Lifting over people out of poverty

ĐBP - In recent times, Tuần Giáo commune, Điện Biên province has focused on implementing a program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing for poor and near-poor households. Thanks to this effort, many families now have new homes, allowing them to stabilize their lives, work with peace of mind, and strive to escape poverty.

The family of Lò Văn Túi in Chiềng Chung hamlet moved into their spacious, clean new home with a usable area of over 100 square meters at the end of June 2025. In addition to the VND 60 million provided by the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing and his own savings, Túi also received support from various organizations and benefactors, such as VND 60 million from the State Audit Office Region III and VND 50 million from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), to build the house.

“I never thought about building a new house before, but now, with the help of the State, mass organizations, and benefactors, my family has been able to build a solid, spacious home. I am deeply grateful to the authorities and donors for their support. We will work hard to develop our economy and rise out of poverty,” shared Túi.

The household of Lò Văn Chung in Cọ hamlet is classified as poor. The family of four depends mainly on 700 square meters of paddy fields and 2,000 square meters of upland coffee. Both husband and wife work as seasonal laborers in the commune, taking on any jobs available. Their bamboo-and-thatch house had deteriorated, letting in wind and leaking in the rain. Their hardships were compounded by the fact that their 14-year-old daughter suffers from congenital thalassemia, requiring blood transfusions every two to three months. Meeting daily living costs was already difficult, let alone building a house. Thanks to the housing program, Chung’s family received VND 60 million, borrowed VND 100 million from the VBSP, and another VND 65 million from relatives to build a new home.

With funding from the joint housing program and donations from various organizations and the community, the family of Lò Văn Túi in Chiềng Chung hamlet, Tuần Giáo commune, built a spacious new home.

“With VND 225 million, it was challenging to build a stilt house given today’s high construction material prices. To reduce costs, I exchanged labor with other households in the hamlet and sought help from relatives. Thanks to that, we managed to complete our new home,” said Chung.

To ensure that housing support for poor and near-poor households is implemented correctly and reaches the right beneficiaries, Tuần Giáo commune reviewed the housing conditions of households needing new construction and compiled a proposal list. Along with State funding, the locality has actively promoted public communication and mobilized residents, businesses, and benefactors to contribute additional funds, labor, and materials to help poor households build new homes. At the same time, the commune launched a plan and initiated the “Joining Hands to Eliminate Temporary and Dilapidated Housing in 2025” movement, which has received widespread support from the public.

Nguyễn Bình Trọng, Head of the Economic Office of Tuần Giáo commune, said: “We have sent staff to the grassroots to review and implement the housing support project for poor households, submitting it to the provincial People’s Committee for approval. We ensure that each house has a minimum area of 30 square meters, a ‘three-solid’ structure, and a lifespan of at least 20 years.”

The program has faced challenges, such as households in need of new construction or repairs who were ineligible for support due to a lack of land-use right certificates or incompatibility with land-use planning; rising and scarce construction material prices; and labor shortages due to the province-wide simultaneous implementation of the program.

According to Quàng Văn Cương, Chairman of the Tuần Giáo commune People’s Committee, the commune has stepped up advocacy efforts to encourage officials, civil servants, youth union members, association members, and all residents and businesses to actively participate in the housing program. Following the principle of “those with money contribute money, those with labor contribute labor,” the commune has achieved its goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated housing. In 2025 alone, the commune mobilized VND 1.68 billion from social sources and thousands of workdays from local residents to implement the program.

Between 2021 and 2025, from various programs and funding sources, Tuần Giáo commune supported the construction or repair of 563 houses (546 newly built and 17 repaired) with a total funding of VND 29.898 billion.

The program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing not only provides poor and near-poor households with stable housing to help them rise out of poverty but also brings significant improvements to the material and spiritual lives of ethnic communities in remote areas of Tuần Giáo. In doing so, it contributes to ensuring social welfare and strengthening the people’s trust in the Party, the State, and local authorities.

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