Conference to share experiences in implementing the program 'Accompanying women in border areas' in the Central region emulation cluster
On the morning of April 18, the Women's Union of Nghe An province - the Head of the Emulation Cluster of the Central provinces organized a Conference to share experiences of 4 years of implementing the Program "Accompanying women in the border areas" launched by the Central Women's Union of Vietnam and the Border Guard Command.
Attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Dung - Member of the Presidium, Head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Vietnam Women's Union; leaders of the Women's Unions of 6 provinces and cities in the North Central region: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue city; leaders of the Border Guard Command of Nghe An province and Con Cuong district.
Mobilizing nearly 57 billion VND for women in border areas
Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, President of the Women's Union of Nghe An province, Head of the Central Emulation Cluster informed: The Central Emulation Cluster includes 6 provinces and cities (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue city) with 89 border communes, belonging to 22 districts.
Of which, Nghe An is the locality with the largest number of border communes with 27 communes; Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri provinces, each with 16 communes; Hue city with 12 communes; Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces, each with 9 communes.
Implementing the Program "Accompanying women in the border areas" in 2 phases, from 2018 to 2020 and from 2021 to 2025, the Women's Unions at all levels in 6 provinces and cities have proactively coordinated with the Border Guard Command and each border guard station located in the localities, together with taking advantage of the support of departments, branches, sectors, unions in the political system and organizations and individuals to create a combined strength, mobilizing resources to care for and support cadres, members and women.
As a result, from 2021 to now, women's unions at all levels in the Central Emulation Cluster have connected and mobilized resources of nearly 57 billion VND to support members and women in border areas with specific contents and tasks, such as supporting the construction of 634 livelihood models; 96 "Shelters of Love"; building 214 civil works, kindergartens, domestic water, toilets; giving 112 bicycles; 10 sets of computers to women's unions in border communes...
In addition, the Women's Unions at all levels in 6 provinces and cities in the Central Emulation Cluster also actively connected and called for resources to support families of cadres, members, and women who are at risk, or in difficult circumstances, or are poor, with a total of 22,365 gifts.
Free medical examination and medicine provision activities are also actively organized by the Women's Union in connection with medical units deployed in border communes.
Many communication activities, raising awareness in all aspects for cadres, members and women are deployed by women's unions at all levels through forums, seminars, conferences, training and establishing and maintaining clubs on law, child rearing, building happy families, knowledge of animal husbandry, cultivation, service provision, etc.; associated with creating conditions for cadres, members and women to access capital sources and develop family economy.
Chairwoman of the Women's Union of Nghe An province, Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa, also affirmed: The practical and specific support of the Women's Union at all levels together with the Border Guard force has contributed to creating new changes in awareness, thinking and action among the staff, members and women in 6 provinces and cities in the Central region; contributing to improving and enhancing the quality of life of women's families, at the same time, promoting the implementation of hunger eradication, poverty reduction and changing the face of border areas in each locality.
At the conference, representatives of the leaders of 6 provinces and cities of the Central Emulation Cluster discussed, exchanged and shared many good practices, effective models as well as many difficulties and challenges; suggested and proposed solutions to continue promoting and spreading the Program "Accompanying women in the border areas" with both depth and breadth, and sustainability in the coming time.
Focus on raising awareness for border women
Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Dung - Member of the Presidium, Head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Vietnam Women's Union highly appreciated the positivity, responsibility and creativity in implementing the Program "Accompanying women in the border areas" with specific and practical activities and actions of the Women's Unions of 6 provinces and cities in the Central emulation cluster.
Sharing the difficulties and limitations of border areas, ethnic minorities in general and cadres, members and women in particular, Head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Kim Dung also emphasized a number of contents that need to be continued to be implemented. In particular, the focus is on strengthening communication activities in many forms and creative ways, both gathering and attracting a large number of cadres, members and women to participate, and raising awareness in all aspects for members and women in border areas, associated with the concern of eliminating literacy.
Focus on mobilizing resources to support women in border areas; in support, it is necessary to identify key contents, create effectiveness and spread; especially support economic development through building sustainable livelihood models and from economics to raise awareness and understanding of all aspects for cadres and members.
Localities have also agreed on a viewpoint: "Accompanying" means going along, is the support of women's unions at all levels and the Border Guard for cadres, members, and women in border communes, to arouse the spirit of self-reliance, self-strengthening, the will to rise up, promote the internal strength of cadres, members, and women in border areas to create sustainable development, overcome the situation of waiting and relying on policies and "free" support.
Within the framework of the conference program, the Women's Union of 6 provinces and cities of the Central Emulation Cluster visited, encouraged and gave gifts to officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Guard Station.
The working delegation also visited, encouraged and presented 60 million VND in support to build a "Shelter of Love" for the family of Ms. Vi Thi Ba, in Thai Son 2 village, Mon Son commune (Con Cuong), a single mother, a poor household with especially difficult circumstances.
