In October, the provincial Forest Protection Sub-department has directed its units to strengthen coordination with local authorities to popularise regulations on forest management, protection, and development. They have also collaborated in patrols, monitoring, and handling violations in the forestry sector.
The “Tro ngheo vung cao” (Poor students in mountainous areas) fund held a ceremony on October 27 to hand over Phieng Mut Kindergarten to Muong Gion commune, Quynh Nhai district.
The Youth Committee of the Son La provincial Department of Public Security on October 26-27 collaborated with Koja Mart JSC from Hanoi in organizing a programme to provide meals for students and donate computer rooms for schools in Thuan Chau district.
The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and the Youth Union of Son La city and the provincial General Hospital jointly organized a blood donation festival with the message "Every Drop of Blood Given - A Life Saved” at the Binh Minh International School in the city on October 27.
The police agency and the Youth Union of Phu Yen district, the “Clover” Club, and the LRV JSC on October 27 inaugurated and handed over a “House of Gratitude” to the family of Mui Thi Danh in Suoi Lua hamlet, Nam Phong commune, Phu Yen district.
The State Legal Assistance Center of Son La province on October 25 organized a training conference to enhance the capacity and knowledge of legal aid for 115 commune officials, village leaders, reputable community members, grassroots-level officials, and involved individuals from ethnic minority inhabited and mountainous areas in Quynh Nhai district.
Quynh Nhai district has six out of 11 communes achieving secondary education universalization standards at level 2 and five at level 3; and all the 11 communes reaching level 3 primary education universalization standards.
The Hanoi-based Vietnam National Children's Hospital (VNCH) on October 24 coordinated with Yen Chau district to organize a programme to support the building of houses for; and provide medical checkups and treatment, medicine, and gifts to children in the district’s Chieng Dong commune.
Since the beginning of this year, Yen Chau district has collaborated with businesses, organizations, and training institutions to organize two job introduction seminars in Phieng Khoai commune and the Yen Chau Ethnic Boarding Secondary and High School, attracting nearly 3,000 workers and students.
The provincial Women's Union on October 22 coordinated with the provincial Association of the Elderly to organise a conference to honour outstanding elderly women in building cultural, wealthy and happy families.
The National Target Programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period (Programme 1719) has been implemented effectively in Son La province, contributing to improving the quality of life for local residents.
In the past nine months of 2024, Son La province gave in-principle approvals to 10 projects, with a total registered investment capital of over 1.31 trillion VND (51.63 million USD).
The provincial Department of Health in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Son La city launched an elderly healthcare communications campaign and provided health screening services for the group on October 22 in Chieng An ward.
The Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Son La city on October 21 coordinated with sponsors to present wheelchairs and bicycles to people with disabilities (PWDs), as well as gifts and scholarships to orphans.
The provincial Youth Union’s Standing Committee on October 21 coordinated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Tay Bac University to organize a training conference on environmental protection and climate change response in 2024.
The Standing Board of the Party Committee of the provincial Agencies and Enterprises Bloc issued a call to all grassroots Party organizations and all officials, civil servants, employees, and workers in the Party Organization to donate money to assist people affected by typhoons Prapiroon and Yagi and subsequent floods.
