Having learned about the situation, Thanh An Border Station under the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command has conducted a series of practical activities to join hands with local authorities to make Thanh An commune increasingly develop in all aspects and improve the quality of material and spiritual life of islanders.
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The community cultural area is a place where many cultural, artistic and exchange activities between local youths and Thanh An Border Station take place. |
Crossing waves to bring “light” to people in Thanh An
Currently, Thanh An commune has nearly 1,200 households with 5,000 people, of which 5% are poor. To get to the island, people must take local passenger ferries converted from fishing boats, or canoes with higher prices. There are about 12 ferry trips a day between Can Thanh townlet and Thanh An island commune and vice versa. Each trip takes about 30-40 minutes, with ticket prices ranging from VND 15,000-20,000 per person.
According to Pham Minh Chau, Chairman of the Thanh An commune People’s Committee, up to now, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has invested in many building projects, including schools, medical stations, roads and playgrounds, etc. for local people. However, the living standards of people and investment capital are low so that the locality has not yet seen sustainable development.
Major Nguyen Minh Hieu, Political officer of Thanh An Border Station, shared that over the past time, the unit has carried out a number of practical activities. Attentively, the unit and local authority have built a project related to community cultural activity area. The area has been built on the campus of Thanh An Border Station, including reading rooms, the space for cultural and artistic activities; football and volleyball courts, folk games, to name but a few. Meanwhile, they have implemented the "Light in border areas" project, comprising 120 solar-powered lamp poles installed along the 2-km coastal embankment and the entire traffic route in Thieng Lieng hamlet, Thanh An commune, with a total investment of VND 400 million.
In addition, in the first seven months of this year, Thanh An Border Station coordinated with other forces to organize activities to support policy beneficiaries, people and students with difficult conditions.
Livelihoods given to people to help them escape poverty
Following First Lieutenant K’Loc, Deputy Head of the Mass Mobilization Team, Thanh An Border Station, we visited several households in the locality. K’Loc is from Co Ho ethnic group in Lam Dong province. Working in Thanh An for 2 years, K’Loc thoroughly grasps local situation. Wherever he goes, local people show their affection for him.
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Thanh An Border Station and benefactors presents gifts to needy families. |
K’Loc shared that over the past time, the unit has implemented many models to help people develop the economy, including presenting sugarcane juice machines, fishing nets, motorboats, and others.
As of August 2024, Thanh An Border Station presented 18 livelihoods to local people. These meaningful and practical activities showed the sentiments of troops towards people in Thanh An island commune and have been highly appreciated by local authorities and people.
Source: baobienphong
Translated by Quynh Oanh