Meeting of the Elderly Association of 6 provinces in the North Central region

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 15, the Association of the Elderly in the North Central region held a meeting of the emulation cluster of 6 provinces. Attending were representatives of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Association of the Elderly in the provinces: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue and Ha Tinh.

At the meeting, the associations at all levels of 6 provinces contributed many ideas to gradually improve the effectiveness of the elderly association's activities.

Overview of the conference

In particular, the focus is on the following contents: building the association's organization, policies for the elderly and the role of the elderly. The conference also heard a summary report of the association's outstanding activities in 2013, most notably the emulation movement "Old age - Bright example", the program "Bright eyes for the elderly" or the activities of "Elderly clubs helping the elderly", "intergenerational clubs". Particularly, the Association of the Elderly in Nghe An province currently has over 14,960 members participating in regular activities, actively participating in labor production, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. The whole province has 12,036 members of the Association of the Elderly who are good at economics at all levels.

The conference unanimously voted for the Elderly Association of Nghe An province to receive the Emulation Flag of the Central Association in 2013 and awarded certificates of merit to the Elderly Associations of the three provinces of Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

News and photos:My Ha