Lesson 1: The leader must take the lead
“Whatever is beneficial to the people, we must do our best” - that is the consistent thought in the leadership and direction of the Party Secretary of Cha Nua Commune, Khoang Van Van. Not only is he a model leader, responsible, close to the grassroots, close to the people, and concerned about their concerns, Secretary Van is also a pioneer, inspiring and sowing confidence for people to change their way of thinking and working, making efforts to work and produce, and getting rich on their own fields and homeland.
Correct policy, in line with people's wishes
Despite having made an appointment, when we arrived at the office of the Cha Nua Commune People's Committee, we still could not meet Secretary Khoang Van Van. While we were fiddling with the phone, the commune office staff said: "If you are looking for Secretary Van, you have to go out to National Highway 4H. He is taking care of the Bauhinia trees with the people." After nearly 10 minutes of walking along the national highway, we finally met Secretary Van when he was busy cutting bamboo and weaving baskets to protect the Bauhinia trees. His pants were rolled up to his knees, and he was sweating profusely. At first glance, we thought he was a real "old farmer".
While weaving baskets and chatting, Mr. Van said: “While waiting for the reporter, I came here to direct and work with the people for fun. This row of Bauhinia trees is 6 years old! It is the result of joint efforts and consensus, when the government and the people "rolled up their sleeves" to work, those with expertise and techniques proactively went to the forest to find seeds and saplings, and the people contributed to transporting the trees to plant along the national highway and all the roads in the commune. In just a short time, with the determination to green the roads, creating a highlight for Cha Nua tourism , 1,200 Bauhinia trees were planted, assigned to the people of the villages to take care of and protect without the local government having to spend a single penny.”
As a Thai ethnic child raised and grown up by the land of Ba Cha, in 2015, Nam Po district had a policy of sending cadres to the grassroots level. At that time, Secretary Van, who was Deputy Chief of Office of the People's Council - People's Committee of the district, was transferred to Cha Nua with the promise of "Excellently completing all tasks assigned by the Party and State; accompanying and working side by side with the people to help Cha Nua escape from poverty".
Immediately after taking up the task, with the concern of "how to help people escape poverty and settle down", Secretary Van and the commune leaders trekked across streams and forests to remote areas to learn about the potential, strengths of the land and local climate; met with village elders, village chiefs, prestigious people and local people. After these trips to the grassroots, Secretary Van has gained experience and creative ways to help people escape poverty.
According to Secretary Van: To eliminate hunger and poverty, there is no other way but to make people believe, and to make people believe, the team of cadres and party members must promote the spirit of "talking and doing", pioneering economic development, transforming the structure of crops and livestock, building model livelihoods for people to learn and follow. Focus on promoting the role of "extended arms" of the team of village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people in propaganda work, inspiring the will and determination of the people to escape poverty.
In particular, the Party Committee and the government of Cha Nua are united and unanimous in promoting internal strength, effectively utilizing potential strengths, proposing correct policies that appeal to the people; at the same time, launching emulation movements in labor production, economic development, and building bright - green - clean - beautiful villages. With creative and effective ways of doing things and correct policies that appeal to the people, by the end of 2018, the rate of poor and near-poor households in Cha Nua was only 11.41% (a decrease of more than 40% within two years); up to now, 100% of households that are Party members have escaped poverty, many households have become well-off.
That achievement not only brings excitement and pride to the Cha Nua people themselves but also the common pride of the Party Committee, government, and people of all ethnic groups in the Nam Po border district. Because since the district was established, no commune has had such an "impressive" economic transformation as Cha Nua.
Give trust through action
During the business trip, we visited the livestock area of Secretary Khoang Van Van and he shared: "I have been implementing this livestock area since 2019. At that time, many people said that this was a rather reckless decision, because the cost of breeding was high, and the care techniques were unclear. Will there be an output?"
But with his industrious and studious nature, and his desire to have a model economic model for people to learn and follow, Mr. Van still took the risk... In addition to taking advantage of clean food sources from nature, Secretary Van read more books on techniques, participated in livestock training courses, and applied them to his own family model. In particular, he took the trouble to travel to many other localities to "lie in wait" to learn valuable experiences from successful models. With his efforts and exemplary leadership, Secretary Van has now successfully built a VAC model under the forest canopy with a hectare-wide livestock area, 40 goats, dozens of wild pigs and poultry, and dug a pond to raise fish, bringing in an annual income of hundreds of millions of VND.
Under the leadership of Secretary Khoang Van Van and the collective of the Party Committee and the communal government, Cha Nua commune has now successfully built 280 livestock, production and economic development areas under the forest canopy; more than 120 household waste incinerators; planted 1,200 Bauhinia trees; 15km of intra-field roads (3.7km of concrete); nearly 50km of forest patrol and protection routes... |
“I find Secretary Van’s livestock model very good and highly effective, so I learn and follow it. Thanks to Secretary Van’s technical guidance and land improvement, my livestock area has developed very well, and the income each year is higher than the previous year,” said Mr. Tao Van Sen, Cau village.
Coming to Cha Nua today, many people call Secretary Khoang Van Van by the familiar name, the owner of the "zero-dong projects". Because from the idea, the initiative of Secretary Van and his dedication and devotion, it has been the source of gathering solidarity, consensus, and contributions of cadres, party members and people. Many "zero-dong projects" have been implemented: Patrol road project, forest protection; intra-field road; building a household waste incinerator; planting Bauhinia trees... These projects contribute to bringing a new source of "vitality", opening the door for the people of Cha Nua to escape poverty, build a prosperous and fulfilling life, becoming a bright spot in building new rural areas in the border area.
With his dedication, wholehearted service to the people and the changes in the remote villages, Secretary Khoang Van Van's mark has been deeply imprinted in every house, road, construction... in Cha Nua. Secretary Van deserves to be the "torch" that lights up the love and trust of the people in the remote areas for the Party and beloved Uncle Ho.
Lesson 2: When the vanguard party members do difficult work
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