Startup with celastrus hindsii

The Nung ethnic Nong Thi Hue (born in 1992) is now Vice Secretary of the Youth Union in Hong Ky commune (Yen The district). She and her husband used to dream of getting rich in the homeland.

The products of Thien Phu Agriculture Production, Trading and Service Cooperative.

After 5-year startup, the young couples become bright example who inspire the startup spirit among the youth, helping raise the position of mountainous women in socio-economic development.

Hue graduated from Thai Nguyen Medical College in 2013 then earned a living as a worker due to the poverty. In 2016, she got married with Nguyen Manh Ninh (born in 1990) who was Vice Secretary of the Youth Union in Hoi residential group in Phon Xuong town. Then he quitted the job as a worker to make herbal wine at home.

One year later, Hue applied to work as internship at a local cooperative and further research and develop her family wine toward higher income. Gradually, she acknowledged higher attention to protecting the health of family and community so she studied and brought 2,000 celastrus hindsii trees to grow in local area.

Thanks to medical knowledge gained at the college and support from the husband, Hue quickly established Thien Phu Agriculture Production, Trading and Service Cooperative in 2019 with 7 members.

The first difficulties like small market, scattered production scale, lack of workers…could not conquer the couples. The Nung young woman actively joined training courses about local economic development then applied into her startup model.

Soon the young family successfully researched and developed major product of Diep Nhat celastrus hindsii tea which was recognized as three-star product under One Commune One Product Programme (OCOP) and outstanding rural industrial product by the People’s Committee in Bac Giang province.

So far, her cooperative has had 15 members to cultivate the crop on 15 hectares. The linked production model “Diep Nhat celastrus hindsii tea” produces and consumes two tonnes of dried celastrus hindsii per year with revenue of 200 million VND.

Outstanding Vietnamese young family

As one of 21 families honored with Outstanding Vietnamese young family title in 2022, the Youth Union official couples are proud and happy to inspire and encourage the spirit of building a happy family among the youngsters.

Previously, two persons were awarded many certificates of merit for their excellent achievements in local Youth and other movements.

Family of Nguyen Manh Ninh is awarded with title “Outstanding Vietnamese young family in 2022”.

As a Vice Secretary of communal Youth Union growing up from a poor family, Hue deeply understands the circumstances of many youths in the commune so she called them on together sharing and developing economy right at the homeland.

“The Youth Union at all levels regularly create chances for exchanging among the members so as to support each other in production and business. I persuaded 15 local youths to join the economic development model under cooperative in order to create regular jobs and increase the income. I wish to encourage the bold members to start up a programme or project on the homeland,” Hue shared.

Though Ninh and Hue spend a lot of time on Youth Union activities and startup communication, they always have secret to keep the family happy. The couples believed that each person has individual view about family happiness.

“Happiness is when we love each other, we freely talk and completely trust in the other amid the independent space,” Ninh revealed after being honored with the title “Outstanding Vietnamese young family”.

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