(HBO) – Between 2008 and 2018, Lac Son district saw 109 emotional and physical violence cases in families. The cases mostly happened in rural areas, involving people aging from 16-59, with the majority of victims being women. Forms of violence were both emotional and physical
The regional development programme of Lac Son in collaboration with the
district police and the Women’s Union of Mien Doi commune hold communication
activities on children protection and prevention of accidents, violence and
child marriage.
Reasons behind the situation vary from
poverty, jealousy to drinking. Violence affects all members in the family,
especially women and children. Since the promulgation of the Law on Domestic
Violence Prevention and Control, the number of violence cases in the district
has been reduced.
To deal with difficulties in the field,
the district has focused on giving professional training and interfering
capacity improvement to local officials as well as settlement of violations of
the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control, while supporting victims
of domestic violence.
Specifically, over the past 10 years, the
district has held 11 training courses for 1,000 full-time and part-time local
officials in charge of family affairs of communes, towns and the steering
committee for domestic violence prevention and control, as well as head of
happy family clubs.
So far, all the 29 communes and wards of
the district have set up their steering committees for domestic violence
prevention and control and facilities to support victims of domestic violence,
along with 370 "sustainable development families” clubs, clubs for steering
committee for domestic violence prevention and combat, and 30 shelters for the
victims.
The district has organised 280
communication events at the district level, and over 2,000 other campaigns at the
communal and ward levels, attracting more than 550,000 officials and locals.
Communication forms have been diversified,
including panels, mobile radio, bulletins, and radio systems in communes and
wards. The efforts have helped minimise the number of domestic violence cases,
promoting the campaigns of building happy families and cultural families.
So far, 28,646 out of the 33,358 local
households have meet criteria for "cultural families”, reaching 85.8 percent.
The district has also developed 32 clubs of "happy family” with a membership of
over 300./.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.
