Trillion-dollar capital helps Lam Dong people rise up and escape poverty

Mr. Vu Van Dinh (blue shirt), Tan Loi village, Dak Mil commune, is a near-poor household in the locality.

From a pair of cows escaping poverty to the will to rise up

Mr. Vu Van Dinh's family in Tan Loi village, Dak Mil commune is a near-poor household in the locality, living off a few acres of land growing mangoes. However, in good harvest years, the price drops, and in bad harvest years, there is not enough to eat, so Mr. Dinh's family's life is difficult all year round, lacking everything.

Mr. Dinh’s family life began to change when he received a pair of breeding cows from the National Target Program. After receiving the cows, Mr. Dinh renovated the garden, planted more grass, built a barn and spent a lot of effort taking care of them.

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Thanks to the State's support for the pair of cows, my family has the conditions to develop the economy , hopefully to soon escape poverty and have a less difficult life.
Mr. Vu Van Dinh, in Tan Loi village, Dak Mil commune

“This pair of cows is my family’s most valuable asset. I just hope the cows are healthy and reproduce well so that I can have more calves to increase the herd. Then I will have more income and manure to fertilize the plants, saving a lot of money,” Mr. Dinh happily confided.

Thanks to practical support, many poor households in Dak Mil have more motivation to rise up. According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Mil commune, recently the locality has integrated many programs and projects, focusing on supporting livelihoods and investing in essential infrastructure such as roads, electricity, water, and schools.

Thanks to the integration of many livelihood support programs and essential infrastructure, the poverty rate in Dak Mil commune decreased to 2.57%, 4.2% lower than in 2020.

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We focus on propaganda and raising people's awareness of self-reliance and self-improvement. When people change their mindset and have the will to rise up, poverty reduction will be truly sustainable.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Mil commune

Thanks to that, the poverty rate of Dak Mil commune is now only 2.57%, down more than 4.2% compared to 2020. These numbers not only show the results of the policy but also demonstrate the consensus between the government and the people in the journey to escape poverty.

To date, Lam Dong has allocated more than VND 1,487 billion for the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program for the 2021 - 2025 period, reaching 60.36% of the disbursement plan.

Towards sustainable poverty reduction

After administrative restructuring, Lam Dong province now has an area of more than 24,200km² with nearly 3.9 million people, becoming the largest province in the country.

Along with organizational consolidation, the province pays special attention to implementing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period, towards comprehensive, inclusive and long-term development.

To date, the province has allocated more than VND1,487 billion for the program, reaching 60.36% of the disbursement plan. Of which, more than VND651 billion is for development investment, more than VND835 billion for career activities. In 2025 alone, Lam Dong will allocate an additional VND265.6 billion to focus on communes with special difficulties.

Thanks to this resource, the whole province has implemented nearly 300 poverty reduction models and 146 production development projects, focusing on livestock and crop farming, areas directly related to the people. More than 5,000 households have benefited, many livestock farming models, fruit tree planting, and coffee replanting bring stable income.

From the resources of the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program, Lam Dong has implemented nearly 300 models and 146 production projects, focusing on livestock and crop farming associated with people's lives.

Along with that, social security work is also given attention. Thousands of children are provided with nutrition, more than 300 new houses are built, dozens of vocational training classes and radio stations are upgraded, helping people improve their lives and increase their knowledge.

Despite being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the program still achieved positive results with 81 essential infrastructure projects invested with more than 412 billion VND, contributing to changing the face of rural and mountainous areas and promoting local economic development.

Children receive medical care from resources of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction

According to Lam Dong Department of Finance, at the end of 2021, the province's multidimensional poverty rate was 9.33% (more than 78,000 households). By the end of 2024, this rate decreased to 4.06% (35,434 households) and is expected to be only 3.33% by 2025. On average, the poverty rate decreased by more than 1.4% per year, reflecting persistent efforts in poverty reduction.

The chart shows the multidimensional poverty rate in Lam Dong province over the years (Source: Report on the assessment of the implementation of the National Target Program in Lam Dong province by the Department of Finance)

Poverty reduction targets not only met the plan but also brought about clear results. People improved their production capacity, accessed social services and most importantly, had confidence and aspiration to rise up. Thereby, contributing to creating a new face for Lam Dong province on the journey of sustainable poverty reduction.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/nguon-von-nghin-ty-tiep-suc-nguoi-dan-lam-dong-vuon-len-thoat-ngheo-399475.html