Poverty eradication measures synchronously taken

Poverty eradication measures have been effectively taken in Khanh Vinh District over years, contributing to improving local living standards and reducing poverty rate in the district. 

Efforts to escape poverty

Depending on a 1.4ha mountain field, the 9-member family of Cao Hoai Nghinh in Suoi Ca, Khanh Trung Commune, Khanh Vinh District used to be struggling to make ends meet. Since the use of 1.7ha of agricultural land allocated for growing Acacia trees and lowland rice combined with raising cattle, the family’s income has much improved. Gradually out of poverty, they have owned a new spacious house with better life prospects.

The family of Dong Van Dung, Duong Thi Hoa in Ta Mo Village, Khanh Thanh Commune have pulled themselves from poverty with the cultivation of Acacia trees. They gradually expanded production together with investment in more land for other crops of pomelos and oranges and cattle farming. They have escaped from poverty sustainably with much improvement in their living standard. They have been able to financially support their 2 children at university.

Synchronous measures

According to Le Dinh Phung, Chief of the district Division of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the district has taken synchronous measures to reduce poverty sustainably. In addition to transport infrastructure investment, the government has diversified programs and models of poverty reduction livelihoods; provided professional development, training, labor export and housing assistance; agricultural development support; boosted propaganda to help change residents’ thinking and behavior together with child nutrition improvement, especially in ethnic minority areas.

Thanks to changing crops, Dong Van Dung's household has escaped poverty sustainably.

In 2022, the district implemented natural disaster control and traffic infrastructure development constructions, including an embankment to prevent landslides on the right bank of the Cai River (across Lien Sang Commune) with a total investment of VND80 billion; Trang River bridge: approximately VND80 billion; the repair of Yang Bay 1 Bridge: VND28 billion; and road K25 from Hon Lay Village to Ba Dui (Khanh Hiep Commune): more than VND28 billion. Simultaneously, more than VND1 billion was poured on the repair of Road No. 2 (Khanh Dong Commune); more than VND1 billion on the upgrading of the inter-commune road from Khanh Vinh Town to Khanh Thanh; more than VND2.3 billion on the repair of suspension bridges; more than VND1.15 billion on the upgrading of Oc and May Rivers canals (Khanh Dong Commune); nearly VND1.2 billion on the main canal of Cao Mo Xe field (Khanh Binh Commune), etc.

In 2023, in addition to the allocation of funds for ongoing projects, the district will continue investing in many projects on support for malnourished children under 5, sustainable work, livelihood development, agricultural development and so on. The district is reviewing and proposing building 54 houses and repairing 676 houses for those in need; promoting poverty reduction propaganda, etc.

By the end of 2022, Khanh Vinh District had 4,211 poor households, accounting for 39.16% (based on the multidimensional poverty measure in the period of 2021 - 2025), down by 620 households compared to 2021, meeting the requirements of poverty cut by half annually according to the district's resolution.

V.T

Translated by N.T