(HBO) - On these days, if there is a chance, come to the communes under 135 region of Kim Boi district, you will feel the real change. The rugged and muddy inter-village, inter-communal roads have been hardened with cement and concrete. From the movement of renovating the mixed gardens, all hamlets and villages have established the gardens of fruits, chicken and pig raising farms with a large and high economic value.
The officials from the Department of the Ethnic Minorities in Kim Boi district have been coordinating with the authorities and the local people to closely monitor the progress and quality of the underground constructions in Vo village, Cuoi Ha commune, which are invested from the capital of Program 135.
On the sports ground, there are exciting folk games, cultural exchange activities, the friendly competitions of football, volleyball ... The spring colors are bustling throughout the villages and hamlets of the ethnic minorities in the locality throughout the district.
With the attention and the support of the Central Committee and the province, many guidelines and policies have been implemented in the district, especially in the areas of the ethnic minorities.
Thanks to the effective integration of programs and projects, up till now 100% of the district’s roads, the roads to centers of communes in the district and 70% of trunk roads of villages, hamlets, inter-villages and hamlets in the district have been asphalted and concreted according to the technical level of the Ministry of Transport. More than 57% of alleys and the roads in the villages are clean and not muddy in the rainy season; 80% of the main infield roads have met the requirement of the convenient transportation all year round.
Along with the investment in the infrastructure, the training, retraining and developing the human resources for the ethnic minorities have achieved positive results. The contingent of officials of the ethnic minorities at grassroots level has gradually developed in both quantity and quality.
From the capital to support production development and diversify livelihoods, in 2019 Kim Boi district allocated over 4.5 billion VND to provide plant varieties, fertilizer, support plowing machines, water pumps, pesticide spraying machines, technical training to build the models of animal husbandry, cultivation ... with thousands of beneficiary households and groups. In addition, in the whole district there were 217 households in 12 communes which supported over 325 million VND to install a distributed living water system.
Effectively deploying tasks on the ethnic affairs, infrastructure, the appearance of the rural areas in Kim Boi district has been more and more spacious. The people of all ethnic groups have renewed their mindset, the way of working, working harder and harder for economic development. Up to now, the district poverty rate has decreased to 14.77%, the average income per capita is about 31.8 million VND a year.
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.
