The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has reduced its poverty rate significantly by taking a number of effective measures, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Farmers harvest rice in Bac Lieu province’s Phuoc Long commune. The province has implemented various poverty alleviation models in recent years to help poor households escape poverty (Photo: VNA)
BacLieu (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has reduced itspoverty rate significantly by taking a number of effective measures, accordingto its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
BacLieu has enabled more than 28,000 households to escape poverty since 2016, thusreducing the poverty rate from 15.5 percent to 1.24 percent now. It now hasonly 2,776 poor households.
Thepoverty rate is expected to reduce further to 0.5 percent by the end of thisyear.
Inthe last five years the province has invested more than 2.1 trillion VND (91.2million USD) in poverty elimination efforts, and effectively implementedvarious policies, programmes and models to support poor households.
Oneof the models, which involves Party members and government workers helping poorhouseholds, has enabled many of them to escape poverty.
Theyprovide them with inputs for production and teach them production techniques,and introduce jobs.
Theprovince has built nearly 5,000 houses for poor families since 2016.
Ithas also focused on teaching poor people vocational skills and providing themwith jobs, and carrying out advocacy activities to motivate them to escapepoverty.
Speakingat a recent seminar, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee VuongPhuong Nam said to implement the task of reducing poverty more effectively infuture, poverty reduction programmes should be implemented more actively and responsiblyby province officials.
TheDepartment of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in cooperation with otherrelevant agencies should identify detailed targets, measures and resources toimplement the task of alleviating poverty, he added./.
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Farmers harvest rice in Bac Lieu province’s Phuoc Long commune. The province has implemented various poverty alleviation models in recent years to help poor households escape poverty (Photo: VNA) 
