Ms. Tuyen’s family currently lives in Hoai Duc Commune with four members. Their living conditions remain difficult as their main income depends on unstable wage labor from both husband and wife.
In 2022, Ms. Tuyen received a loan from Thien Chi Center to develop her livelihood. With this financial support, her family invested in cultivating two sao of rice and one sao of vegetables to improve their income.
The family has two children. The eldest daughter has left school and is now working as a factory worker to help support the family. The younger daughter is in grade 12, preparing for her graduation exam and planning to apply to university, which makes education expenses a significant burden.
Every day, Ms. Tuyen’s husband works as a hired plowman for local farmers. However, this seasonal work is unstable, leading to irregular income. Meanwhile, Ms. Tuyen takes on casual labor when available and manages the family’s vegetable plot. On one sao of land, she divides it into two parts: half for growing onions and half for growing squash shoots, maximizing land use and increasing income.
During the monitoring and support process, Thien Chi Center staff found that the family’s farmland was dry and lacked soil porosity, affecting crop growth. Therefore, the center supported her in using biochar fertilizer, which helps improve soil structure, enhances nutrient retention, and promotes better vegetable growth.
With this support, the family’s vegetable production is expected to increase productivity, improve income, and contribute to stabilizing their living conditions in the near future.
