Help people have a better life

In Vinh Hai commune, Ninh Hai district, Cau Gay and Da Hang were previously two Raglay ethnic minority villages with a high poverty rate (accounting for 71.4% of the entire commune). Partly because of the small area of ​​cultivated land, mainly hilly land, and partly because of the weather, there was always a lack of water in the dry season.

The achievements of Ninh Thuan province in recent times are a solid foundation for ethnic minority and mountainous people to always be excited, feel secure in working and producing, constantly strive to improve, and always have absolute trust in the leadership of the Party, the State and the country's innovation process.

Mr. Ba Binh Yen, Deputy Head of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Ninh Thuan province

But now, the economic and social life in the two villages has changed significantly. According to the village head of Da Hang village, Mr. Cao Van Giac, the Raglay people in the village no longer have child marriage or incestuous marriage. Young men and boys are enthusiastic about farming, raising livestock, or working for hire to earn extra income. More than half of the households in the village now have decent houses, of which 35 households have built solid houses themselves.

This result was achieved thanks to the Party Committee and local authorities synchronously implementing ethnic policies. Typically, in 2023, Vinh Hai commune authorities developed a plan for career capital to implement ethnic policies of 8.5 billion VND; investment capital from the National Target Program 1719 was over 1 billion VND.

“This resource has created favorable conditions to contribute to the socio-economic development of the locality; especially in the work of hunger eradication and poverty reduction with livelihood models, job creation, and income improvement for the Raglay people” – Ms. Nguyen Thi My Nhon, Vice Chairman of Vinh Hai Commune People's Committee said,

The positive changes in Vinh Hai commune are an example of the rise of the Raglay people in Ninh Thuan province. According to the report of the Ninh Thuan Provincial Ethnic Committee, ethnic policies implemented synchronously and promptly in recent times have contributed to helping the Raglay people have a better life. Along with that, infrastructure serving the essential needs of the people has been invested, upgraded and increasingly improved...

Development motivation from ethnic minority culture

Along with effectively implementing economic development and social security policies for ethnic minorities, Party committees and local authorities in Ninh Thuan province have focused on building and preserving the cultural values ​​of the Raglay people.

As in Bac Ai district, with more than 84% of the population being Raglay ethnic people, there are many unique and attractive cultural features and festivals. In recent years, Party committees, authorities and functional agencies in Bac Ai district have always focused on preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of the Raglay people.

Through policies and investment in building cultural institutions, up to now, 100% of villages in Bac Ai district have Cultural - Sports Houses, which are places to organize political events and spiritual and cultural activities for the people; 38/38 villages have Ma La and folk art teams; the whole district has 90% of cultural families and 95% of agencies and units have met cultural standards...

At the same time, the district focuses on promoting eco-tourism development, creating livelihoods for the Raglai and Churu people in the area by participating in guiding eco-cultural-historical tours and cultural experiences. A typical example is the community tourism model in Phuoc Binh commune and some localities in the district that has created jobs and stable income for dozens of ethnic minority households. Up to now, more than 30 households have invested in nearly 50 stilt houses, attached to fruit gardens for tourism. Three folk art troupes in Bo Lang, Hanh Rac 1 and 2 villages, Bac Ray 2 village, Phuoc Binh commune regularly perform for tourists.

To preserve, protect and promote the traditional cultural identity of ethnic minorities in the area, the Bac Ai district government has incorporated the conventions and village covenants of the cultural village into the movement of building cultural families with campaigns such as: building new rural areas, building cultural life in residential areas... From there, it has created a common emulation movement of all classes of people.

Along with that, the district focuses on promoting the role of village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people among ethnic minorities. Prioritizing investment resources for preserving and developing traditional cultural values ​​from the resources of the National Target Program 1719. At the same time, promoting and introducing the image of the land, people and unique cultural features of the locality to develop tourism, promote socio-economic development.

According to Mr. Ba Binh Yen, Deputy Head of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Ninh Thuan province, the achievements of Ninh Thuan province in recent times are a solid foundation for ethnic minority and mountainous people to always be excited, feel secure in working and producing, constantly strive to improve, and always have absolute trust in the leadership of the Party, the State and the country's innovation.

Ninh Thuan: Ethnic minorities settle down and make a living thanks to National Target Program 1719