PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 10 CHARITY HOUSES WORTH 500 MILLION VND IN KRONG BONG DISTRICT, DAK LAK PROVINCE

Krong Bong District was selected as the revolutionary base (code-named H9) of the province during the resistance war. The H9 revolutionary base has become a historical landmark, significantly supporting the revolutionary movement across a vast area of Southern Central Highlands until the day of complete victory. In 1996, Krong Bong District and two collectives, the H9 People's Security Unit and the Ngoc Khue Commune Guerrilla Unit, were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the State. Furthermore, in 2010, five communes in Krong Bong District's revolutionary base area were honored with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. H9 was the revolutionary base and the first liberated area in the province on May 9, 1965. From then until the country's reunification on April 30, 1975, H9 - Krong Bong served as a shelter, nurturing, and supporting the resistance agencies of Đak Lak Province, leading the struggle for national liberation to total victory.

Despite the attention and efforts of the Party committees, authorities, and the inhabitants of various ethnic groups residing in the area, the natural conditions are not entirely favorable. Additionally, the starting point is low, leaving some policy families and ethnic minority households struggling with housing and living conditions.

On June 30, 2024, Happy Home Fund and Bac Tay Nguyen Mineral Investment Joint Stock Company, in collaboration with Comrade Do Quoc Huong, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Phap, Deputy Chairman of the District People's Committee, and other representatives from the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the district, and Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of four communes and towns including Cư Pui, Hoa Phong, Yang Reh, and Krong Kmar Town, organized a ceremony to provide support for the construction of 10 charity houses for policy families and ethnic minority households with housing difficulties in the area. Specifically, each household received 50 million VND in cash. The total value of support provided to the 10 households was 500 million VND in cash.

          1. Provision of housing support for 03 policy households, and families of ethnic minorities struggling with housing in Cu Pui commune

         At the People's Committee of Cu Pui commune, sponsors together with representatives of the leaders of Krông Bông district and the Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee of Cu Pui commune directly provided financial support for housing construction to 03 families including the poor household and family under preferential treatment policy of Y Piêu Byă in Buôn Dak Tuôr (family of a martyr); the poor household of H Tuyết Byă in Buôn Dak Tuôr; and the poor household of Y Nging Byă in Buôn Khanh. Each family was given 50 million VND in cash; the total amount distributed in Cư Pui commune was 150 million VND. Cư Pui commune is home to many ethnic groups, including the Ê đê and M’Nông as indigenous peoples, besides others like Kinh, Mường, H’Mông, Thái, and Tày. The third Congress of the Party Committee of Đắk Lắk province took place here in July 1966. Đắk Tuôr cave in Buôn Đắk Tuôr was the location where the Provincial Party Committee was based to build a revolutionary base and direct the Đắk Lắk revolution until April 30, 1975.

Speaking at the gift-giving event, Mr. Đỗ Quốc Hương, Secretary of Krông Bông District Party Committee, thanked the sponsors for their attention and support in encouraging the families under preferential treatment policy in the district and contributing together with the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and communes to address the housing difficulties faced by families in the area.

2. Provision of housing support for 04 policy households, and families of ethnic minorities struggling with housing in Hòa Phong commune.

         In Hòa Phong commune, the delegation of Happy Home Fund provided support to 04 policy households and families of ethnic minorities facing housing difficulties, including: the poor household of Phan Thị Chín in Hamlet 1; the poor household of Ai Đức in Hamlet 2; the poor household of Văn Thị Em in Hamlet 3; and the poor household of Lê Thị Bảy in Hamlet 5. Each family was given 50 million VND in cash; the total amount distributed in this phase was 200 million VND. The residents of Hòa Phong commune, besides the indigenous ethnic groups, include residents from 6 communes of Hội An city, Quảng Nam province, who were relocated to build a new economic region as per the directives of the Party and the State since 1976. The people here still face many difficulties in economic development, housing construction, and living conditions.

Speaking at the gift-giving ceremony, Mr. Nguyễn Nguyên Đồng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Hòa Phong commune, thanked the leaders of the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and the Fatherland Front Committee of Krông Bông district for their guidance and connection; thanked the Happiness Home Fund and the North Central Highlands Mineral Investment Joint Stock Company for their support in funding the construction of houses for policy families and poor families in the commune. He also pledged that the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front, and other local organizations would continue to mobilize workdays, support from neighbors, relatives, and local benefactors to complete the housing construction for these families soon and continue mobilizing to build more homes and livelihoods for other disadvantaged families

3. Provision of housing support for 02 policy households, and families of ethnic minorities struggling with housing in Yang Reh commune.

          June 30, 2024, the delegation provided support to 02 policy households and families of ethnic minorities facing housing difficulties in Yang Reh commune, including: the poor household of H Cep Bkrông; the poor household of H Điệp Êban. Each family was given 50 million VND in cash; the total amount distributed in this phase was 100 million VND. Speaking at the gift-giving ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyễn Thị Tố Quyên, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of the Happiness Home Fund, congratulated the families that received support from the Happiness Home Fund and the North Central Highlands Mineral Investment Joint Stock Company for the construction of houses; thanked the leaders of the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and the Fatherland Front Committee of Krông Bông district as well as the Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Yang Reh commune and other communes in the area whose citizens received gifts during this occasion for their close cooperation and assistance in enabling the benefactors to carry out charitable sponsorships during this time in the district.

4. Provision of housing support for a poor household in Krông Kmar town.

         Continuing the mission, the delegation provided support to the poor household of Phạm Thị Ánh Tuyết in Krông Kmar town with 50 million VND for housing construction. Speaking at the gift-giving ceremony, Mr. Nguyễn Ngọc Pháp, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Krông Bông district, assigned the local government the task of mobilizing additional resources to promptly complete the house of compassion and love, ensuring quality, timely completion, and meeting the expectations of the sponsors. Congratulating the households receiving housing support this time, Mr. Vũ Văn Luyến, Director of the North Central Highlands Mineral Investment Joint Stock Company, stated that they would continue to survey and work with the locality and the sponsors to consider supporting housing and livelihood for the local ethnic community in the district in the future. Representatives of the families receiving support this time also expressed their gratitude to the Happiness Home Fund, North Central Highlands Mineral Investment Joint Stock Company, and the leaders of the district, commune, and town for their deep concern and care in supporting housing and improving the living conditions of policy families and ethnic minority families facing difficulties, and expressed a hope for continued support for other families in the area in the future.