Authorities in Hau Giang province’s Nga Bay town help Nguyen Van Lam rebuild his house as part of the province’s drive against poverty (Photo baohaugiang.com.vn) Hau Giang (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has achieved sustainable povertyreduction through proactive measures like providing soft loans and training invocational skills for the poor.
Nguyen Hoang Anh in ViThuy district’s Vinh Trung commune, who used to be poor, said local authoritieshelped him borrow 30 million VND (1,280 USD) to raise oxen and districtagricultural officials taught him how to tend them.
He has 10 oxen and cowsnow and repaid the loan, he said. “My family’s life is better.”
To help eradicatepoverty, the province has classified poor people into two categories – thosewho lack the resources to carry on business or production activities and thosenot willing to work hard.
Based on the reason foreach person’s poverty, the province then offered support measures to help them.
In the case of those wholack the money to do business, authorities are working with the Bank for SocialPolicy to provide them with soft loans and instruct them in doing business.
In the case of slackers,the province has created a model under which officials persuade them to becomeself-reliant. They also explain to them the province’s support policies to helppeople like them.
Besides, talking to themhelps authorities clearly understand the difficulties poor households face.
Ho Thu Anh, director ofthe province’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said thismodel was instituted in 2016 and achieved excellent results.
The province has alsoadopted several policies to support poor ethnic households, especially Khmer.
Since 2013 the provincehas provided them with soft loans worth a total of 1.7 billion VND (73,000 USD)for carrying on business or production and spent more than 4.8 billion VND (205,000USD) on giving them farming and housing lands and providing vocational trainingand jobs.
In Nga Bay town,authorities have taken many effective measures to help poor households escapepoverty sustainably and lead stable lives.
Nguyen Van Lam in thetown’s Dai Thanh commune, whose family is poor, said local authorities providedhim a grant of 50 million VND (2,100 USD) to rebuild his dilapidated house.
“With the new house, Ifeel secure when I go working to improve my family’s situation. I plan to getloans to grow crops and breed animals.”
Duong Van Giang, Chairmanof the Dai Thanh People’s Committee, said the commune has 80 poor households,or 2.7 percent of the total number. The administration hopes to lift 21 of the80 out of poverty this year, he said.
Bui Thi Le Hoa, head ofNga Bay town’s Division of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said: “We focuson speaking with poor households to know their requirements and promptlysupport them.”
Reducing the povertyrate is one of important criteria for localities to achieve the new-style ruralarea standards, she said.
The poverty rate in theprovince reduced from 12.5 percent to 9.6 percent during the course of lastyear, according to official statistics.-VNS/VNA
Nguyen Hoang Anh in ViThuy district’s Vinh Trung commune, who used to be poor, said local authoritieshelped him borrow 30 million VND (1,280 USD) to raise oxen and districtagricultural officials taught him how to tend them.
He has 10 oxen and cowsnow and repaid the loan, he said. “My family’s life is better.”
To help eradicatepoverty, the province has classified poor people into two categories – thosewho lack the resources to carry on business or production activities and thosenot willing to work hard.
Based on the reason foreach person’s poverty, the province then offered support measures to help them.
In the case of those wholack the money to do business, authorities are working with the Bank for SocialPolicy to provide them with soft loans and instruct them in doing business.
In the case of slackers,the province has created a model under which officials persuade them to becomeself-reliant. They also explain to them the province’s support policies to helppeople like them.
Besides, talking to themhelps authorities clearly understand the difficulties poor households face.
Ho Thu Anh, director ofthe province’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said thismodel was instituted in 2016 and achieved excellent results.
The province has alsoadopted several policies to support poor ethnic households, especially Khmer.
Since 2013 the provincehas provided them with soft loans worth a total of 1.7 billion VND (73,000 USD)for carrying on business or production and spent more than 4.8 billion VND (205,000USD) on giving them farming and housing lands and providing vocational trainingand jobs.
In Nga Bay town,authorities have taken many effective measures to help poor households escapepoverty sustainably and lead stable lives.
Nguyen Van Lam in thetown’s Dai Thanh commune, whose family is poor, said local authorities providedhim a grant of 50 million VND (2,100 USD) to rebuild his dilapidated house.
“With the new house, Ifeel secure when I go working to improve my family’s situation. I plan to getloans to grow crops and breed animals.”
Duong Van Giang, Chairmanof the Dai Thanh People’s Committee, said the commune has 80 poor households,or 2.7 percent of the total number. The administration hopes to lift 21 of the80 out of poverty this year, he said.
Bui Thi Le Hoa, head ofNga Bay town’s Division of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said: “We focuson speaking with poor households to know their requirements and promptlysupport them.”
Reducing the povertyrate is one of important criteria for localities to achieve the new-style ruralarea standards, she said.
The poverty rate in theprovince reduced from 12.5 percent to 9.6 percent during the course of lastyear, according to official statistics.-VNS/VNA
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