The bond between soldiers and civilians in the border region of Dak Lak.

The "Spring at the Border - Warming the Hearts of the Local People" program for the Lunar New Year of 2026 in Buon Don commune, Dak Lak province, not only contributes to caring for policy beneficiary families, poor households, and disadvantaged families in the border region to have a warm and joyful Tet holiday, but also helps to further strengthen the solidarity between the military and the people.

Colonel Do Quang Tham, Political Commissar of the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command, presents gifts to needy families in Buon Don commune.

On February 7th, in the border communes of Buon Don and Tuy An Dong, the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command, in coordination with Dai Doan Ket Newspaper, organized the program "Border Guard Spring - Warming the Hearts of the Local People" for the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026.

Officers and soldiers of the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard, along with other units, are making green sticky rice cakes (banh chung) to give to people in border areas to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year).

Attending the program were Comrade Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee; leaders of the Border Guard Command; the 5th Military Region Command; Dai Doan Ket Newspaper; and representatives of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dak Lak province; representatives of departments, agencies, and armed forces of Dak Lak province; representatives of leaders from 16 border communes and wards; and nearly 100 agencies, businesses, organizations, and philanthropists who have supported and sponsored the program.

The program organizers presented gifts to village elders and respected individuals in the border areas of Dak Lak province.

The "Spring at the Border - Warming the Hearts of the Local People" program for the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 featured many cultural and artistic activities, sports , folk games; a green sticky rice cake festival; health consultations and free medicine distribution; a "zero-cost" booth; gift giving to policy beneficiary families and disadvantaged families; scholarships for students and the awarding of "Great Solidarity" houses...

Colonel Do Quang Tham, Political Commissar of the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command, presented scholarships to students who overcame difficulties and excelled in their studies.

Specifically, the program donated 10 solidarity houses worth a total of 1 billion VND; provided 16 livelihood models for women members in border communes, worth a total of 180 million VND; organized a "zero-cost" booth and distributed 1,700 gifts to disadvantaged families, policy beneficiaries, and people in difficult circumstances, worth a total of 740 million VND; packaged 1,000 green sticky rice cakes, worth a total of 45 million VND; awarded 50 scholarships and 50 bicycles to poor students who overcome difficulties, students participating in the "Helping Children Go to School," "Children Adopted by Border Guard Posts," and "Godmother" programs, worth a total of 125 million VND; provided free medical examinations, health consultations, and medicine to over 600 people, with a total value of 120 million VND in medicine…

Doctors from Buon Ma Thuot University Medical Center provided free medical examinations to local residents at the program.

In addition, in the remaining 14 border communes and wards in the province, border guard posts have proactively mobilized businesses and philanthropists to donate gifts to policy beneficiaries and disadvantaged households with a total value of 1.25 billion VND.

The total value of social welfare programs implemented by the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard to care for people in border areas during the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 is 3.46 billion VND.

People shop at the "0 đồng" (free) stalls during the event.

According to Nguyen Canh Tung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Buon Don commune, the "Border Guard Spring - Warming the Hearts of the People" program, organized every Lunar New Year, has profound humanitarian significance. It is an expression of gratitude from the Border Guard to the people in the border region and a practical response to the "Nationwide Solidarity for the Poor - Leaving No One Behind" movement launched by the Prime Minister. This is not only an activity to celebrate the New Year but also an opportunity to strengthen the solidarity between the military and the people, working together to build a solid all-people border defense posture.

Bicycles were donated to underprivileged children at the program.

Speaking at the program, Editor-in-Chief of Dai Doan Ket Newspaper, Truong Thanh Trung, said that this year, the "Spring Border Guard - Warming the Hearts of the People" program is taking place in a special context, as Dak Lak enters a new, larger, and more interconnected development space after the merger of provincial-level administrative units. The theme "Preserving the Border Tet - Uniting the Forest and Sea as One Family" is not only a meaningful theme but also a way for us to talk to each other about solidarity and the spirit of sharing one roof over the Vietnamese Fatherland.

Sports and physical activities took place enthusiastically at the event.

Colonel Do Quang Tham, Political Commissar of the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard Command, said that through this program, the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard and participating units hope to contribute to caring for policy beneficiary families, poor households, and disadvantaged families in the remote border areas of the country, ensuring they have a full, warm, and joyful Tet holiday. This is also an opportunity for the military and people of ethnic groups in the border region of the country to strengthen solidarity, bond, and work together to build a more prosperous and beautiful border area and firmly protect national border sovereignty.

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Source: https://nhandan.vn/nghia-tinh-quan-dan-o-mien-bien-vien-dak-lak-post941953.html