Hoa Binh province’s Association of the Elderly and HelpAge International in Vietnam (HAI) on December 21 organised a conference to summarise the implementation of the project "Reducing Income and Health-Related Vulnerabilities of Older Persons in Vietnam” (VIE071) in the province.
Leaders
of the provincial elderly association award certificates of merit to six
intergenerational self-help clubs.
Project VIE071 is funded by the Japanese Government through the World Bank, and
implemented by the provincial Association of the Elderly and HAI with technical
support from the Vietnam Association of the Elderly.
To date, it has supported the establishment of 30
intergenerational self-help clubs, attracting nearly 1,500 people.
The clubs have been operating effectively this year, helping
provide care to and promote the role of the elderly in the social community.
Under the project, 858 members have been supported to access
loans worth over 4.2 billion VND (172,800 USD).
All the clubs got monthly training and technical support while
366 officers of the elderly association at all levels, the clubs’ leaders,
volunteers and the grassroots medical team were trained and and got their
capacity improved. At the same time, the project has promoted the participation
of relevant departments and branches in developing and expanding the model
across the province.
At the conference, delegates discussed solutions to implement the targets set
for next year. The province aims to have 75 intergenerational self-help clubs
by 2025.
On this occasion, the Vietnam Association of the Elderly awarded a
commemorative medal to an individual of HAI and the provincial association
awarded certificates of merit to six clubs for their excellent performance in
2023.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
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