(HBO) - On November 16th, the Provincial Women's Union held a conference to implement project 8, "Implementing the gender equality and solving the urgent problems for women and children” at the provincial level in 2022There were representatives of leaders from the provincial Women's Union and 80 delegates from 10 districts and the city attending the conference.
The conference scene.
Project 8 is chaired and
implemented by the Vietnamese Women's Union under the National Target Program
for the socio-economic development in the areas of ethnic minority and
mountainous ones in the period of 2021-2030, phase I: from 2021- 2025 has been
approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 1719, dated October 14, 2022. The
target audience of the project is women and girls in extremely difficult
communes. The project's objective is to raise the awareness and change the
gender stereotypes; taking care and solving some urgent problems for women and
children.
In Hoa Binh, the Provincial
Women's Union has directed the project implementation in 4 districts: Da Bac,
Lac Son, Cao Phong, Yen Thuy. In which, each district selects 2 suitable
communes to focus the resources and comprehensively intervene in the project's
models. The districts have been allocated funds to stimulate the demand for the
activities; at the same time, it is actively integrated it into the national
target programs, the other programs, schemes and projects of the localities and
the units and they have coordinated with appropriate departments and agencies
to build the models and support women and children. They have clearly defined
their roles and responsibilities and mobilized the resources among the members
and women to promote their potential and internal resources in implementing the
project activities.
At the conference, the delegates
have been guided to implement the project's activities; deploying and directing
the project's intervention models and activities; sharing and updating the
problems in the local implementation; discussing solutions to coordinate the
project implementation; exchanging and answering the project issues, gender
analysis and gender mainstreaming in the policy formulation.
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.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.