Since the establishment of local administrations at two levels, Mường Phăng commune (Điện Biên province) has focused on promoting community-wide clean-up campaigns, sweeping village roads, alleys, residential areas, offices, schools, markets, and public spaces. To mobilize broader participation, authorities have stepped up communication, encouraging residents to dispose of trash at the right place and time, avoid littering, and practice waste sorting and collection. Local socio-political groups have played a key role in organizing, guiding, and supervising these activities.

The Youth Union regularly launches “Green Sundays” cleaning roads, tending trees, and maintaining order at historical sites, schools, and public places. The Vietnam Fatherland Front in Mường Phăng, together with member organizations, has actively raised awareness, encouraged participation, and monitored waste collection and treatment. Many self-management models have been expanded, such as “green-clean-beautiful residential areas” and “waste-free civilized streets”, giving the commune a fresh new look.

Resident Lường Văn Phong of Mường Phăng said: “If each family and each person does small things such as sweeping the house, putting trash in the right place, keeping the roads and alleys clean, our village and commune will be greener, cleaner, and more beautiful. A healthy environment means healthier lives and benefits for our children. That’s why I hope everyone will join hands to protect our surroundings.”

Identifying environmental protection as a key task in meeting the criteria for new rural development, Mường Pồn commune has also mobilized community participation. Responding to the call, villagers, youth union members, and women’s groups have turned out in force to collect trash, clear bushes, and clean national highways, alleys, and public areas.

Nguyễn Gia Tuấn, Vice Chairman of Mường Pồn commune’s People’s Committee, said: “We see mobilizing community strength as crucial. When individuals lead by example, taking part in clean-ups and putting waste in designated places, the entire village looks better, while awareness of environmental protection spreads more widely.”

In recent years, socio-political organizations across the province have jointly engaged in environmental protection, with farmers, women, and youth unions playing the core role. Waste collection, tree planting, and green-care initiatives have helped create a healthier environment and a more modern society.

Between 2021 and 2025, the provincial Women’s Union has launched practical activities to support the national new rural development program, in line with the campaign “Building five-no, three-clean families”. The union has developed 10 pilot models to promote family values and expand the “five-no, three-clean” movement.

Notably, pilot projects on waste sorting at source and treating organic waste with IMO4 bio-products have been introduced, helping residents change habits and raise environmental awareness. The union has trained 80 women leaders at different levels to improve their capacity, prioritizing communes that have met or are close to meeting new rural standards.

The Youth Union has taken the lead in environmental action, collecting 30 tons of waste, clearing 58 kilometers of drainage canals, cleaning rural areas, and protecting rivers. These activities have attracted over 62,000 youth participants, reflecting a strong sense of responsibility and helping create a greener, cleaner countryside.

The joint efforts of the political system and society have produced significant results. To date, 92.2% of local production facilities, farms, and craft villages comply with environmental regulations; 90% of concentrated residential areas no longer suffer from stagnant wastewater; and the landscape is increasingly greener and cleaner. Waste management has also improved, with 90% of household solid waste and non-hazardous waste collected and treated properly.

From 2021 to 2025, the province has built 735 collection tanks for pesticide packaging, collecting and treating 8,457.5 kilograms of expired chemicals and packaging. Ninety percent of pesticide packaging and medical waste is now treated properly. Importantly, 90% of households have hygienic toilets, bathrooms, and water storage facilities, while practicing waste sorting at source. The rate of plastic waste collected, recycled, and treated has reached 90%, contributing to a safer, more sustainable living environment.

Mobilizing community strength to protect the environment has helped improve people’s quality of life. Small actions by individuals and families combine into a powerful collective force, spreading a sense of responsibility toward nature while enabling localities to meet environmental standards and build more livable, modern communities.