The project to arrange and stabilize the population of households in Min and Luoc Lau villages, Muong Min commune has been basically completed from the funding source of Program 1719. Photo: Do Duc
Bring joy to the disadvantaged
After a long wait, the family of Vi Thi Tac (23 years old) living in Min village, Muong Min commune will be moved to a resettlement area with 80 households living in areas at high risk of natural disasters in the commune. For a long time, living on the foothills by the stream, with two young children, the couple has not been able to save much. The four people in a small family still have to live in a rickety stilt house of only about 20 square meters, precariously located next to National Highway 217.
Ms. Tac was born into poverty in Chanh village, Son Thuy commune. Growing up, she followed her husband to Min village, but the situation was no different, still a poor household. She said: "Many stormy nights, the rain leaked above, the wind blew through the walls, the whole house was like a tree swaying in the wind, the couple had to quickly wrap the two children in a mat, and immediately run to the neighbor's house for shelter."
Knowing the hardship and danger, the couple had no other choice. Because the wife worked in the forest and the husband worked for hire, they could not afford to buy a piece of land to live on.
Until the day the government announced that the State would support housing land, and the project to arrange and stabilize the residents of Min and Luoc Lau villages, Muong Min commune, was started on Pom Dung hill behind the house, the couple laughed until they cried. She confided: "Although we know that moving to a new place will cost money to build a house, we can borrow money to pay it back gradually, but being able to live in a safe place is already a great happiness."
The project to arrange and stabilize the population of households in Min and Luoc Lau villages, Muong Min commune, has a total investment of over 26.7 billion VND, mainly from the capital of Program 1719, built on an area of 5.2 hectares. With full essential infrastructure serving daily life, the project is bringing hope of change to hundreds of people.
The project to arrange and stabilize the population of households in Min and Luoc Lau villages, Muong Min commune has been basically completed from the capital of Program 1719.
Although not living in an area with a high risk of natural disasters, the family of Mr. Vi Van Lot (68 years old) in Chieng village, Thang Loc commune also received practical support from the 1719 Program. Although a poor household with land, until March 2025, his family of 6 people, young and old, still had to live under a thatched roof and bamboo wall. With support of 40 million VND from the 1719 Program and 40 million VND from the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Mr. Lot's family borrowed more from relatives and has just completed a new solid house facing the rice fields. Last year, also from the 1719 Program, his family was also supported with a clean water tank, worth 3 million VND.
It is not that his family does not have the will to escape poverty, but because in this land, having enough to eat is a difficult problem. Firstly, transportation is difficult, far from the old district center; partly because there is not much arable land, Mr. Lot's family of 6 people only has more than 2 sao of rice land, 1 hectare of acacia forest land. From the time of planting, it will take at least 5 years to sell acacia with an income of about 20 million VND. Mr. and Mrs. Lot are old and weak, so they mainly stay at home to look after their grandchildren and raise chickens; the son and his wife manage all kinds of work but cannot have enough left.
In the period of 2021-2025, 3 projects to arrange and stabilize concentrated residential areas have been implemented in the old districts: Muong Lat, Quan Hoa, Quan Son, with a total investment of over 79.4 billion VND, of which 72.7 billion VND is from the capital source of Program 1719. To date, 2 projects have been completed, 1 project has completed over 80% of the construction volume. It is expected that 243 households living in high-risk areas will be resettled in these 3 projects. |
Now that the new house is complete, Mr. Lot looks up and down with joy. He thinks that with a stable home, his children and their families will have more motivation to work. The children will have the motivation to study and improve to be equal to their friends. "Now my wife and I can close our eyes and pass away with peace of mind," Mr. Lot confided from the bottom of his heart.
Basically completed the target
There are many more disadvantaged people who are supported by the Party and the State through Program 1719. There are poor households with difficulties, lacking in all aspects of housing, land for production, information, jobs, health insurance... Program 1719 was born to target such people, so that no one is left behind, so that ethnic minority and mountainous areas can soon narrow the gap with the lowlands, so that the land is peaceful, and the villages are civilized. Therefore, that program is a beautiful, humane symbol, shining with the special care and attention of the Party and the State for the lives of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas.
With support from Program 1719, Mr. Vi Van Lot's family in Chieng village, Thang Loc commune has built a new, spacious house.
But in order for the program to be implemented in the context of many difficulties and challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, some legal documents were slow to be issued... the entire political system from the province to the grassroots level had to get involved with the highest determination in the spirit of caring for people's lives, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property above all else. That determination, first of all, lies in the fact that Thanh Hoa province has established a steering committee to implement national target programs from the province to the grassroots level, headed by the Party Secretary, with working regulations, assigning specific tasks, clearly identifying people, clearly identifying work, clearly identifying progress for each member. The practice of direction shows that the Party Secretary as head of the steering committee has brought about high unity in leadership and direction, creating consistency in the implementation of related tasks, not just Program 1719.
At the same time, to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles and promote the disbursement of public investment capital, the Provincial People's Committee has established 5 working groups, headed by leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, to regularly conduct field inspections, directly direct and urge the removal of obstacles and bottlenecks. Through this, it has contributed to speeding up the implementation and disbursement of projects in the province, including capital from Program 1719.
The National Target Program 1719 is designed to include 10 projects and 14 sub-projects. The program aims at multiple objectives, such as exploiting the potential and advantages of localities in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; innovating, promoting economic development, ensuring social security; reducing poverty rapidly and sustainably, gradually narrowing the gap in living standards and average income of the region compared to the national average; gradually reducing the number of particularly difficult communes and villages; significantly improving people's lives; increasing the quantity and quality of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers who are ethnic minorities; preserving and promoting the fine cultural identities of ethnic minorities while eliminating bad customs... |
Deputy Director of the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Le Minh Hanh said: With many efforts, Thanh Hoa has basically completed the targets of Program 1719 in the period of 2021-2025, such as: the rate of communes with asphalt or concrete roads to the commune center; the rate of schools and classrooms built solidly; the rate of medical stations built solidly; the rate of households using the national grid and other suitable power sources... The results achieved in the implementation of Program 1719 have made an important contribution to socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, creating a strong and substantial change in the appearance of rural areas in ethnic minorities and mountainous areas. In 2024, the poverty rate in ethnic minorities and mountainous areas will decrease to 8.6% (down 6.73% compared to 2023). Average income per capita has continuously increased over the years, reaching 44.39 million VND/person in 2024.
Despite many difficulties in both conditions and policy mechanisms, with the synchronous and drastic participation of the political system from the province to the grassroots level, the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, 2021-2030 period, Phase I: From 2021 to 2025, approved in Decision No. 1719/QD-TTg, dated October 14, 2021 of the Prime Minister (referred to as Program 1719) has achieved many positive results. However, the difficulties and the context after the streamlining of the organizational apparatus are requiring more appropriate adjustments in policy design as well as the way to organize the implementation of the program for the period 2026-2030. |
Do Duc
Lesson 2: The difficulty is not entirely in the lack of determination.
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