In Ia Hiao Commune, nearly 200 households have donated land and structures to widen rural roads, enabling major infrastructure upgrades without heavy reliance on public funds.
A total of 197 households across seven hamlets contributed about 37,214 square metres of land and assets valued at more than 4.1 billion VND (about $171,000), according to local officials.
The campaign, reviewed at a Party Committee conference in December 2025, is one of five breakthrough initiatives under the commune’s Party Congress resolution for 2025–2030. Among the contributors were elderly residents Nguyễn Văn Nhâm, 90, and Tống Thị Mịn, 91, who dismantled fencing and donated frontage land to expand a dirt road from three metres to seven.
“When the State builds roads, we are very happy and willing to contribute so the roads can be wider and cleaner,” Nhâm said, recalling years of difficult travel on narrow rural tracks.
Community leaders also took the lead. Ksor H’Hoa, head of Chư Knông hamlet, donated 500 square metres of rice fields and 30 metres of fencing, saying better roads would ease transport of farm produce and set an example for others.
The campaign, reviewed at a Party Committee conference in December 2025, is one of five breakthrough initiatives under the commune’s Party Congress resolution for 2025–2030. Among the contributors were elderly residents Nguyễn Văn Nhâm, 90, and Tống Thị Mịn, 91, who dismantled fencing and donated frontage land to expand a dirt road from three metres to seven.
“When the State builds roads, we are very happy and willing to contribute so the roads can be wider and cleaner,” Nhâm said, recalling years of difficult travel on narrow rural tracks.
Community leaders also took the lead. Ksor H’Hoa, head of Chư Knông hamlet, donated 500 square metres of rice fields and 30 metres of fencing, saying better roads would ease transport of farm produce and set an example for others.
By the end of 2025, Ia Hiao Commune had upgraded 22 rural roads with concrete surfacing, reinforcement and drainage systems, helping to address chronic flooding and deterioration. Phạm Văn Phương, Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Council, said the land-donation drive was rooted in local realities and aimed at proactively creating resources for infrastructure development.
A similar focus on people-centred development is unfolding in To Tung Commune, where authorities have prioritised reviving traditional festivals and developing community-based tourism linked to distinctive agricultural products. The initiative was formalised in a thematic resolution shortly after the commune’s first Party Congress of the 2025–2030 term.
Mo Hra–Dap Village has been selected as a provincial community tourism site with total investment of 14.5 billion VND (about $604,000). Of that, 11 billion VND (about $458,000) is earmarked for infrastructure and cultural restoration, while 3.5 billion VND (about $146,000) supports tourism training and the revival of traditional crafts such as basket and fabric weaving.
Concrete roads now cut through sugarcane fields, communal houses have been restored, and cultural centres and exhibition spaces have been built, blending Bana ethnic traditions with modern amenities. Residents say the changes have improved both livelihoods and the local environment.
“With tourists coming to visit, everyone is happier and more conscious about keeping the village clean and beautiful,” said villager Đinh Thị Bênh.
Local officials say the results underscore the importance of translating resolutions into specific actions. Hà Cao Giang, head of To Tung Commune’s Department of Culture and Society, said tasks were broken down into tailored activities for each hamlet to ensure practical implementation.
Across communes and wards, Party committees are now rolling out action programmes to align grassroots plans with higher-level resolutions. “A resolution only has real value when it is implemented through concrete actions,” said Trường Trung Tuyến, Party Committee Secretary of Ya Hoi Commune, adding that determined, system-wide execution was key to sustainable results.