The "fire keeper" in Kram village

In the village of Kram (Ea Ktur commune), there is a woman from the Nie clan who tirelessly goes door-to-door every day, explaining things to the people and earning their trust.

She is H'Bliăk Niê (commonly known as Amí Bơng), the one who "keeps the flame" of faith burning, ensuring that the hearts of the Êđê people always turn towards the Party and the State.

At sixty years old, her hair was streaked with gray, but Amí Bơng's eyes were still as sharp as a kơ-tia bird, and her voice was as clear and resonant as the gongs celebrating the New Year. She said, "The hearts of our people are very simple, like a betel nut tree that only knows how to grow straight. But evil people are like venomous snakes, always wanting to crawl into the dark places to spit venom, making our people's minds blind."

Ms. H'Bliăk Niê is a model of successful production and a respected village elder among her people.

With 31 years of Party membership and over 30 years dedicated to social work, from her time as Party Secretary of the commune to her important position as Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the former Cư Kuin district, Ms. H'Bliăk has always held one belief: To gain the people's attention, one must be a person of the people. During the years 2001, 2004, and 2008, when the "ghost" of FULRO incited riots, she tirelessly stayed in the "core areas." She believed that guns and bullets could only stop actions, but a sincere heart was what truly won people's hearts.

Amí Bơng recounted the years of implementing Program 134, when the people lacked arable land. She, along with the local Party committee and government, mobilized well-off households to share every inch of land with impoverished families. “When the stomachs are full and the feet have land to stand on, the words of the wicked will fall into the abyss,” she said with a gentle smile. That is the root of mass mobilization work, aiming to build “the people’s hearts” from the simplest things.

Returning to her village after retiring in 2016, Ms. H'Bliăk did not choose to enjoy her old age peacefully. When hostile forces exploited social media to lure young people, she continued her journey of campaigning and mobilizing the masses.

She recalled the period of 2018-2019 when she was invited by authorities to participate in dialogues and re-education programs for former prisoners. Some initially met her with disdain and resentment. She used compassion and a sense of brotherhood to win them over. She asked them about their corn fields, their children's education, and the pain of mothers and wives whose husbands and sons had been deceived into doing bad things. She recounted: "I told them that the Party and the State are like parents, never abandoning their misguided children. Only FULRO would abandon its members in the jungle, in hunger, and in prison." Through these heartfelt words, she successfully persuaded over 30 individuals to return to honest work and maintain security in their villages.