Families escape poverty through the profession of "Father passes it on to son"

With a low economic starting point and no financial support, but with personal efforts and other sources of support, families in Nghia Hanh district (Quang Ngai province) have risen out of poverty from the "Father-to-son" profession.

We arrived at the house of Ms. Hoang Thi Mai, residing in Ky Tho Nam 2 village, Hanh Duc commune, Nghia Hanh district, when Ms. Mai was preparing to deliver 30,000 duck eggs to a customer. She has been married for over 30 years. Her husband used to be a duck herder. After getting married, they still stuck to the job, he raised ducks, she incubated eggs and then sold them. After 20 years since their wedding, looking back and forth, it was only enough to get by, not having any money left. Ms. Mai recalled: “We had no capital, we ate wherever we worked, not having any money left. My husband worked for hire as a duck herder, not having his own flock. That year, around 2010, my husband and I took a risk and borrowed 200 million VND from our younger brother's land title to buy a flock of ducks to raise, and built an incubator. Thanks to God's mercy and hard work, everything is going very well now.”

Ms. Hoang Thi Mai next to her family's duck farm.

According to Mr. Nguyen Sy Hai - Chairman of Hanh Duc Commune People's Committee, it is not uncommon for families to escape poverty from the "Father-to-son" profession in Hanh Duc Commune. "The difficulty is that in the past, they could not access loan sources, could not access new ways of doing business, and could not apply science and technology to improve labor productivity. But now, loan sources have been diversified, people have gradually become familiar with new ways of doing things, and learned experiences through the media, so their work progresses well every day, following the growth of the whole society", Mr. Nguyen Sy Hai shared.

The case of Ms. Doan Thi Danh, residing in An Hoa village, Hanh Dung commune, is also an example of inheriting the family's profession. Before getting married, her family in Nghia Ky commune, Tu Nghia district, made brooms. When she got married, she brought the profession to her husband's hometown, Hanh Dung, to earn a living. "Back then, I had to collect brooms myself, bundle them, and weave them into brooms to sell at the market to make a living. My husband stayed home to do farming. 15 years ago, he passed away due to illness. I was the only one who raised two children. Fortunately, in 2008, Plan supported my family with 7.5 million VND to build a house. Through the Women's Union, I was able to borrow 30 million VND to make brooms. After 10 years, my children now have jobs and I am less miserable. And now making brooms is much more enjoyable. The traders bring the brooms, and after making brooms, the traders come to collect the brooms and sell them. I just have to sit at home and process them."

Doan Thi Danh, residing in An Hoa village, Hanh Dung commune, escaped poverty through her family's traditional profession.

Ms. Vo Thi Pham - Head of the Women's Union of An Hoa village said: "Ms. Doan Thi Danh's family used to be very poor. Since accessing loans from the Women's Union, the family's economy has changed significantly. Not only Ms. Danh's family, many other families in the village have also "changed their lives" thanks to loans."

Looking at the spacious house of Ms. Bui Thi My Hanh, residing in An Phuoc village, Hanh Dung commune, few people know that about 5-7 years ago, her family was always a "long-term" poor household. Ms. Hanh explained: "In the countryside, the traditional occupation is raising livestock and growing crops, so why do we do anything else? But we are always poor, not making enough to eat. When we had a loan, my husband and I expanded our raising livestock and growing crops. When we had free time, we went to the market to raise chickens and ducks for the market brokers. That was enough to make a living. The profit came from raising livestock and growing crops. After many years of saving, 2 years ago, my husband and I were able to build this new house, and we were so happy that we cried. Our 2 children are also in college. We still have to worry about many things, but we have "savings" so we are very secure.

2. Ms. Bui Thi My Hanh takes care of her family's livestock.

The women in Nghia Hanh in this article have had years of hardship to earn a living and take care of their families. For them, in addition to the inherent diligence of women, other supports from society have been a "launching pad" for them to escape poverty and build a prosperous life in their homeland.

HOANG NGAN

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