Over the years, Hai Ha district has focused on improving the effectiveness of its grassroots cultural institutions, contributing to the enhancement of people's health and cultural and spiritual lives. However, investment in infrastructure for these institutions has been inconsistent, leading to limited operational efficiency.
Prior to 2010, the entire district had 74 village, hamlet, and neighborhood cultural centers, mostly built with contributions from the State and the people. These centers were small and cramped, and have since deteriorated. Implementing the National Target Program for New Rural Development, since 2010 the district has supported the construction of 44 new village cultural centers. To date, the district has 5 commune-level cultural centers, 6 communes have shared meeting halls; and all 112 village, hamlet, and neighborhood cultural centers have been built and are operational, primarily funded by State support and contributions from the people.
Most village cultural centers were built before 2010 and are now dilapidated or too small to meet the needs. Only 5 out of 11 communes and towns in the district have multi-purpose cultural halls and sports training facilities; there are 13 children's playgrounds managed at the commune level (5 managed by the commune/town; 8 shared with kindergartens and primary schools). Infrastructure and equipment are still lacking, and most village and neighborhood cultural centers do not fully meet the standards stipulated in Circular No. 06/2011/BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; only 62.5% of village and neighborhood cultural centers meet the area standards as prescribed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Many cultural centers operate inefficiently and fail to attract people to participate in activities.
Cultural and sports facilities are scattered throughout the district, and their infrastructure is dilapidated: the District Information and Culture Center's office building; the District multi-purpose hall; the District central theater; the sports training and recreation center; the District central stadium; and the District library. Since 2012, the district has issued a decision approving the detailed 1/500 scale plan for the District Cultural and Sports Center, covering a total area of 5.952 hectares on Phan Dinh Phung Street (Quang Ha town), but construction has not yet begun due to a lack of funding.
To improve the operational efficiency of grassroots cultural institutions, the district has directed communes and towns to coordinate with specialized agencies of the district to develop land use plans for cultural centers; manage grassroots cultural institutions; purchase operational equipment; invest in upgrading cultural centers, multi-purpose cultural halls, and sports training facilities in communes and villages, gradually upgrading cultural centers to meet the standards prescribed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Annually, the district, in coordination with the Department of Culture and Sports, organizes training courses at the district level on the management and organization of cultural center activities for cultural officials of communes and towns, village heads, and neighborhood leaders, aiming to improve management and effectively organize cultural center activities.
Mr. Bui Thanh Tuan, Head of the District's Department of Culture and Information, said: To improve the effectiveness of the grassroots cultural institutions, in addition to focusing on investing in equipment and improving management efficiency, the district has allocated resources to invest in new facilities and repair existing cultural centers. In 2022-2023, the district invested more than 20.7 billion VND in building new and repairing several cultural centers. However, most of the district-level cultural and sports facilities were built previously, some were renovated, and most are now dilapidated, with small areas that fail to attract people. The district's cultural and sports center was planned in 2012 but has not been built due to a lack of funding. Cultural facilities in industrial zones serving workers have not yet been constructed. The planning and construction of commune-level cultural and sports centers are still limited. Many cultural centers built before 2010, funded by the State and contributed by the people, are small in scale… These are currently difficulties in improving the effectiveness of the cultural institutions system in the area. In early August 2024, the Department submitted a proposal to the District People's Committee to invest in 6 projects, including 5 projects to build 19 new village cultural centers, and 1 project to renovate and upgrade the football field in Cai Chien commune, with a total budget of over 41.3 billion VND.
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