Building a strong and comprehensive Veterans Association in Vinh Long province.

On December 11th and 12th, the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association held its first Provincial Veterans Association Congress and outlined directions, tasks, and solutions for implementation during the 2025-2030 term.

The Executive Committee of the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association for the 2025-2030 term was introduced at the Congress.

Following the merger, the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association has 132 grassroots associations, 2,461 branches, and 61,910 members. During the past term, all officials and members of the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association have demonstrated a high sense of responsibility and achieved many outstanding results.

In particular, the "4 Donations" movement saw more than 2,000 members and citizens donate 63,289 ^{square meters} of land, valued at over 18 billion VND, while also contributing tens of thousands of man-days of labor to build 4,887 km of rural roads and raising funds to build 298 bridges with a total cost of over 30 billion VND.

To date, the Association of Veteran Entrepreneurs and Businesses in Vinh Long province has 73 enterprises, 92 cooperatives, 388 production cooperative groups, 11 farms, and 4,193 households engaged in service businesses. This has created jobs for 2,293 veterans and their children, with an average income of 7.2 million VND per person per month. Currently, 12,061 members have been awarded the title of "Excellent Producer and Businessperson".

In addition, the various levels of the Association have implemented many dynamic measures to facilitate members' access to preferential loan sources, organized many effective models, strengthened charitable activities, and mobilized social resources to build and repair "Comrades' Shelters"... to improve the material and spiritual lives of members.

At the same time, the Veterans Association of Vinh Long province effectively maintained 1,113 savings and loan groups of the Social Policy Bank. Implementing the movement "The whole country joins hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses," the Association's organizations in the province built new and repaired 2,349 houses with a total value of 113.647 billion VND.

Vinh Long province is holding its first Provincial Veterans Association Congress for the 2025-2030 term.

Delivering a keynote address at the Congress, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Ho Thi Hoang Yen acknowledged and highly appreciated the models, initiatives, and proactive approach of the Provincial Veterans Association, and commended the achievements that the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association has made in the past term.

In the coming term, all levels of the Veterans Association need to focus on maintaining, spreading, and further enhancing the qualities of "Uncle Ho's Soldiers." They should be exemplary in building the Party and government; propose specific solutions to local authorities; care for the lives of members; and at the same time, build a truly strong, disciplined, and effective Veterans Association. This includes innovating leadership methods, applying digital transformation to association work; and strengthening the team of dedicated, capable, and proactive association officials.

Furthermore, the Provincial Veterans Association needs to work alongside the province in major programs that contribute to Vinh Long's breakthrough; actively responding to and participating in key tasks such as: building new rural areas, digital transformation of communities, developing civilized, green, and smart urban areas, developing the regional economy , marine space, and tourism services. Veterans must be the core force, leading the way in implementing the national target program for building new rural areas, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas within the province, as well as in local revolutionary action movements.

At the Congress, the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association announced the decision to appoint the Executive Committee of the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association for the 2025-2030 term, consisting of 39 members, the Standing Committee of 13 members, the President, Vice President, Inspection Committee, and Head of the Inspection Committee of the Association. Colonel Tong Thanh Phong was elected President of the Vinh Long Provincial Veterans Association for the 2025-2030 term.

HOANG TRUNG

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