Not only do the Border Guard help people overcome immediate difficulties, but they also work alongside them to create livelihoods, allowing people to feel secure in staying on their land and at sea, and to remain attached to the border region. Through these simple actions, the people's trust is nurtured day by day, becoming an important foundation of the people's support in the border areas of the Fatherland.
Compassion and solidarity in drought-stricken areas.
These days, Major Vu Ly Huynh, Deputy Political Officer of Xuan Dai Border Guard Station, and his comrades are diligently mobilizing resources to bring bottles of clean water to more than 40 households in the "water-scarce" areas of My Son and My Thanh in Xuan Dai ward. For these soldiers, each trip of the "border clean water ATM" vehicle up the slopes to bring clean water to the people is not simply a duty, but also an act of sharing in the difficulties of the local residents.
Major Vu Ly Huynh stated that, despite being a coastal area, many households in Xuan Dai still lack clean water due to the hilly terrain and difficulty in accessing a stable water source. Based on this reality, at the end of 2024, the Xuan Dai Border Guard Post implemented the "Borderland Clean Water ATM" model. Utilizing an RO filtration system with a capacity of approximately 4,000 liters/day, the unit simultaneously mobilized social resources to support clean water supply for the people.
Twice a week, water trucks from the Xuan Dai Border Guard Post regularly deliver water to poor households, the elderly, people with disabilities, and families without access to a stable water supply. To date, the unit has distributed approximately 3,500 20-liter water bottles directly to the people, helping them overcome difficulties and stabilize their lives.
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| Yok M'Bre Border Guard Station provides livelihood support to help disadvantaged families develop their economy . |
Not only does the model provide free water to needy households, but it also supplies water at a lower-than-market price to many other households, helping to alleviate the burden during drought seasons. And the journey of these soldiers in green uniforms doesn't stop there. When natural disasters strike, sweeping away people's homes and property, they are there again, joining hands to help people rebuild their lost homes.
Rebuilding the roof after the flood.
Five months after the historic floods at the end of 2025, Mr. Huynh Ngoc Thuyen's family in Hiep Dong village, Hoa Xuan commune, has gradually settled into their new home. He emotionally recalled: "Without the support of the army and the government, my family wouldn't know when we would have been able to rebuild our house like this."
After the floods, many coastal families were left penniless. In that situation, the Quang Trung Campaign was launched. Many officers and soldiers stayed at the construction site from early morning until late at night to ensure the project's progress.
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After more than a month, Mr. Thuyen's 32-square-meter house was completed with a sturdy flood-resistant attic. This is one of 35 houses built and repaired by the Border Guard in a campaign to support people in Central and Central Highlands regions in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.
Over 250 officers and soldiers contributed more than 4,500 man-days of labor to rebuild homes for the people, creating conditions for them to stabilize their lives, continue to stay on their land and in their villages, and remain attached to their homeland.
Once people have stable housing, the next challenge is securing long-term livelihoods. Only when people can improve their lives through their own labor can stability in border regions be truly sustainable. This is also the approach the Border Guard chooses to build a strong foundation of public support from the grassroots.
"Giving people a fishing rod" so they can rise up on their own.
In the small house in Hamlet 14, Ea Bung Commune, the calls of ducks and the clucking of chickens each morning have become familiar sounds to Ms. Má Thị Dung. A few years ago, the life of this Tay ethnic woman revolved almost entirely around daily worries. Raising four children alone, without stable land for farming, with precarious employment, poverty constantly plagued her family.
Understanding her situation, from 2025 onwards, the Yok M'Bre Border Guard Station will implement a livelihood support model for her family, focusing on "giving them a fishing rod" instead of short-term assistance.
Her family received support including 60 laying ducks, 60 chickens, over 10 meat geese, and a pair of breeding pigs. The officers and soldiers also directly helped build the enclosures, provided feed and fertilizer, and guided them on livestock farming techniques. After just over two months, the poultry flock thrived, producing approximately 600 eggs per month. Importantly, the unit facilitated the sale of the products, providing her family with a stable source of income.
"What reassures me most is having a stable market for my products. Thanks to that, I can continue investing in livestock farming and taking care of my children," Ms. Dung shared.
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| The soldiers of An Hai Border Guard Post participated in the Quang Trung Campaign, contributing to rebuilding houses for people in the flood-affected areas. |
According to Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Van Bang, Political Officer of Yok M'Bre Border Guard Station, the goal of the model is not only to help a household overcome immediate difficulties but also to help them create sustainable livelihoods and gradually rise out of poverty.
From providing fresh water during droughts and sturdy roofs after storms to ensuring sustainable livelihoods, the Border Guard has been skillfully engaging with the people through widespread social welfare programs, gradually addressing the difficulties faced by the population.
From 2015 to the present, the Border Guard has coordinated the donation of 16 public works projects; 86 houses; dozens of breeding cows; hundreds of thousands of sticky rice cakes; nearly 47,500 Tet gifts; 4,500 scholarships for students; organized more than 20 free medical examination and medicine distribution campaigns for the people… with a total value of tens of billions of VND.
These telling figures are the building blocks that create a solid foundation of popular support in border and coastal areas. It is from these foundations that many people have voluntarily become "living landmarks," working alongside the military to protect the sovereignty of the border and islands.
(To be continued)
Final installment: When the people's will becomes a milestone
Source: https://baodaklak.vn/van-hoa-xa-hoi/202606/giu-bien-cuongtu-long-dan-ky-2-a676d97/
