Do it for real, people will love you

In 2024, Mr. Tran Van Hay was recognized as a party member who excellently completed his tasks, and the Ngoc Tan Hamlet Party Cell excellently completed its tasks.

Build bridges, open roads, light up villages and hamlets

In the middle of the afternoon, Mr. Danh Khanh Loc (34 years old) stopped his old motorbike in front of Ngoc Tan hamlet headquarters, holding a stack of papers, confused. He intended to go to the commune to do administrative procedures related to land but did not know where to start, what papers needed to be photocopied. Seeing that, Mr. Tran Van Hay stepped out and asked: "Are you doing land papers? Show me, I will show you how to write them." A few minutes later, Mr. Hay wrote a neat list of things to bring on a small piece of paper. Thanks to that, Mr. Loc only had to go once to finish. "It's such a small matter, but the people are very happy. Mr. Hay does everything carefully, and is also close to everyone, everyone loves him," said Mr. Loc.

Mr. Hay is jokingly called by the people in Ngoc Tan hamlet as “the administrative officer of the hamlet” because anyone who needs to carry out any administrative procedures will come to him for guidance to avoid going back and forth many times, saving time and money. It is this closeness and practical work that gradually builds trust among the people, helping him effectively mobilize public works.

In 2022, Mr. Hay was assigned to hold the position of Party Cell Secretary and Head of Ngoc Tan Hamlet. At that time, the hamlet still had many poor households and degraded roads. About 50% of the hamlet's population were Khmer, many of whom were still wary of the cadres. "At first, the campaign to build bridges and roads was very difficult. Each person had their own personality, some listened, some were skeptical, I had to be sincere for people to believe," Mr. Hay said. With that thought in mind, he started working with concrete actions.

Up to now, he has mobilized the construction of 16 bridges and 2 rural roads with a total length of 5km, with a total cost of about 3 billion VND. Specifically, the road from Provincial Road 963 to Canal 6 Thuoc is 4.5km long (people contributed to build 2km), completed with the participation of 94 households, which is a clear demonstration of the "Smart People's Mobilization" method at the grassroots level. Mr. Hay proactively went to each house, explaining each part of the work in detail: the State supported materials, people contributed money, labor, and voluntarily donated land if land clearance was needed. With the spirit of the State and the People working together, each household contributed 650,000 VND and labor days. Many households were willing to donate land to widen the road. "Mr. Hay explained clearly what he did, so the people believed him," said a resident in Ngoc Tan hamlet.

Not stopping there, Mr. Hay launched a campaign to build a bright, green, clean, and beautiful road, installing lights and planting flowers on both sides of the road. People not only contributed money but also took turns taking care of the trees and keeping the area clean. At the end of 2025, he continued to campaign for the construction of a new 2km road to gradually improve traffic in the entire hamlet.

Help people escape poverty

Mr. Hay is also concerned about the livelihood of the people. Seeing that people raise chickens on a small scale, he mobilized the establishment of a garden chicken raising association with 15 members, providing technical support and connecting output. Thanks to that, the average income of people in Ngoc Tan hamlet is currently 69 million VND/year. Before 2022, the whole Ngoc Tan hamlet had 33 poor households and 27 near-poor households. Currently, the hamlet has 13 poor households and 12 near-poor households out of a total of 439 households.

Mr. Tran Tay Hon (47 years old), residing in Ngoc Tan hamlet, said: “Uncle Hay grew up here since he was a child, lived in harmony, and helped everyone with anything. Sometimes he mixed mortar, carried rocks, and built roads with us. In recent years, the neighborhood has been well-lit, the roads are beautiful, people have more jobs, and their lives are better.”

In addition to civil works, Mr. Hay also coordinated with philanthropists to donate charity houses, necessities, and Tet gifts to poor households. These are small but practical things, contributing to the implementation of social security work in the locality.

Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Ngoc Chuc Commune, Ly Thanh Luan, said: “Comrade Tran Van Hay has shown a core and exemplary role in mobilizing and organizing implementation. His dedication, initiative and responsibility have helped him become a solid bridge between the government and the people in the hamlet. Initiatives such as land donation, bridge and road construction, establishment of chicken raising groups, etc. all come from practical life and have brought about clear results, contributing to changing the face of the countryside and improving people's lives.”

Mr. Tran Van Hay (left) - Party Cell Secretary, Head of Ngoc Tan Hamlet, and local people inspected the rural traffic bridge completed in mid-July 2025.

Article and photos: BICH THUY

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/lam-thiet-dan-thuong-a424887.html