Pioneering on the media front, spreading the spirit of "Leaving no one behind"

Lai Chau is a mountainous, border province located in the Northwest region of the country, with rugged terrain, fragmented traffic, harsh weather, high poverty rate, and difficult people's lives. These factors make the implementation of social security programs, especially the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses for poor, near-poor, and policy families, encounter many obstacles. Temporary and dilapidated houses are a major obstacle to improving the quality of life, developing the socio-economy , and building sustainable new rural areas in the locality.

Realizing that, in recent times, Lai Chau province has determined that eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses is not only a goal of developing residential infrastructure, but also has profound humanistic values, demonstrating the spirit of "leaving no one behind" of the Party and State. The entire political system of the province has been making drastic efforts to realize the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households and people with revolutionary contributions. A campaign not only to build houses, but also to build trust, arouse consensus and sharing in the community.

Reporter Dinh Dong - Lai Chau Newspaper works on the topic of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in Sin Ho district.

In particular, since mid-2024, immediately after the Prime Minister issued urgent decisions and instructions to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide, Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee issued a Decision to establish a Provincial Steering Committee, clearly assigning responsibilities to each comrade in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. The Provincial People's Committee issued Decision 620/QD-UBND clearly defining the goal: by June 2025, eliminate more than 7,000 temporary and dilapidated houses in the whole province. With high political determination, from Party committees, authorities at all levels, the Police, the Army, the Fatherland Front, to unions, social organizations and each citizen...

During that journey, Lai Chau Newspaper has effectively promoted the role of propaganda in spreading information, creating social consensus and arousing the spirit of humanity and community responsibility. The Lai Chau Newspaper Editorial Board directed specialized departments to develop specific propaganda plans for each week and month; opened columns "Joining hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses", "For warm homes in the highlands"... Since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 500 news, articles, photos, videos, clips... posted on the Electronic Newspaper, Lai Chau Regular Newspaper, Lai Chau Weekend Newspaper, Lai Chau Highland Newspaper, vividly reflecting the journey of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in the province. Spreading bright examples of cadres, soldiers, and communities working together to contribute to building warm homes. Central and provincial policies and guidelines are reflected in a timely, easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember manner, helping people - especially ethnic minorities - clearly understand their rights and responsibilities and proactively participate.

Representatives of Lai Chau Newspaper, Nam Nhun district, Nam Hang commune handed over the house to the representative of Mr. Po Siu Thai's family - a poor household of Nam Don village, Nam Hang commune, Nam Nhun district.

Lai Chau Newspaper also strives to call for social resources, connecting kind-hearted people inside and outside the province to join hands to contribute to the campaign. At the same time, it becomes an effective social monitoring channel, contributing to ensuring publicity and transparency in the policy implementation process. With the synchronous participation of all levels and sectors from the province to the grassroots, the accompaniment of the press and the cooperation of the whole society, especially the valuable support of the Ministry of Public Security, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, by mid-April 2025, Lai Chau has deployed 4,782 houses, the progress reached 85.7% according to Decision 620/QD-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee, contributing to bringing joy and stability to thousands of households in the highlands. Each newly built house not only eliminates the worry of "leaky rain and wind" but also adds hope and motivation for people to work with peace of mind and stay attached to their homeland for a long time.

Promoting the role of Party newspapers in the "acceleration" phase towards the goal of eliminating temporary houses, in the coming time, Lai Chau Newspaper will continue to build special pages and columns, increase news and reportage articles... closely following local realities; become a trusted address, connecting kind-hearted and benevolent hearts nationwide towards the program of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for poor, near-poor households, and policy families. Promote exchanges, content sharing, and coordination between Party newspapers of the Northern provinces in communicating about social security work. Have a mechanism to support and encourage reporters to stay at the grassroots level, reporting from remote areas...

Roofs that are no longer dilapidated are the first step in the journey out of poverty. But more importantly, they are the place to keep people’s faith in the leadership of the Party, the service of the government and the support of the revolutionary press. We believe that, with the support of the Party’s press agency, the journey for a Lai Chau without temporary or dilapidated houses will soon reach its destination, multiplying humanistic values, sustainable development and national solidarity.

Source: https://baolaichau.vn/chung-tay-xoa-nha-tam-nha-dot-nat/tien-phong-tren-mat-tran-truyen-thong-lan-toa-tinh-than-khong-de-ai-bi-bo-lai-phia-sau-1241785