In the 1960s, Ea Yông B village was one of the Ede ethnic minority villages in the Hoa Le and Khue Ngoc Dien areas (H9 rear base) that were forcibly relocated by the US-backed South Vietnamese government to an area near Phuoc An for easier control under the "strategic hamlet" model. At that time, Y Lam Nie was only 8 years old, but he still clearly remembers the hardships and fears etched on the faces of his grandparents and parents as they watched artillery shells relentlessly rain down on the base areas, even falling onto the fields that the people of Ea Yông B village had just cleared.
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| Mr. Y Lam Niê (far right) discusses with the self-governing committee and the Fatherland Front working committee of Ea Yông B village. |
Until 1975, when the country was completely unified, many villagers returned to their old homes, while the people of Ea Yông B village chose to stay in their new homeland to settle down and establish their livelihoods. Mr. Y Lam Niê became an energetic young leader in the cooperative movement, actively contributing to land reclamation, embankment construction, and the building of irrigation canals to create the 132-hectare field that the people of Ea Yông B village have been using stably to this day. In 1986, when the Ea Wi Cooperative implemented a contract farming system for coffee cultivation, Mr. Y Lam regularly encouraged the villagers to accept the contracts and apply scientific and technical methods to improve farming practices and achieve higher economic efficiency.
As living standards improved and land values increased, conflicts arose in the village related to land use rights and boundary disputes. Mr. Y Lam and the village's mediation team promptly intervened, advising with reason, compassion, and legal regulations. The biggest conflict concerned a portion of land previously leased for coffee cultivation; the villagers and the cooperative had repeatedly voiced their concerns and petitioned the authorities for resolution.
However, some hot-headed residents demanded that all the trees in the disputed land be cut down. Mr. Y Lam had to go to each house to explain and persuade the people that such actions constituted destruction of property and would be subject to criminal prosecution. He also encouraged the residents to follow the instructions and responses of the authorities, and if they were not satisfied, to continue to file complaints through the legal process instead of cutting down the trees.
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| Mr. Y Lam Niê regularly communicates with the Front Committee to resolve difficulties in carrying out tasks in Ea Yông B village. |
Another incident occurred not long ago when Amí Thiệu's brother-in-law demanded the return of two plots of land left by his parents. All gifts were verbal, and since both her parents-in-law and husband had passed away, and her children had cultivated the land stably for decades, the brother-in-law's demand caused significant disruption within the family. Mr. Y Lam and the local mediation team of the village promptly arrived, listened to both sides, and determined the land's origin to persuade the brother-in-law to drop the claim, considering it a gift of inheritance to his nephews and nieces, thus preserving family ties – the most valuable asset.
In the context of building new rural areas, Mr. Y Lam is also a key figure who actively participates in disseminating information and mobilizing villagers to contribute alongside the government, working together to change the appearance of the village. From 2012 and 2013, the movement to donate land and relocate gate posts and fences to expand roads in Ea Yông B village was very enthusiastic, with each household following the example of the previous one and competing to implement the initiative.
In 2022, the village continued to receive support from the VnSAT project to build 2.8 km of concrete road. Mr. Y Lam once again initiated a movement to donate land and move gate pillars to widen the road. As a result, to date, over 90% of the roads in Ea Yông B village have been hardened and concreted with a width of over 3 meters, creating favorable conditions for people to travel and for children to go to school.
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| Mr. Y Lam Niê has always been enthusiastic about working and producing to improve his family's economic situation. |
As the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative, Mr. Y Lam also encouraged farmers to cultivate crops according to the irrigation schedule and to use appropriate pest and disease control methods to increase crop yields. For households lacking capital and collateral to borrow from banks, Mr. Y Lam facilitated loans through the cooperative's unsecured capital to invest in livestock farming and crop cultivation.
He also encouraged villagers to take on contract work, caring for coffee and durian crops for successful farming households, thereby creating more jobs and income while learning business methods to improve their lives. Mr. Y Lam happily stated: "The people in the village now have much better lives. Many families have built spacious houses and bought cars. The number of poor households is decreasing day by day. The number of conflicts and disagreements is also decreasing. Everyone is focused on doing business, developing the economy, and working together to ensure security and order in the village."
Mr. Y Lan Nie, head of Ea Yong B village, shared that in an area where 70% of the population are ethnic minorities like Ea Yong B village, the voice of respected individuals plays a very important role in disseminating information, mobilizing support, and popularizing policies and laws.
Through calm and gentle exchanges stemming from genuine care and understanding, for many years, Mr. Y Lam has truly accompanied the Party branch committee, the self-governing board, and the village's Fatherland Front working committee in all movements and activities, resolving emerging issues, and working together to maintain stability in life so that the village can develop and become more prosperous and beautiful.
Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202512/cau-noi-doan-ket-buon-ea-yong-b-4870bef/
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