BHG - A programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province, was launched at the beginning of November 2024. A review identified 89 households in the district eligible for support. As of January 15, 2025, all 89 houses have been completed ahead of the timeline set by the province, meeting quality standards and adhering to traditional architecture.

BHG - On the morning of December 31, the Dong Tam resettlement area in Yen Lap Village, Yen Thanh Commune, Quang Binh District, was officially inaugurated, marking a joyful and celebratory atmosphere among the local residents.

Eighty-three outstanding works winning the third Dien Hong Awards — the national press awards on the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council — were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on January 5.

Recently, social policy credit programmes have been systematically and effectively implemented, contributing to visible changes in rural areas, especially in ethnic minority regions such as in Dong Van — a mountainous border district in Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang.

BHG - After nearly two months of construction, the Yen Lap resettlement area, Yen Thanh commune (Quang Binh) has completed 85% of the progress. The “green hope” houses that have been built have ignited the belief in a stable and better life for 37 households in Dong Tam Village in Yen Thanh Commune after having to urgently relocate due to natural disasters and landslides.

BHG - The resolution of the 18th Yen Minh District Party Congress set the goal of developing Yen Minh Town to meet the criteria of a tier-4 urban area during the 2020-2025 term. To date, the town has achieved 81.1 out of 100 points, meeting the requirements for recognition as a tier-4 urban area.

BHG - In recent days, Dong Van District has been mobilising all available resources to accelerate the construction of houses for localdisadvantaged residents to welcome the new spring. Each house represents a dream come true for poor households.

BHG - In recent years, the digital space has been expanded, bringing significant benefits to remote and disadvantaged areas, including Ha Giang. Agencies, organisations, and individuals have effectively conveyed information through platforms such as Facebook, Zalo, YouTube, and TikTok, helping to open doors that connect hearts of compassion to the northernmost region of the country. These contributions have had a positive impact on social welfare efforts, including building schools, durable homes and rural roads, and supporting those in difficult situations.

BHG - The education sector in Dong Van District has recently reviewed and reorganised satellite schools and scattered classes in villages to improve the quality of education in mountainous areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the district has 51 schools with nearly 29,000 students and 234 satellite school locations at the primary and preschool levels. By merging and eliminating satellite schools, the district has reduced 39 school locations, equivalent to 138 classes, and 1,469 students have been transferred to main schools. This change allows students to study and live in environments with better facilities, thereby improving the quality of education.

BHG - Over the years, Vi Xuyen District has implemented many sustainable poverty reduction programmes with a synchronised approach combining infrastructure investment and livelihood creation, notably awakening the spirit of self-reliance and self-sufficiency among the people and helping them escape poverty by themselves instead of depending on support.

BHG - In recent years, the northern province of Ha Giang has made significant efforts to improve the quality of its athletes to align with the national sports landscape.

BHG - Launched in March 2023, the “Three Noes” Youth Union branch of Thuong Binh Village, Yen Thanh Commune (Quang Binh District), has 27 members. The members commit to implementing three noes: no child marriage, no third child, and no consanguineous marriage.

BHG - Yen Minh District is implementing a programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses, with the goal of helping poor people in the border areas stabilise their lives.

BHG - Following the directions of the prime minister on eradicating temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide and those of the Ha Giang Provincial Steering Committee on the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses, the Vi Xuyen District authorities have ordered local communes and towns to simultaneously start construction of houses for the poor, mobilising the participation of the entire political system and social resources.