(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 the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
