family together knit together, with other income such
as livestock, farming, the economy is also improved significantly.
From
the initial success of the Cooperative, the People's Committee of Lac Son
District has recently had a project to build a traditional bamboo and rattan
handicraft village in Nhan Nghia commune.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
