The road out of poverty

Donate land for one's own benefit

In the last days of 2025, with the spirit of enthusiastic labor production, people of Phu Luong commune eagerly welcomed new joy when many larger inter-village and intra-field traffic routes were opened and put into use.

Rural roads in Phu Luong commune have been invested to help people travel conveniently.

Lang Nhieu village, Phu Luong commune has 171 households, the spirit of volunteering to donate land to open roads is spreading strongly. Comrade Ninh Van Le, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Lang Nhieu village excitedly said: To expand the DH-10 route from DT-186 road to Quang Yen commune, Vinh Phuc province with a total length of 3.5 km passing through Gia Cat and Lang Nhieu villages, people did not hesitate to share their most valuable assets. More than 128 households donated over 9,602 m2 of land; demolished 1,875 m2 of fences, 60 gate posts, 335 m2 of roofs and 261 trees of all kinds. The total value of land and assets on land that people donated to expand the DH-10 route is estimated at about 4.5 billion VND. More preciously, among these households, over 80% are Cao Lan ethnic people. Ms. Hoang Thi Nghia's family is one of the households that donated the most land in Lang Nhieu village with 350 square meters of residential and production land. She also demolished more than 20 meters of steel fence and 2 solid gate pillars to clear the land.

Or with Ms. Hau Thi Thuan's family, although a poor household in Lang Nhieu village, they voluntarily donated more than 240 square meters of land to clear the land. Ms. Thuan shared: Although my family is still poor, I think I have a responsibility to the villagers. The road is built for the villagers to walk on, so donating land is to bring benefits to my own family, to the villagers, and to the commune. Therefore, my family voluntarily donated more than 240 square meters of land to make the road clear and the village beautiful.

Unanimously donate land

Taking us by motorbike on the spacious concrete road from the commune center to Phuc Loi village, Son Duong commune, comrade Dinh Trong Tan, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Phuc Loi village happily said: “In other places, donating land for road construction is difficult, having to go to each household to mobilize to clear the land, but in Phuc Loi it is very easy. After only 2 village meetings, 100% of the people voluntarily donated land and agreed to respond. Perhaps the new road is the desire of all the people in the village, so clearing the land becomes easier.

Pointing to the garden in front of his house, where a part of it has been donated to make a road, Mr. Dinh Trung Hai, Phuc Loi village shared: “One dong of money, one tael of labor, so seeing the area of crops about to be harvested, many fruit trees that have been carefully cultivated are now being cut down to make a road, we feel very sorry; but when we understand that giving up the small to reap the big, in the short term the family economy will be somewhat affected, but in the future the economy of the whole village and commune will be more developed thanks to the road, so we are unanimous and think that donating land is also for our own benefit.”

From 2022 to now, implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, the whole province has invested in 756 traffic infrastructure projects, and ethnic minorities have donated hundreds of thousands of square meters of land. Many ethnic minority households have become shining examples of donating land to open roads, demonstrating the consensus of the people on the policies of the Party and the State. Wide roads are being opened, leading the way out of poverty, contributing to the goal of building Tuyen Quang province into a sustainable development.

Article and photos: Thanh Tung

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202512/duong-thenh-thang-thoat-ngheo-b192d56/