Dong Tau changes

Step by step out of poverty

Dong Tau today has deep green acacia forests as far as the eye can see; irrigation works within the fields and even the concrete roads within the village have also been renewed. In particular, the newly built solid houses of the Dao and Tay people, located around the golden ripe rice fields, make the landscape painting here even more poetic and charming.

From the National Target Program's capital, many projects have started construction, contributing to improving and solidifying the infrastructure in Dong Tau.

Right at the beginning of Dong Tau village, the spacious village cultural house appears before our eyes, built from the budget of the National Target Program for Socio -Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, with a cost of more than 600 million VND.

Also from the investment resources of the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, the People's Committee of Luong Thien Commune has provided funds to invest in 3 loudspeaker clusters in the village; supported capital sources, and provided breeding animals for people to develop production. Livelihood models such as planting acacia and raising pigs have helped many households to have a better standard of living.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Thai's family is a typical example of good economic performance, with nearly 20 goats, 50 pigs and over 13 hectares of acacia. Each year, he earns hundreds of millions of dong. "Before, I only thought about what to eat tomorrow, now I think about how to sell what I produce for a higher price" - Mr. Thai smiled gently.

Change thinking and way of doing

Dong Tau village has 96 households with 375 people, 76% of which are Dao people. In the economic structure of the village, forestry and livestock farming account for the basic proportion. Dong Tau currently has 500 hectares of acacia, about 50 goats, and 700 pigs.

After 3 years of implementing the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, Dong Tau has taken on a completely new look.

Dong Tau village, Luong Thien commune (Son Duong) no longer has temporary or dilapidated houses.

The old stilt houses are now less common than before, and instead, more and more solid houses are springing up in Dong Tau. Mr. Duong Van Tuan, Head of Dong Tau Village, happily boasted that the whole village now has more than 20 newly built, spacious houses worth 300 million VND or more. Together with 5 houses that have just been built with support from the State through National Target Programs, the whole village no longer has temporary or dilapidated houses.

Comrade Dang Van Long, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Luong Thien Commune, emphasized: “The National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas has become a great resource, creating a strong "push" for Dong Tau to develop comprehensively. After 3 years of implementing the program, Dong Tau has become a bright spot in infrastructure construction, poverty reduction and building a new cultural life. The change in Dong Tau does not only come from concrete roads or electric lights, but from the change in people's thinking and awareness. The idea of relying on and waiting for subsidies has been gradually eliminated. The Dao people here have built livestock barns far from home to prevent diseases and protect water sources. The situation of early marriage and incestuous marriage has decreased significantly. By the end of 2024, the village had 22 more households escape poverty. Now, Dong Tau has only 8 poor households, accounting for 11%.

Dong Tau today has changed. A Dao village full of vitality, bustling with harvest season, brilliant with flags and flowers is present, lighting up the belief in the policies of the Party and State.

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/dong-tau-chuyen-minh-213193.html