The "Zero-Cost Stall for the Poor" model, implemented by the Lai Hoa Border Guard Station for many years, has brought practical benefits to the coastal border region.
According to Captain Nguyen Quoc Han, Political Officer of Lai Hoa Border Guard Station, 70% of the population in the area under his unit's management is Khmer. The Khmer language is widely used, and many elderly people are almost completely unfamiliar with Vietnamese. Therefore, officers and soldiers who want to be close to the people must understand them, and to effectively engage with them, they must be able to speak the people's language.
Therefore, learning Khmer is no longer just a movement but has become a regular task in the unit. The Mass Mobilization Team selects Khmer officers within the unit to regularly teach them, helping their comrades gradually become familiar with, understand, and communicate at a basic level in the ethnic language. At the same time, when going to the field for practical communication, officers and soldiers gradually become accustomed to the language of the ethnic people. As a result, propaganda sessions on policies and guidelines become more accessible and easier to understand when conveyed bilingually.
For the past four years, the Lai Hoa Border Guard Post has also maintained free Khmer language classes for local students. Each class has 30-35 students, all children of the Khmer people in the surrounding area. For many of these children, the classes at the post not only help them learn to read and write but also provide a healthy learning and recreational environment.
Mr. Thach Canh Sa Qui, from Xeo Coc hamlet, shared: “During the summer, my children go to the Lai Hoa Border Guard Post to learn Khmer, because besides speaking, being able to write Khmer is also very important. Moreover, our children also learn additional knowledge and skills relevant to their age, so they are very well-behaved.”
In addition, the image of military medical officers visiting the homes of elderly, lonely, and sick people has become familiar to the people in the coastal border region. In 2023, the "Zero-Cost Stall for the Poor" model was implemented by the Lai Hoa Border Guard Station. Every month, more than 37 households with particularly difficult circumstances, elderly people living alone, and people with disabilities receive essential necessities such as rice, noodles, eggs, and fresh food. Mr. Ly Huynh Sang, who lost a foot in a work accident, receives regular monthly visits from officers and soldiers through the "Zero-Cost Stall for the Poor" model, who give him gifts such as rice, noodles, eggs, and other necessities. "Since the work accident, my life has almost come to a standstill. I worried that I would be a burden to my family and society. But the care of the border guard officers and soldiers has brought warmth and helped me regain balance in my life," Mr. Sang said.
Mr. Tran Tri Van, Chairman of the Lai Hoa Commune People's Committee, shared: "When stationed in Lai Hoa commune, the officers and soldiers of the Border Guard Post have effectively implemented the motto 'The post is our home, the border is our homeland, and the ethnic people are our brothers and sisters.' From teaching literacy, providing healthcare, supporting livelihoods, to building trust among the people, everything is geared towards the common goal of maintaining peace along the coastal line."
Text and photos: SONG LE
Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/giu-vung-the-tran-long-dan-vung-bien-gioi-bien-a204251.html
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