(HBO) – The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s branch in Hoa Binh on October 30 signed an agreement on providing social welfare support with the People’s Committee of Yen Thuong commune in Yen Phong district, under which the bank will supply 5 billion VND (216,637 USD) to the commune to build infrastructure system.
The signing ceremony drew representatives from Agribank, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, and leaders of Hoa Binh province and Cao Phong district.
Of the total, 3 billion VND will be used to build kindergartens, and the rest for the construction of roads connecting local villages.
Currently, the majority of residents in Yen Thuong are facing economic difficulties. In 2018, the rate of poor households in the commune was 38.8 percent, with per capita income of about 16.5 million VND per year. Total outstanding balance of Agribank Cao Phong in Yen Thuong was over 20 billion VND.
Addressing the signing ceremony, Pham Ho Bac, Vice President of the Trade Union of the bank, said that with the spirit of mutual support, more than 300 staff members of Agribank Vietnam donate the funding for Yen Thuong. This is also a good tradition of the bank, said Bac.
According to leaders of Agribank HoaBinh, upon approval from Agribank Vietnam, the branch has earmarkedthe sumto be sent to the investors to launch the work. They expressed their hope that the investors will ensure the progress and quality of the work, optimizing the funding from Agribank, contributing to improving education-training quality and boosting socio-economic development in Yen Thuong commune and Cao Phong district in general./.
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.
