Children in a resettlement area in Muong Te district in a well-equipped classroom (Photo: VNA)
Of which, a loan from the World Bank has made great contribution to increasing local residents’ living standards.
Since 2016, Vang San commune in Muong Te district has directly joined a sustainable poverty reduction project. Using an initial amount of capital of nearly VND3 billion, the communal Party Committee and authority have given animal support to poor families, including pigs, buffaloes, cows, goats and poultry. Together with it, water supply constructions and field constructions have been upgraded. As of late 2016, the commune disbursed over VND770 million, benefiting 701 families and creating livelihoods for poor families to expand economic production.
Tran Van Dong, Vice Chairman of the Vang San communal People’s Committee, said remarkable changes have been made since the disbursement of the WB poverty reduction loan.
“In the upcoming time, the commune will continue to maintain and expand breeding and agricultural production models that suit the local situation,” he said.
A poverty reduction project was carried out in the 2010-2015 period across 67 disadvantaged villages in 6 communes, using capital of over VND1.3 trillion. Under the project, over 97 kilometres of roads were built, over 90% of families had access to the national grid; a majority of families were provided with safe water; the irrigation systems, schools and supporting works serving education were also built, contributing to reducing the poverty rate from 88.48% to 69.64%.
According to Nguyen Van Duong, Vice Director of the Muong Te district’s poverty reduction project management board, since receiving the WB investment, the lives of ethnic minority people have been remarkably improved. The people now know how to effectively produce rice, plant fruits, afforest, and raise animals and poultry to boost economic development. As a result, the lives of over 3,000 families directly benefiting from the projects have undergone positive changes./.