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Nghe An honors typical women in economic development and successful startups in the period 2021 - 2024

Thanh Quynh • DNUM_CIZBAZCACE 12:08

On October 28, the Women's Union of Nghe An province held the Award Ceremony of the Provincial Final Competition "Women's Entrepreneurship Day" in 2024 and honored "Typical women in economic development and successful startups" in the period 2021 - 2024.

ảnh 1 — Delegates attending the program. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Attending the program were comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, President of the Provincial Women's Union; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Social Policy Bank, related accompanying units and commended examples.

ảnh 2 — Delegates visit product display booths at the program. Photo: Thanh Quynh

This is a meaningful program to honor the efforts and contributions of women in the province in the field of economic development. At the same time, it affirms the important role of women in the construction and development of the homeland and the country.

The program was attended by 50 delegates who are typical examples of economic development and successful startups in the 2021-2024 period. These delegates represent nearly 700,000 members in the province who have been selected by the provincial Women's Union at all levels to be commended and honored by the Provincial Women's Union. At the same time, there are 9 authors and representatives of groups of authors with outstanding startup ideas in 2024.

ảnh 3 — Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long and Chairwoman of the Provincial Women's Union Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa awarded the First Prize to the contestant representing the group of authors who won the First Prize of the "Women's Entrepreneurship Day" Contest in 2024. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Speaking at the program, Chairwoman of the Provincial Women's Union Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa said that in the period of 2021 - 2024, the Women's Union at all levels has coordinated with all levels and sectors to actively implement many comprehensive solutions to strongly promote the entrepreneurial spirit of women across the province.

This activity aims to realize the breakthrough "Supporting women in economic development, starting businesses, and successfully starting businesses" of the Congress of Women's Delegates of Nghe An province for the 2021-2026 term and the Project "Supporting women in starting businesses for the 2017-2025 period" approved by the Prime Minister.

ảnh 4 — Representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee and the Provincial Women's Union commended and awarded typical women in economic development and successful startups in the 2021-2024 period. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Regarding the "Women's Entrepreneurship Day" Contest in 2024 organized by the Nghe An Provincial Women's Union, in nearly a year, there have been more than 500 ideas participating in the contest organized by women's unions at all levels in the province in different forms. After the selection round from all levels of the union, by June 10, 2024, there were 42 ideas in the preliminary round. In the end, the Provincial Women's Union issued a Decision to recognize the results and award prizes to the 9 best ideas.

ảnh 5 — Representatives of the Provincial People's Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Women's Union with typical women in economic development and successful startups, period 2021-2024. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The implementation of the Project "Propaganda, mobilization, support for women to develop OCOP products, promote, connect consumption of goods contributing to local economic development in the period of 2023-2027" of the Provincial People's Committee has also been actively and effectively deployed by women's unions at all levels. Up to now, the unions at all levels have supported the establishment and effective maintenance of 24 cooperatives managed by women, 232 cooperative groups, linkage groups and 744 newly established women's enterprises have been consulted and supported in business development.

ảnh 6 — Typical examples of economic development and successful startups in the 2021-2024 period were honored at the program, representing nearly 700,000 members across the province, who were selected by all levels of the association for the Provincial Women's Union to commend and honor. Photo: Thanh Quynh

ặng hoa cho 03 tác giả của các dự án đạt giải Cấp Vùng Miền Trung và Toàn quốc Cuộc thi “Phụ nữ khởi nghiệp” năm 2024 do TW Hội LHPN Việt Nam tổ chức — On this occasion, representatives of the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Women's Union presented flowers to congratulate the three authors of the projects that won prizes at the Central and national levels of the "Women's Entrepreneurship Day" Contest in 2024 organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In order to promote and support women members in economic development, the association at all levels has proactively exploited programs and projects, effectively maintained loan entrustment activities from the Bank for Social Policies, credit activities with the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; and coordinated activities with the TYM organization.

Through this, more than 100,000 members are currently borrowing capital sources, with a total of more than 5,000 billion VND and 83,997 households with poor and near-poor women are being supported by the association. Of these, 2,297 households with women have escaped poverty and near-poverty, thereby contributing to improving the quality of life for members and women.