In their efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Da Nang in 2024, authorities at local level across the city have hold dialogue with poor households in a bid to grasp the needs and aspirations of each household so that effective support will be provided to them to help them escape poverty sustainably.

Holding dialogue with poor households offers the opportunity for authorities at local level to grasp the needs and aspirations of them while introducing the city’s support policies to them. IN PHOTO: Thac Gian Ward Authority in Thanh Khe District holding a dialogue with poor households. Photo: LAM PHUONG

Grasping the needs and aspirations of poor households

In early March 2024, ward authorities in Thanh Khe and Hai Chau districts held dialogues with poor households.

Thac Gian Ward’s Fatherland Front Organization Chairman Nguyen Huu Hoang said that there are currently 59 poor households in the ward, of which, 38 are still able to work. Through dialogue with poor households, the ward authority identified their needs and expectations. Eight households are in need of livelihoods support, 2 need to get a business loan, 1 needs a new home, and the remaining 11 in need of home repairs.

"Based on the needs of each household, the Ward Authority will provide appropriate support for them in an attempt to help them lift themselves out of poverty," Mr. Hoang said.

In a similar move, Chinh Gian Ward Authority in Thanh Khe District also held a dialogue with poor households to identify their needs and expectations.

There are currently 23 poor households with working capacity in the ward. Poor families demonstrated their needs through their meeting with local authority. Two households need new homes while 10 are in need of home repairs, 4 need to get a business loan, and the remainder in need of livelihoods support.

Poor households provided with practical help as soon as possible

In Thanh Khe District, there are currently 337 poor households with working capacity. The district set a goal of helping 200 out of 337 families move out of poverty by the end of the year. To achieve the district’s goal of poverty reduction set for 2024, ward authorities across the district have already hold dialogue with poor households. In March, focus is on providing livelihoods support for those in need while facilitating poor households’ access to a business loan to help them stay out of poverty.

In a similar move, dialogues with poor households have been held across 13 wards in Hai Chau District. To effectively implement the district’s poverty reduction program in 2024, the district authority is focusing on accelerating the implementation of the city’s support policies for the poor while mobilizing resources for poor and near-poor households. Heed is paid to ensuring effective implementation of such social welfare programs as "Each business, organization, and individual registers as a provider of support for a poverty case” “Granting scholarships to students from poor households, and "New Day in Hai Chau - Connecting with Love".

Hai Chau District sets a target of reducing the number of poor households with working capacity by 244, and that of near-poor households by 90 according to the city’s poverty line. Accordingly, 20 poor households will be provided with home or home repair support while100 people from poor and near-poor households will receive job placement assistance, and all poor and near-poor households in the district will have access to the city’s social welfare programs and basis social services.

Meanwhile, Son Tra, Lien Chieu, Cam Le, Ngu Hanh Son and Hoa Vang districts are holding dialogues with poor households.

In particular, in 2024, Son Tra District strives to reduce the number of poor households with working capacity by 410 and that of near-poor households by 270. Special attention will be paid to offering free health insurance cards to all poor households while building new houses and repairing degraded houses for the disadvantaged families. Importance will be attached to providing vocational training for about 20 people and job placement assistance for 200 others from poor and near-poor households.

Reporting by LAM PHUONG – Translating by H.L