The "bridges" in Ea Rok

With prestige and experience, prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Ea Rok commune have become a bridge to bring the Party's policies and the State's laws to the people.

Ea Rok commune currently has 25 prestigious people among ethnic minorities. With prestige, experience and understanding of customs and practices, village elders and prestigious people always actively propagate and mobilize people to comply with guidelines, policies and laws; participate in maintaining security and order, eliminating bad customs, and building a civilized lifestyle in the community.

Many prestigious people in Ea Rok commune are currently holding positions at the grassroots level such as Party cell secretary, village chief, head of the Front work committee, mediation team, security team, etc. They are truly the core force in uniting, maintaining social stability and sustainable development.

For example, Mr. Y Sum Eban (Jrai ethnic group), Party Cell Secretary, a prestigious person in Ea Rok village 8 (former M'Tha hamlet), Ea Rok commune. Not only is he an exemplary cadre and party member, always "practicing what he preaches", he is also a close person, deeply attached to the people.

Mr. Y Sum Eban (left cover), Party Cell Secretary, a prestigious person in Ea Rok village 8 (old M'Tha hamlet), Ea Rok commune shares his experience in propaganda work.

Ea Rok Village 8 has 190 households, over 760 people, ethnic minorities account for 80% of the population. People's lives are still difficult because of little productive land, many areas are often flooded in the rainy season and lack of water in the dry season. To help people develop the economy , promote the effectiveness of the provided plants and animals, Mr. Y Sum and the people participate in training courses on planting and raising techniques; dig drainage ditches and select drought-resistant plant varieties, dig wells and ponds to store irrigation water.

With over 67% of the population being ethnic minorities, prestigious people have truly been "bridges" of solidarity, shining examples in labor and production, always taking the lead in movements, contributing to maintaining stability in security and order and socio-economic development in the commune.

Vice Chairman of Ea Rok Commune People's Committee

Realizing that many households in the village still have limited legal knowledge, Mr. Y Sum "went to every alley, knocked on every door", mobilizing people to fully participate in legal education and dissemination sessions.

In particular, to limit early marriage and incestuous marriage, Mr. Y Sum chose a gentle approach, persistently using practical stories to convince people.

Gradually, families in Ea Rok village 8 changed their perception, not allowing their children to marry within the family, and the number of dropping out of school to get married early also decreased. Thanks to that, the number of poor households in Ea Rok village 8 decreased.

Not only propagating and mobilizing people to gradually eliminate backward customs and focus on business and economic development, prestigious people of Ea Rok commune also focus on mobilizing people to participate in building new rural areas and maintaining security and order in the area.

Mr. Lu Truong Phong (Thai ethnic group), a prestigious person in Ia Jloi village 5, Ea Rok commune, together with the Party cell, self-management, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations, propagated to help people understand the policy of "The State and the people work together". To make people believe, listen and follow, Mr. Phong voluntarily moved his family's fence to widen the road. The surrounding households saw this and followed suit. For those who were still hesitant and uncertain, he patiently analyzed and explained until they understood the policy of widening the road according to the new rural criteria. Thanks to that, the villagers agreed and voluntarily donated land, moved fences, and cut down trees to widen the road...

Mr. Lu Truong Phong (left cover), a prestigious person in Ia Jloi village 5, Ea Rok commune, discussed ways to mobilize people to donate land and expand rural roads.

In order to help the prestigious people promote their role in the community, Ea Rok commune has promptly implemented policies to support and encourage them materially and spiritually. Every year, the locality organizes visits, presents gifts, and meets to honor outstanding prestigious people, organizes prestigious people to attend legal training courses, visit and learn from experiences, contributing to encouraging the spirit of solidarity and encouraging prestigious people to contribute to the community.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202512/nhung-nhip-cau-o-ea-rok-93d1929/