At the end of May 2026, the Women’s Union of Quài Tở commune launched the “Green House” model at the Women’s Union Branch of Có village. The model is deployed by mobilizing members to collect plastic bottles, water cans, scrap paper, cardboard boxes, and various types of recyclable scrap to gather and sell to raise funds for social security activities.

According to Tòng Thị Duyên, Chairwoman of the Quài Tở commune Women’s Union, the funds collected from selling scrap are managed transparently and utilized to support poor members and women in difficult circumstances, as well as to visit members during illnesses. In the coming time, the Union aims to multiply the model across 100% of local villages and hamlets, with immediate plans in 2026 to continue implementation in Ta and Tân Lập villages.

To date, the “Green House” model has attracted the participation of nearly 1,000 women’s union members across the entire province. Through collecting and sorting recyclable scrap, the model both generates a fund to support members in difficult circumstances and contributes to reducing the volume of waste discharged into the environment. From these practical actions, members’ environmental protection awareness has been increasingly upgraded, creating a positive ripple effect in the community.

Along with all levels of the Women’s Union, the provincial Farmers’ Union has also actively deployed many activities linking environmental protection with daily life and production. In Ló village, Thanh Nưa commune, the “Farmers participate in environmental protection” model has brought about positive transformations. More than 60 households here were supported with two trash bins and one organic waste composting bin to sort waste right at the source.

Thanks to structured procedural guidance, many families have utilized organic waste as fertilizer for crops, minimizing the volume of waste released into the environment, while plastic bottles, packaging, and recyclable materials are collected separately, contributing to curbing indiscriminate littering.

Being one of the pioneering households to implement the model, the family of Cà Văn Thức has experienced many changes in their daily living habits. He shared: “Previously, household waste was usually collected together and discarded, but since being guided on sorting and composting organic waste, my family has proactively utilized this waste source to make fertilizer for crops. This both reduces the cost of purchasing fertilizer and helps keep our yard and garden much cleaner.”

Recently, echelons, sectors, and socio-political organizations across the province have proactively built and maintained numerous environmental protection models and movements tailored to the practical conditions of each locality. These include the “Women’s Flower Road,” “Green - Clean - Beautiful Village Roads,” “Building a Family with 5 Haves and 3 Cleans,” “Collecting Scrap to Raise Funds,” and “Model Roads,” which together have attracted nearly 54,000 women’s union members to participate.

According to Pờ Diệu Ninh, Chairwoman of the provincial Women’s Union, the effectiveness of environmental protection models stems from flexible approaches, where general goals and tasks are materialized through practical actions closely linked to members’ daily lives. This very relatability has helped each individual gradually alter their perception, upgrading awareness and responsibility in preserving their living environment. Many models have demonstrated clear efficiency, becoming bright spots at the grassroots level, thereby contributing to building increasingly green, clean, and beautiful villages while spreading an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Alongside positive outcomes, maintaining and multiplying environmental protection models still encounters various difficulties. In some deep and remote areas, the awareness of a segment of the population regarding waste sorting and processing is not yet comprehensive, and waste collection and transportation systems remain limited. Meanwhile, altering daily habits and long-standing waste disposal customs requires more time, alongside regular dissemination and mobilization by party committees, authorities, and mass organizations.

Currently, the entire province hosts 1,000 environmental protection models and movements, drawing large numbers of union members, association members, and citizens. Movements such as “Volunteer Saturday” and “Green Sunday” are organized regularly. The efficiency is clearly demonstrated as over 90% of households in the province possess hygienic latrines, bathrooms, and water storage equipment, satisfying the “3 cleans” criteria, while the rate of plastic waste collected, recycled, and processed has reached 90%.

Field implementation shows that when citizens become the central subjects participating in environmental protection activities, simple actions in daily life can generate a distinct transformation in the community. On that basis, continuing to maintain and multiply models appropriate to practical conditions will contribute to improving the quality of the living environment, forming a civilized lifestyle, and creating a foundation for sustainable development across the province.