In the newly built house of Mr. Nguyen Van Dung in Suoi Doa area, Phai Bao village, Thong Nhat commune (Lang Son province), the whole family of three generations is preparing to welcome the first autumn in a solid home.
The only road leading to the house has steep, slippery sections, many places are prone to traffic jams, with the potential risk of overturning or sliding into the abyss. In the middle of a deserted mountain stream, the image of a dilapidated, dilapidated wooden house still stands in Mr. Dung's memory.
That house was built in the 1990s, and has been home to seven people for three generations. Although it has seriously degraded, my family can only patch it with a few old planks and wood. Every time winter comes, the temperature in the house is no different from outdoors, the elderly and children are cold, Mr. Dung recalled.
During the recent super typhoon Yagi, the old house was fortunately not damaged much because it was located deep in the mountain stream. However, behind the house, the hilly soil has shown signs of landslides, threatening safety at any time.
Now, when entering a spacious, sturdy house built from support to demolish temporary houses, Mr. Dung's whole family seems to have given up the burden of caring for the mattress for decades.
I am grateful to the government and philanthropists. With this shelter, we can rest assured to stick to the land and the village, so that our children have the conditions to study and grow up, he emotionally shared.
In the border commune of Dong Dang, this year's rainy season, Mr. Doan Van Hoai's family in Con Hang village also settled down in a new house.
"Our family is grateful to the border guards for helping to build the house. From now on, life will be less difficult, no longer the worry of the sun and rain like before," Mr. Hoai expressed.
To date, the whole province has completed 6,508 houses, reaching 100% of the set target. Of which, 3,840 houses were newly built and 2,668 houses were repaired and renovated.
To achieve this result, Lang Son has mobilized a total of more than 489 billion VND, including the central budget, local budgets and especially the joint contributions of organizations, businesses and individuals inside and outside the province.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Do Van Phuc - Political Commissar of Bao Lam Border Guard Station, since the beginning of 2025, the unit's officers and soldiers have coordinated with local authorities to survey and grasp the housing situation of households in difficult circumstances. In the program "Eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses", the station contributed more than 80 working days, working with the people to build new and complete 16/16 houses, achieving 100% of the assigned target, with a total value of 70 million VND.
Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tung - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lang Son province - said that the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has become a widespread political movement with strong influence.
As the standing agency of the Resolution and Deputy Head of the Program Steering Committee, the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has implemented many creative solutions, such as applying weekly statistical technology using tree diagrams, electronic tools, and currently operating temporary and dilapidated house management software with specific data to each household.
One of the important experiences that the border province has learned is to mobilize diverse resources - from the state budget, the participation of businesses, to the direct contribution of the community. Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen supervision work, ensure support for the right subjects, the right needs, and avoid errors.
