Eliminate backward customs, build civilized life in Buon Don

In the past, backward customs were a major barrier to socio -economic development and improving the quality of life of people in ethnic minority areas in Buon Don commune.

Mr. Y Dem Byă (left cover) talks and exchanges with people.

Typically, in Buon Don (Buon Don commune), besides the cultural and ethnic diversity, in the past, in the village there still existed backward customs. Whenever a family had a sick person, they held a ceremony. These rituals not only cost money and time but also delay medical examination and treatment, affecting health.

In an effort to change perceptions, influential people like Mr. Y Dem Byă have become leading examples. Mr. Y Dem frankly said: “If you believe in a shaman, you will lose money and your illness will not be cured, or even worse. Instead, believe in a doctor, and your illness will be cured.”

He supports people to access and select civilized knowledge in the electronic environment.

Mr. Y Dem supports people in accessing and selecting civilized knowledge in the electronic environment.

Thanks to his persistent advocacy, people gradually raised their awareness and stopped being superstitious. Whenever a family member got sick, instead of believing in shamans, people took their loved ones to the health station or hospital for examination and treatment.

Up to now, the village has basically eliminated bad customs that are no longer suitable for the new life. Civilized lifestyles exist in weddings, funerals and festivals associated with preserving and promoting the values of the nation's fine traditional cultural identity, aiming at sustainable poverty reduction.

Mobilize people to convert crops, increase income, and develop the economy.

Similarly, in Thong Nhat village, Buon Don commune, Ms. Sao H Phon, a prestigious person in the village, also pioneered an example in changing old habits, always striving for responsibility to the community.

Ms. Sao H Phon exchanged and shared business experiences with people of Thong Nhat village.

The whole Thong Nhat village has 173 households with 11 ethnic groups living together. With her understanding of ethnic cultures, Mrs. Phon has promoted awareness among the people, helping them abandon backward customs and practices that hinder the building of a civilized life. She also actively promotes disease prevention measures, especially dengue fever, and encourages villagers to clean up the environment, clear bushes, and remove mosquito larvae monthly.

She mobilized women in the village to pay attention to reproductive health and find ways to do small business to increase income.

Ms. Sao H Phon encourages women in the village to pay attention to reproductive health and find ways to do small business to increase income.

Paying special attention to the health of women in the village, through her voice and sincere sharing, Mrs. Phon also helps women realize the importance of regular health care and giving birth at a safe medical facility.

In addition, she also encouraged people to actively work in production, raise livestock, and expand their occupations to develop production, increase income, and sustainably reduce poverty. She is the one who aroused the spirit of economic independence for women in the village by encouraging them to do small business and open grocery stores at home to diversify their income sources. Thanks to that, the number of poor and near-poor households in Thong Nhat village has decreased significantly. Currently, the whole village has only 60 poor households and 7 near-poor households.

Chat and exchange feelings with local people.

Prestigious person Sao H Phon chatted and shared feelings with local people.

Ms. H Thieu Byă, a resident of Thong Nhat village, shared: "Thanks to the encouragement, I boldly opened a small grocery store to have more work and income to take care of my children and family instead of just relying on rice and cassava."

Buon Don is a border commune, with over 76% of ethnic minorities living there, and the poverty rate of the whole commune is over 32%. The whole commune has 8 prestigious people working in the villages and hamlets of ethnic minorities.

Although life is still difficult, in many villages, people's lives are improving day by day. This achievement is due to the contribution of prestigious people in the community, helping to bring the Party and State's policies into life.

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