The family of Thach Thi So Kha in Long Son commune of Cau Ngang district, Tra Vinh province, escapes from poverty in 2020 thanks to preferential loans for developing chilli and cattle farming (Photo: VNA)Tra Vinh (VNA) – Up to 4,010 households,including over 2,500 Khmer ethnic ones, in the Mekong Delta province of TraVinh escaped from poverty in 2020 thanks to local efforts for sustainablepoverty alleviation.
Last year, Tra Vinh mobilised more than 3.65 trillion VND (nearly157.7 million USD) for activities assisting the poor to develop livelihoods,according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Department Director Nguyen Van Ut said funded with over 105billion VND from the central budget for the implementation of the nationaltarget programme on sustainable poverty reduction, local districts built 85essential infrastructure facilities for agriculture and people’s dailyactivities, maintained 34 others in disadvantaged communes and villages, andcarried out 89 projects to help deprived households develop livelihoods.
Besides, the Tra Vinh branch of the Vietnam Bank for SocialPolicies also provided loans worth over 820 billion VND for nearly 35,000 householdsto boost agricultural production in 2020.
Other lending programmes were also implemented to supportless-privileged students, labour export, and house construction.
There are more than 5,200 households living under thepoverty line in Tra Vinh at present, accounting for 1.8 percent of the total there.
For 2021, the province looks to reduce the household povertyrate by 1 - 1.5 percent, and by 1.5 - 2 percent among the Khmer ethnic groupwhich makes up about 30 percent of its population./.
