“Fulcrums” in the Central Highlands: Dedicated to the development of villages (Part 1)

The Central Highlands region is a convergence of most of the Vietnamese ethnic groups, with a particularly important strategic position in the overall development of the country; a place with a diverse and rich culture with distinct characteristics. Along with the policies of the Party and the State, the team of Prestigious People has made important contributions to the development of the Central Highlands. They are a special mass force of the local government, working tirelessly for the community, the center of solidarity, the "fulcrum" of the village. The team of Prestigious People at the grassroots level has shown good roles, responsibilities, and dedication in propagating and mobilizing the people to strengthen the great national unity bloc, preserve cultural identity, security and order; Proactively promote internal strength in socio-economic development to escape poverty, gradually improve the quality of life, contribute to promoting development in villages... 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Từ nắm vững thông tin về chủ trương đường lối của Đảng, chính sách pháp luật của Nhà nước, bà Ngân Thị Xuyến, Người có uy tín ở thôn Esa Nô, huyện Krông Nô, tỉnh Đắk Nông đã rất tích cực trong công tác vận động người dân hiến đất làm đường, bảo tồn và phát huy giá trị bản sắc văn hóa — Actively learning and mastering information about the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, Ms. Ngan Thi Xuyen (far left), a prestigious person in Esa No village, Krong No district, Dak Nong province, has been very active in mobilizing people to donate land to build roads, preserve and promote cultural identity values.

Footprints all over the village

Esa No hamlet, Dak D'ro commune, Krong No district, Dak Nong province has 6 ethnic groups living together, most of them are ethnic minorities from the North who migrated here such as Tay, Nung, Thai, Muong, Dao. The whole hamlet currently has 329 households, more than 2,000 people. People's lives mainly depend on coffee, rice combined with other crops and livestock.

For more than ten years as a prestigious person in Esa No village, Ms. Ngan Thi Xuyen, a Tay ethnic, has always actively promoted and mobilized people to unite, strive to develop the economy, and work with the government to build new rural areas.

Remember the story, before, the village road was small, narrow, and degraded, affecting the people's travel and transportation of agricultural products, especially during the rainy season. Therefore, agricultural products were often forced to lower prices by traders. Ms. Xuyen mobilized the people to expand and upgrade the road to make it convenient for travel and connect trade.

“Talking is doing”, when there was a policy to build a road, Ms. Xuyen proactively donated her family’s land, set an example and encouraged everyone to follow. Many households unanimously donated land, joined hands to complete the 4m wide, 300m long concrete road, serving the travel and transportation of goods.

Sharing with us, Ms. Xuyen said: "As long as people still trust and believe, I am always ready to contribute, hoping to contribute to the common development of Esa No village."

Not only is she a shining example in donating land to build rural roads, Ms. Xuyen also plays an important role in mobilizing people to help each other develop the economy and preserve the national cultural identity. Up to now, Esa No village has only 7 poor households, many beautiful traditional cultural identities of ethnic groups in the village have gradually been restored, enriching the spiritual life of the people such as Tinh lute, Then singing, Xoe dance...

Già Y Om Knul ở buôn Ê Căm, thị trấn Buôn Trấp, huyện Krông Ana (Đắk Lắk) đã đến nhiều buôn làng trên địa bàn tham gia công tác hòa giải, góp phần tích cực vào việc giữ gìn an ninh trật tự cơ sở — Elder Y Om Knul (standing in the middle) in E Cam village, Buon Trap town, Krong Ana district (Dak Lak) has visited many villages in the area to participate in mediation work, actively contributing to maintaining security and order at the grassroots level.

Similarly, for 20 years as a prestigious person, elder Y Om Knul in E Cam village, Buon Trap town, Krong Ana district, Dak Lak province, not only propagated to the villagers to implement the Party's policies and guidelines, the State's policies and laws, but also participated in the village's reconciliation sessions.

From marital and family conflicts, neighborly conflicts to land disputes, the old man flexibly applies his knowledge of law and customs and practices to resolve them peacefully. He has successfully mediated many conflicts and disputes, and the reputation of the old man Y Om has spread to many villages and more and more places invite him to mediate.

Elder Y Om shared: To successfully reconcile a case, he gives reasonable and logical arguments, applying both customary law and legal regulations to the adjudication. The most important thing is to clearly understand the situation and the key points of the case to analyze, then the possibility of successful reconciliation will be high. For each case, he studies carefully and meticulously, studying the terms and regulations of the law and customary law of the community and locality. When the parties clearly understand the nature of the problem, the conflicts and grudges of the people will be resolved.

Contribute to building the homeland

Over the years, the team of Prestigious People in the Central Highlands provinces have been making many contributions to the community in all fields. The contributions of Prestigious People have helped build villages and promote local development.

Growing up in the village and witnessing many ups and downs with the people in the revolutionary base area, upon retirement, village elder Y Dhun Hmok took on the position of Secretary of the Dur 1 village Party Cell, village elder, and prestigious person of the village. He was considered the "center of solidarity" of Dur 1 village.

Già Y Dhun, huyện Krông Ana được xem là “trung tâm đoàn kết” của buôn Dur 1 — Gia Y Dhun (right), Krong Ana district is considered the "center of solidarity" of Dur village 1

Responsible and dedicated in carrying out tasks, along with many years of experience in mass mobilization work in ethnic minority areas, Elder Y Dhun has propagated and mobilized the people in the village to unite and help each other to progress. Elder Y Dhun said: “ Unity is the root of development. When ethnic minorities unite, the government, the army and the people unite, the roots will be deep and strong.

Dur 1 village currently has more than 200 households, with more than 1,000 people, 5 ethnic groups living together, of which the Ede ethnic group is the majority. People mainly produce agriculture, life is still difficult, but people in the village are united, supporting each other in daily life and production. Thanks to that, the life of people in Dur 1 village is increasingly improved.

“Dur 1 village is now very different from the past. People are trying to overcome difficulties, daring to think, daring to do, being creative in production, boldly changing crops, applying science and technology to production, Dur 1 village is increasingly prosperous,” said village elder Y Dhun.

Ms. H'Ban Nie Kdam, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Department of Krong Ana district, said: With the special attention of all levels and sectors, the team of prestigious people among ethnic minorities in the district always fulfills their roles and responsibilities well, truly being the "extended arm" of the Party and the State in the work of mobilizing the masses, bringing the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws to ethnic minorities... They work only because they want to help the needy and for the development of the village.

Prestigious people actively grasp information to promote their role in propaganda and mobilization.

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/nhung-diem-tua-noi-dai-ngan-tay-nguyen-tan-tuy-vi-su-phat-trien-cua-buon-lang-bai-1-1742122199593.htm