Soc Trang pumps money into Khmer areas to eliminate poverty

  • A new rural road in Vien Binh commune, Tran De district, where more than 50% of the population is Khmer. VNA Photo
    A new rural road in Vien Binh commune, Tran De district, where more than 50% of the population is Khmer. VNA Photo
  • A Khmer household in Lieu Tu commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund to develop business. VNA Photo
    A Khmer household in Lieu Tu commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund to develop business. VNA Photo
  • Kiem Thanh Sang, a Khmer local in Lieu Tu commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund to develop household business. VNA Photo
    Kiem Thanh Sang, a Khmer local in Lieu Tu commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund to develop household business. VNA Photo
  • Tran Sang, a Khmer local in Dat An 2 commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund for supporting farmers to develop farming. VNA Photo
    Tran Sang, a Khmer local in Dat An 2 commune, Tran De district, is given a soft loan from the province’s fund for supporting farmers to develop farming. VNA Photo
  • A new rural road in Vien Binh commune, Tran De district, where more than 50% of the population is Khmer. VNA Photo
    A new rural road in Vien Binh commune, Tran De district, where more than 50% of the population is Khmer. VNA Photo
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang plans to spend nearly 800 billion VND (33.8 million USD) for building infrastructure in areas predominantly inhabited by ethnic Khmer people in 2021-25. Funded by the central and local budgets, the money is used to resolve the shortage of housing lands, housing, farming lands, and clean water for 4,500 households. It is also used to build infrastructure for agriculture, invest in education, build boarding schools, and preserve the customs and culture of the Khmer. The Mekong Delta province has the largest number of Khmer people in the region and they make up 28% of its population. Soc Trang hopes to reduce the rate of poverty among the Khmer by 3-4 percentage points a year. It has 9,900 poor Khmer households, or 9.8% of the total Khmer number, according to the local Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. VNA Photo

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