10 ethnic minority families in Bu Gia Map Commune receive new homes

On January 23, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations, in coordination with the People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Bu Gia Map Commune, held a ceremony to hand over 10 “friendship houses” to ethnic minority families in difficult circumstances living in the commune.

Ethnic minority families in Bu Gia Map Commune receive decisions on the handover of their new homes. Photo: Van Truyen

At the ceremony, Nguyen Viet Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs; Tran Thuy Tien, Vice Chair of the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations; and Dieu Kieng, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Bu Gia Map Commune, presented the decisions on the handover of solid houses and offered congratulatory gifts to 10 ethnic minority families.

Ethnic minority families in Bu Gia Map Commune receive decisions on the handover of their new homes. Photo: Van Truyen

According to Tran Thuy Tien, Vice Chair of the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations, construction of the 10 houses began on November 1, 2025. The project was funded with more than 836 million VND by the NGO-Resource Centre through the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations.

Leaders of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations, and Bu Gia Map Commune present gifts to encourage families receiving new homes. Photo: Van Truyen

During the construction process, local authorities and hamlet-level mass organizations mobilized additional contributions, with household heads and their relatives also contributing part of the cost. As a result, the value of each house upon handover to the families was consistently higher than the initial support level.

In the near future, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations will continue to connect with and mobilize resources from foreign non-governmental organizations to support residents in border communes and ethnic minority areas that are still facing hardship.

By Van Truyen – Translated by Quynh Nhu, Minho