National Target Program 1719 adds "vitality" to sustainable development of Community Tourism in Nghe An

Community tourism in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Nghe An province is increasingly attracting more tourists because of its novelty and closeness to nature. The attractiveness of this type of tourism is being energized for sustainable development, spread by investment funding, supporting activities to preserve and promote the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development, under Project 6, National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, phase 1: 2021-2025. From the support capital of the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, phase 2021-2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), Raglay people in Ta Duong village, Phuoc Thai commune, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province have developed a model of breeding cows. During the program of attending the 8th GMS Summit, the 10th ACMECS Summit, the 11th CLMV Summit and working in China, on the afternoon of November 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation of the Government of Vietnam visited and worked in China. High-ranking Vietnamese delegates paid floral tribute and visited the President Ho Chi Minh historical site in Kunming city, Yunnan province, China. On the afternoon of November 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with officials and staff of the Consulate General and the Vietnamese community in Yunnan province, China, during his working trip to this country from November 5-8. Recently, Thua Thien - Hue province has paid attention to and promoted job creation for local workers, focusing on exporting workers to work abroad. This activity not only solves jobs but also creates a stable source of income for people, contributing to the local sustainable poverty reduction work. The functional sectors of Quang Ngai province mobilized boats to search for a missing fisherman while fishing in the sea about 23 nautical miles from shore. From the support capital of the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), the Raglay people in Ta Duong village, Phuoc Thai commune, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province have developed a model of raising cows for breeding. With synchronous and drastic solutions to raise awareness and change people's behavior, in recent times, the situation of early marriage and incestuous marriage in ethnic minority areas in Lang Son has been gradually prevented and pushed back. The summary news of the Ethnic Minority and Development Newspaper, on November 4, has the following notable information: Promoting and preserving the culture of ethnic groups is always equal. "Green lung". An extremely valuable asset of the Southeast. Sowing letters, weaving dreams on Phung Chang peak. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Giong Rieng district (Kien Giang) is having clear development changes thanks to the effective implementation of the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030; Phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719). In particular, Project 1 and Project 3 have created profound impacts on the lives of ethnic minorities, significantly improving infrastructure and developing sustainable economic models. On November 5, at the Cultural and Community Learning Center of Chau Phong commune (Tan Chau town, An Giang province), the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province organized a dialogue conference with the Representative Board of the Muslim community (Islam) of An Giang province. Ms. Dang Thi Hoa Ray - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee chaired the Conference. According to initial information from the leaders of Lai Chau province, at around 9:00 a.m. on November 5, 20 preschool children of a school in Giang Ma commune, Tam Duong district had to be taken to the Lai Chau Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment, suspected of having mistakenly eaten rat poison. On November 5, the Quang Nam Provincial Police said that the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention of the Provincial Police had just coordinated with the Dai Loc District Police to investigate and clarify the subject who had taken advantage of democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals. On November 5, the Women's Union of Chu Puh district (Gia Lai) held a ceremony to launch a communication campaign to mobilize ethnic minority women to give birth at a medical facility in Ia Hru commune.

Nghe An provincial leaders learn about the practical operation of the community tourism model in Quang Phuc village, Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district.

The potential is still wide open.

Based on the foundation of pristine ethnic villages, unique traditional architecture, close to nature of the indigenous people; in recent years, Nghe An province has paid attention to developing community tourism. Accordingly, up to now, many localities have chosen this as a typical tourism product.

This locality has many effective community tourism models, including Con Cuong, Tan Ky, Anh Son, Quy Chau districts... In these localities, community tourism has truly become an "industry" that not only creates jobs for idle workers, consumes large quantities of agricultural and forestry products, traditional crafts... but also brings experiences to tourists, contributing to promoting the traditional cultural identity of the ethnic minority communities here.

Looking at the community tourism models in Con Cuong district, this will be more clearly seen. Of the 4 community tourism spots in Con Cuong, 2 community tourism spots in Nua village, Yen Khe commune and Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune have been evaluated and classified as 4-star OCOP products by the Council and Advisory Group of Nghe An province. Since its establishment, community tourism has welcomed 49,178 visitors to visit and enjoy the cuisine of the Thai ethnic group. Total income from this type of tourism is over 7 billion VND.

