Dekyi Yangzom(1989-)A Dedicated Civil Servant.docVIP

Dekyi Yangzom(1989-)A Dedicated Civil Servant 　　Residents of Boidoi Village consider Dekyi Yangzom their“Ajiao” （“sweetest， most reliable person”）. Six years ago， however， these same people had completely different opinions when 23-year-old college graduate Yangzom was appointed deputy secretary of the Party committee of Boidoi Village in Caina Township， Chushur County of Lhasa City in Tibet Autonomous Region. 　　“I doubt she’ll last a month！” some grumbled. “Can a college girl endure this kind of hardship？” 　　After growing up in a city， Dekyi Yangzom was indeed shak- en. “When I arrived here， I felt distressed and sad，” she recalls. The living conditions in the village were far from comfortable. Young volunteers from Lhasa and nearby cities usually endured just a year before returning home. Due to her persistent personality and courage in the face of challenges， however， Dekyi chose to stay to make a difference by “doing something.” 　　In 2011， the local government carried out a “comfortable housing project” involving renovating houses in the village， in an effort to improve living standards. Dekyi and some colleagues paid doorto-door visits to houses to get measurements. While visiting， Dekyi made sure to talk with the residents and asked what help they needed. It turned out that villagers enjoyed dancing and hoped for some space to engage into such activities. 　　“And there was no specific place for us to have a meeting，”Dekyi adds. “We used to stand in an alley or sit on ground. When a gust of wind came， we ate dust.” Dekyi wrote a report and sent it to the upper government to apply for a cultural center. 　　Since 2012， eight village communities in Boidoi successively welcomed new facilities for cultural activities and a small park for exercising. Their tumbledown clay houses have been upgraded into tidy two-story Tibetan-style buildings. Since villagers now have decent living space， Dekyi began considering how to increase their income. 　　Boidoi has littl