(HBO) - The Women’s Union of Hoa Binh province on December 30 held a meeting to summarise a project of enhancing the role of women and girls in preventing and combating gender-based violations. The event drew leaders of provincial departments and sectors as well as four district and 16 communes covered by the project.
An
overall view of the event.
The project, funded by the Justice
Initiative FacilitationFund(JIFF), was implemented from June 2019
to December 2020.
After nearly two years of implementation,
the project basically completed all targets. Particularly, the indications on
communications to raise public awareness exceeded the goal.
Specifically, the project approached 4,312
people (180 percent of the target), giving legal consultations to 995 people
(99.5 percent), and helping reduce the ratio of people suffering violence by
7-9 percent.
Meanwhile, 100 percent of the local
officials received training and communications on changing behaviours in preventing
and combating gender-based violations.
In the four districts it covered, the
project provided direct consultations to 995 people, while giving legal knowledge
and policies against gender-based violence, domestic violence and sexual abuse
against children policy to 2,952 people via stage performance format.
A writing contest on eliminating
discrimination against women and girls was held, drawing 1,100 entries, with 15
outstanding pieces of writing wining prizes.
At the meeting, participants evaluated the
outcomes of the project, sharing experience and pointing out difficulties and
shortcoming during its implementation, while giving orientations for the future
operation of the project.
At the same time, they also gave proposals
to protect and ensure the rights of women and girls, including the issuance of
procedures to detect, support, interfere and handle violation cases, and
maintain and multiply the project models./.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
