Ethnic minorities in uk

There were times 30-year-old Sùng Thị Sy thought of running away to escape her violent husband, who regularly beat her when he was drunk. “I was so scared and felt stuck,” Sy, from the H’Mông ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang, said, bursting into tears. Her family used to be one of the poorest households in Sà Phìn A Village, Đồng Văn District, where over 80 per cent of people belong to the H'Mông group. Abject poverty has been blamed for her sufferings. “We did not have enough money to buy rice, meat and warm clothes for our kids. We could only afford to buy one kilo of meat every six months or even a whole year,” Sy said. “My husband was depressed and angry because of the poor situation,” she said. “He found drinking a way to release the stress. And whenever he drank, he physically abused me without any reason,” Sy said. “I … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority women empowered to fight poverty

The number of low-income households is growing in ethnic minority areas, with the poverty reduction tempo in these communities also lower than the national, according to Minister-Chairman of the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Do Van Chien. Low-income people in Yen Lam commune of Ham Yen district, Tuyen Quang province, receive cows as support to escape from poverty (Photo: VNA) He released the information at a meeting in Hanoi on January 4 for the Central Steering Committee on national target programmes for the 2016-2020 period. Mentioning the national target programme on sustainable poverty reduction, Chien noted that ethnic minority people account for 14.6 percent of Vietnam’s population but the poor households in their communities make up 52.7 percent of the all poor families nationwide. The rate of poverty relapse is also higher in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, he said, adding that in the same localities, the development gap between … [Read more...] about Number for poor households on the rise in ethnic minority areas: official

Roads in villages in Kien Giang province’s Chau Thanh district have been cemented. (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNS/VNA) - The lives of ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have improved in recent years with the province implementing several measures for their socio-economic upliftment. In 2016 -18 the province spent more than 194 billion VND (8.3 million USD) to build infrastructure like bridges, roads and water supply facilities in ethnic minority areas and give housing and farming land to ethnic people, according to the province’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Board. The province also undertook many programmes and campaigns to help poor ethnic people, mobilising more than 800 billion VND (34.4 million USD) from individual and organisational donors for the purpose. The Kenh 2 Hamlet Khmer Women’s Union in Vinh Thuan district’s Tan Thuan commune has for instance helped its members abandon backward customs and taught them effective farming models … [Read more...] about Kien Giang province improves life for ethnic minorities

Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minority groups of Vietnam will be launched on October 1, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO). The survey is designed to compile national targets and indicators on ethnic minority affairs, serving the making of policies on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited regions in the 2021-2025 period. The results will also serve as a foundation to update the database on Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups. The survey will be opt for 540,740 households in 14,659 localities nationwide. It is expected to wrap up on October 31. The survey will investigate general information about the population, fertility rate of female aged 10-14 and 15-49, death rate in the past 12 months, housing and living conditions, as well as heads of main livestock and access to public services. It is set to look into information of communes across the country, infrastructure use in … [Read more...] about Socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities groups surveyed

The loom of the Tay people is made entirely of natural bamboo. (Photo: Thu Hang/VOV)  Luong Noi is the only village in Ha Quang district that has preserved its ancient weaving techniques and tools. There are 30 looms still being used in the village, which is located inside the Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark. Hoang Thi Nhuan, a researcher of Cao Bang folk culture, said “Luong Noi villagers began weaving brocades about 500 years ago. Their products quickly became famous. In the old days, they grew the cotton themselves.” Traditional skills include spinning yarn, framing, creating patterns, and weaving fabric, all of which require patience, meticulousness, and creativity. Each pattern is a combination of dark, bright, warm, and cool colors placed harmoniously against an opalescent background, making the Tay brocades distinct from those of other ethnic minority groups. “The Color scheme is very important in weaving brocades. There are embossed patterns … [Read more...] about Weaving – traditional craft of Tay ethnic minority