Ms. Vi Thi Thanh, owner of Nhuong Thanh homestay (Con Cuong district) said: Since our family was chosen to be the homestay, we have completely renovated the grounds, accommodation for visitors and the landscape of the house. Over the years, we have welcomed thousands of visitors, most concentrated on peak occasions such as holidays, Tet...

Phay – Thai Minh village in Tien Ky commune (Tan Ky district) is also an attractive and potential community tourism destination. This is a village with 100% Thai ethnic people, with many unique cultural identities that are still preserved quite intact. Tien Ky commune has 4 households that are qualified to be community tourism accommodation.

More than 3 years ago, Mr. Vi Van Xao’s family pioneered community tourism. His family invested more than 100 million VND to repair and upgrade the stilt house, invested in 10 sets of bedding and built new toilets.

Passing on the love of ethnic culture to the young generation in Bong village, Thanh Son commune (Anh Son)

Mr. Vi Van Xao said: Since being chosen as a community tourism destination, our family has been very excited and has invested some funds to develop this type of tourism. What we hope is that the local government has mechanisms and policies to support us and create opportunities for us to connect with companies or travel agencies to attract more tourists to experience...

According to the Department of Tourism of Nghe An province, the potential of community tourism in the province is still very large. The whole province currently has many recognized community tourism spots and some tourist spots have been guided and supported to establish organizations for management. On average, these tourist spots welcome thousands of visitors every year.

Many rural workers and villages participate in community tourism services, contributing to creating stable jobs for hundreds of workers and shifting leisure time to occupations and services serving tourism development.

Important resources from the National Target Program 1719

To encourage and promote the development of community tourism in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, in recent years, Nghe An has issued a number of development support policies to help people in districts in this area develop sustainable livelihoods; as well as create a basis for localities to invest and support conservation activities, better promote national cultural identity and regional characteristics.

Specifically, the People's Council of Nghe An province issued Resolution No. 07/2020/NQ-HDND on a number of policies to support the development of community tourism in the province for the period 2021 - 2025, with a total budget of about 10.3 billion VND. The support budget aims to help localities carry out propaganda, promotion, tourism promotion and professional training.

In addition, partial funding is provided for families to build toilets and purchase initial equipment (blankets, sheets, pillows, mattresses, water filters, etc.); and support the performing arts teams of villages and hamlets to purchase musical instruments and performance costumes to serve tourists.

Since the implementation of Project 6, the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period (National Target Program 1719) on preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development, many supported contents have been deployed, adding motivation for people and local authorities to consolidate and promote community tourism.

The community tourism site of Gao village (Con Cuong district) has associated with the brocade weaving profession with typical products that are attracting tourists to experience.

Specifically, the whole province has built 1 model of traditional culture of ethnic minorities, which is the museum of ethnic minorities in Quy Chau district; 3 typical tourist destinations of ethnic minorities have been supported; 1 typical traditional cultural village of ethnic minorities has been supported; 10 community bookcases have also been supported; 1 special and typical national relic of ethnic minorities has been supported for upgrading, which is the memorial house of Mr. Vi Van Khang in Con Cuong district; 14 cultural, sports and equipment facilities in villages of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas have also been supported; 16 ethnic minority artisans have also been supported, with the purpose of transmitting and popularizing traditional cultural activities and training and fostering successors...

However, from the survey and the perception of Nghe An Department of Tourism, community tourism development models, specifically not all destinations and community tourism villages have developed successfully. Currently, there are many community tourism destinations in the initial stage, needing support for development; and there are also many villages, hamlets, and community tourism destinations that have been well supported through state policy projects, and even foreign projects, but after the project ended, these tourism models were not maintained. The reasons are due to lack of visitors, lack of community leaders, lack of connection with tourism businesses...

According to the Nghe An Department of Tourism, the investments of the National Target Program 1719 are aimed at potential tourist destinations that can be developed. Therefore, these investments and supports are very necessary, having a great "stimulus" effect so that the local people here can have more confidence in the local tourism model; and are also good conditions to promote and preserve traditional cultural identity.

“We hope that the investments and support from the National Target Program 1719 in the past time and in the following years will bring a new breeze, adding “vitality” to community tourism spots where the villages in the Western region of Nghe An develop sustainably,” a representative of the Nghe An Department of Tourism shared.

Building community tourism into a complete, mainstream product

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/chuong-trinh-mtqg-1719-tiep-them-sinh-luc-cho-du-lich-cong-dong-o-nghe-an-phat-trien-ben-vung-1730803300658.htm