Inspiring stories on the journey out of poverty

On May 30, in the Southern region, the Central Emulation and Reward Committee organized an exchange program with typical examples in the emulation movement "For the poor - No one is left behind". The program is an opportunity to honor outstanding collectives and individuals with creative approaches and effective models in sustainable poverty reduction.

Attending the event were comrades: Phan Van Hung, Deputy Head of the Central Emulation and Rewards Committee; Nguyen Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Central Emulation and Rewards Committee, Head of the program's organizing committee...

Help each other escape poverty

At the meeting, many stories of overcoming difficulties and rising to become rich were shared, spreading the spirit of solidarity and aspiration of the poor.

Representatives of typical groups and individuals interacted at the program.

Lam Dong Provincial Social Policy Bank Branch is one of the typical units when in the period of 2021-2025, it supported more than 17,000 households to borrow capital with a total amount of nearly 27,800 billion VND, contributing to creating jobs for nearly 30,900 workers.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thu, Deputy Director of the Branch, said that the loan policy following the “For the Poor” movement is a fulcrum for the poor to have the motivation to overcome difficulties to escape poverty. From farmers accessing preferential capital to increase production, from students receiving loans to go to school, especially pushing back black credit in rural and remote areas. Therefore, the bank always ensures synchronization in policy credit activities; sends bank staff to participate in neighborhood meetings to propagate so that people understand preferential policies; guides people on capital management...

In Ninh Thuan , the aloe vera production project linked to the value chain of Son Phat Cooperative, managed by Mr. Thanh Lai Chu, has done something special. The model lasted 2 years (from January 2023 to November 2024), with an investment of more than 1.9 billion VND, applying the production process according to VietGAP standards, combined with a water-saving irrigation system, thereby creating sustainable livelihoods for 32 Raglai households (including 14 poor households, 17 near-poor households and 1 newly escaped poverty household).

Mr. Thanh Lai Chu added that the local population is mainly ethnic minorities, who have not yet accessed new production models. Therefore, when Son Phat Cooperative developed stably with the aloe vera export project linked to the value chain, he and the local government invited companies to survey the land and mobilized people to produce according to this model. Currently, each participating household earns an average profit of nearly 90 million VND/year. The model also contributes to changing the crop structure, creating jobs for 300 local workers and reducing the poverty rate.

Connecting Compassion

At the program, Mr. Tran Dinh Tai, Acting Deputy General Director of Hoa Sen Group also shared about the program accompanying orphans and children in difficult circumstances, called "Vietnamese Family Shelter" that the group has implemented since October 2022 until now.

The program has spread love to 402 orphaned students in difficult circumstances across the country, through activities supporting scholarships, material, spiritual... The total value of support from the group is more than 13 billion VND, and has received the support of 269 artists and many benefactors, with a total contribution of over 33 billion VND. The project has gone through 46 provinces and cities, helping children have the conditions to continue going to school, nurture their dreams and develop comprehensively.

Representatives of typical groups and individuals interacted at the program.

Originating from the hearts of farmers in Dinh Yen commune, the model "Charity House Building Team No. 02" in An Binh hamlet, Dinh Yen commune, Lap Vo district, Dong Thap province has become a bright spot in the movement to help the poor stabilize their housing and settle down.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tu said that since 1983, he and other farmers in the village have contributed to building bridges and roads. In 1995, they formed “Charity House Building Group No. 01” to build houses for people from trees. However, because houses built from trees do not last long, in 2010, these farmers planned to build prefabricated houses for the poor in the area and then build brick houses with cement walls.

In 2016, “Charity House Building Team No. 02” was established. During the years of building houses for the poor, there were cases where members of the team had to take care of their own meals, and even had to take care of the meals for the homeowner.

“If they are in too much trouble and cannot support me, I will take care of them in return. If I can help people in unfortunate circumstances have a warm house, they will be happy and I will be happy too. That joy touches my heart, that is the motivation,” Mr. Tu confided.

Speaking at the program, Deputy Head of the Central Emulation and Reward Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan said that, implementing Decision 90/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on approving the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period 2021 - 2025 and responding to the emulation movement "For the poor - No one is left behind", in recent times, ministries, branches, socio-political organizations, People's Committees of provinces and cities, economic, social, professional organizations, businesses and people have actively deployed and concretized the movement, considering this a key and regular task.

Deputy Head of the Central Emulation and Reward Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan speaks

This movement has brought about practical results, contributing to significantly improving people's lives, especially in localities with high poverty rates. Since then, many typical examples, good models, and creative ways have been created to help the poor escape poverty sustainably and stabilize their lives.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhung-cau-chuyen-truyen-cam-hung-trong-hanh-trinh-thoat-ngheo-post797423.html