North Tan Uyen’s women help each other to eliminate poverty

Women's Union (WU) of North Tan Uyen district has considered the movement of women to help each other in economic development as a key task. Therefore, in recent years, the union has actively mobilized women to participate in production and economic development activities in many specific forms; thereby contributing to improving material and spiritual lives of members and women, and effectively implementing the poverty elimination target of the district.

Many good ways

Nguyen Thi Ly's family ( in hamlet 1, Thuong Tan commune), has an efficient farming model bringing an annual income of billions VND. In previous years, her family life used to be difficult. In recent years, the commune WU supported her in various forms, including loans from Social Policy Bank. Ms. Ly said that with the loan of VND20 million from the district Social Policy Bank, she bought two sows. Owing to participation in training courses on technology transfer, she applied these new techniques in raising pigs, fish and crops (pomelos, rubber) effectively. In addition, on her family’s land, she boldly invested in building a farming model in 2007. At present, with an income of more than VND2 billion per year, she is one example of the first farming production model at her locality.

Sa Thi Hoa, in Vuon Uom hamlet, Tan Dinh commune, and her home-based business model. 

Sa Thi Hoa (Vuon Uom hamlet, Tan Dinh Commune) overcame the most difficult times, after receiving supports from local women. Knowing her situation, the commune WU introduced her to cultivation and husbandry models. Then she bravely invested in raising beeves, pigs and planting fruit trees. At present, her family’ income is stable with nearly 100 pigs, 13 ha of rubber trees, more than 300 pomelo trees and fish ponds. When family life is stable, she has the opportunity to participate in social activities and help other members to get rich on their own land. "Knowing the difficult situation of my family, women in my commune visited, encouraged and helped to develop my family economic situation".

In addition to introducing efficient production models, loan support, Women's Union of North Tan Uyen has maintained a movement of women helping each other by labor days, seedlings, capital, and opening vocational training classes for female members. Besides, they have also maintained 6 feast cooking classes, 1 sewing class, 1 pig raising cooperative group, 1 rattan-fan knitting cooperative group, 1 citrus tree cultivating cooperative group... to create jobs, increase income, help local women improve their life.

To enhance women movement of helping each other to eliminate poverty

WU of North Tan Uyen district determines that helping members to eliminate poverty, increase family income is a priority task. The union collaborated Poverty reduction Steering Committee to conduct surveys on the number of poor, near-poor households by 2017 (36 poor households and 68 near-poor households). In order to help poor members develop their family economy, the union implemented many good and specific ways, such as closely collaborating with Social Policy Bank to provide loans to members. In order to help members to access loans, the union mobilized on-the-spot capital resource by setting up savings groups. At present, the district has 294 groups with many types, total amount of over VND19 billion to help 3699 households get loans for breeding and production. With the spirit of mutual support, the union and its branches encouraged women with better economic conditions to help other poor women in many forms, like loans without interest, loans with low interest rates...

Phan Thi Ngoc Loi, Chairwoman of North Tan Uyen district Women's Union, said that in order to support local women, the union regularly developed mutual support activities in all aspects of life. Every year, the unions and its branches actively review and classify women according to specific characteristics so as to have solutions for help and support. Because of the good implementation of models and good use of preferential loans, many women in the district eliminated poverty, and many advanced examples in economic development appeared in the district. The specific activities of the district Women's Union in the economic development movement have not only helped women change their way of thinking but also promoted the creativity of each member in production and business; helped many members escape from poverty and better their lives, contributing significantly to poverty reduction and speeding up the new rural construction in the district.

Reported by Thien Ly – Translated by Ngoc Huynh