Officials, village elders, and prestigious people in Ea Wer are close to the people, joining hands to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty.

Dak Lak - In Ea Wer commune, together with village elders and prestigious people, each cadre and party member promotes responsibility, stays close to the people and supports people in eliminating hunger and reducing poverty.

Prestigious people and village elders in Ea Wer commune have been making great contributions to ensuring security and order in the locality. Photo: Phan Tuan

Close to the people and spread the spirit of overcoming difficulties

In recent years, the Ea Wer commune government ( Dak Lak province), together with village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people, have carried out many propaganda activities to raise awareness among the people.

Thanks to that, people gradually changed their way of thinking, eliminating many backward customs such as superstition, early marriage, dowry...

Prestigious people play a very important role in villages and hamlets in Ea Wer commune. Photo: Bao Lam

The locality also pays attention to and creates conditions for prestigious people to participate in grassroots organizations and receive training in agricultural and forestry production techniques. Thereby, they become a bridge to spread knowledge and experience in developing household economy .

One of the typical examples is Mr. Nguyen Quoc Lap (born in 1963), in village 19, Ea Wer commune - a person who is trusted and respected by the people. Not only is he a pioneer in mobilizing people to abandon bad customs, he also directly accompanies them in production and animal husbandry.

Whenever an epidemic broke out in the village, Mr. Lap traveled dozens of kilometers to report the incident to the authorities, request medicine, vaccines, and organize vaccinations. Taking advantage of the State's support programs for plants and seeds, he instructed people on techniques for growing high-quality corn, sugarcane, and rice, helping to increase productivity, ensure food security, and improve income.

Mr. Lap shared: “I have been attached to the village for decades. Only by changing the way of thinking and doing things can people escape poverty, have enough to eat and have the conditions to build more spacious houses.”

Thanks to the dedication of prestigious people like Mr. Nguyen Quoc Lap and the support of the government, the Fatherland Front and socio- political organizations, the movement to eliminate bad customs in Ea Wer has achieved many positive results. Evils such as fortune-telling, superstition, and child marriage have gradually been pushed back, giving way to a civilized and progressive lifestyle.

The reality in Ea Wer commune shows that when people are united, the government is close to the people and prestigious people play their roles properly, the journey of poverty reduction and building a new life will not be far away. That is also the path to preserving good cultural identity, replacing bad customs with knowledge and sustainable prosperity.

The role of prestigious people in Ea Wer commune contributes significantly to the policy of hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and building a new life in the locality. Photo: Bao Lam

Life improves, social evils decrease

In recent years, Ea Wer has undergone a strong transformation. Thanks to social security policies and the national target program for poverty reduction, people's lives have improved significantly, social evils have decreased, and legal awareness has been enhanced.

In the commune, there are almost no cases of ethnic minority students dropping out of school. Households have access to electricity and clean water, many roads are concreted, connecting conveniently to the commune center.

In November 2025, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Lap - a prestigious person in Ea Wer commune was awarded a 40-year Party membership badge by the commune Party Committee. Photo: Bao Lam

Mr. Duong Hung Phong - Head of the Department of Culture and Society of Ea Wer commune - said that in the first years of implementing the national target program, the locality encountered many difficulties due to limited awareness among the people and many bad customs still existing.

“However, every cadre, especially party members, set an example, practice, and improve their sense of responsibility. They become the driving force to help people change their thinking, gradually eliminate bad customs, and strive to become rich legitimately,” Mr. Phong shared.

According to Mr. Phong, Ea Wer commune will continue to promote propaganda work, mobilize resources for agricultural and rural development, and encourage people to participate in new production models, applying science and technology to increase income.

“We are persistent in our goal of rapid and sustainable poverty reduction, creating a better living environment for people in ethnic minority areas,” Mr. Phong emphasized.

Ea Wer commune is transforming itself, becoming a bright spot in poverty reduction and new rural development. Photo: Bao Lam

With the participation of the entire political system and the spirit of solidarity of the people, Ea Wer commune is transforming itself, becoming a bright spot in promoting the role of village elders, prestigious people associated with the work of hunger eradication, poverty reduction and new rural construction in Dak Lak.

Source: https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/can-bo-gia-lang-nguoi-uy-tin-o-ea-wer-gan-dan-sat-dan-chung-tay-xoa-doi-giam-ngheo-1600627.ldo