The person who leads many ethnic minorities out of poverty

TPO - Head of Y Taih Prieng village has encouraged people to actively increase production, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, build new rural areas, and preserve and promote traditional cultural values.

Mr. Y Taih Prieng, Head of Trum village (Tam Thang commune, Cu Jut district, Dak Nong ) is respected and loved by the villagers for his dedication and contribution to the community.

Mr. Y Taih Prieng shared that the village has about 102 households. In the past, people's lives were poor, people mainly did agriculture , grew cassava, cassava... with unstable income. Now Trum village has changed significantly.

Mr. Y Taih (2nd from left) at a local event

Mr. Y Taih Prieng's family has 1 hectare of coffee mixed with pepper. In addition, he also grows seasonal crops and rice. Each year, his family's total income is about 400 million VND. With his own experience in production and farming, he often shares his methods with fellow farmers.

Mr. Y Taih encouraged people to apply science and technology in production, boldly converting ineffective crop areas to industrial crops with high economic value such as coffee, pepper, fruit trees, and suitable livestock. He enthusiastically instructed people on how to care for crops to achieve productivity and quality.

Therefore, people's lives have gradually improved, the rate of poor households has decreased sharply, the number of near-poor households has decreased, many families have developed their economies and escaped poverty sustainably.

Mr. Y Taih always cares about and promotes the young generation to preserve and promote traditional cultural values.

To make the village more spacious and facilitate trade development, Mr. Y Taih's family voluntarily donated 60 square meters of land on the road. He coordinated with mass organizations to mobilize people in the village to donate land to expand and upgrade the inter-village road.

To ensure safety for everyone when traveling at night, he called on people to join hands to install lighting clusters along the 1.5km long road. He also acted as a bridge, mobilizing the construction of charity houses for disadvantaged households.

Taking advantage of his free time, Mr. Y Taih went to households in the village to grasp their thoughts and aspirations in order to find ways to resolve them. He regularly met and discussed with pastors, dignitaries, and religious officials so that people could properly implement the Party's policies; the State's laws and policies, and local regulations. In addition, he skillfully integrated propaganda of the Party and State's policies and guidelines into village meetings and during production.

Many families were not getting along well, and conflicts arose in the community. He promptly and reasonably reconciled them, building solidarity and community cohesion, so he was also the center of solidarity in the village.

Ms. H Ven Prieng (a resident of Trum village) shared that her family is in a difficult situation. She and her husband work for hire to raise their 4 children to study. The head of Y Taih village always cares, encourages, and creates conditions to help people, improve their material and spiritual life. He encourages people to take advantage of cultural values ​​to develop the economy. She herself learned to weave brocade. For her, it is also a profession in hand, a source of income during the off-season. Through that, she also preserves the traditional cultural values ​​of the nation.

Recently, Mr. Y Taih Prieng and the local government have opened classes to teach gong playing and brocade weaving for young people. According to Mr. Y Taih Prieng, traditional cultural beauty needs to be preserved and promoted. Especially the younger generation, must cherish what their ancestors left behind. From there, introduce friends and tourists from near and far to know about the culture of their people, to both preserve culture and develop the economy.

With his contributions in the past time, Mr. Y Taih Prieng has received many certificates of merit from the authorities at all levels. In 2024, Mr. Y Taih Prieng was awarded a certificate of merit by the Prime Minister for his many contributions to the socio-economic development and social work of the province.

Nguyen Thao

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguoi-dan-dat-nhieu-ba-con-dan-toc-thieu-so-thoat-ngheo-post1745848.tpo