Hoang Mai Women's Association accompanies poor members and orphans

(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing and learning from Uncle Ho, the Women's Union of Hoang Mai town has deployed many learning contents associated with the movement to build "Warm homes of love" and activities "Towards poor women and children" and has achieved practical results.

Over the past 3 years, the association has organized for over 34,500 female cadres and members to study the topics of "Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh"; organized for cadres and members to register to set an example, respond with specific, practical and effective actions such as: building models of typical clubs, branches, member families with good economic performance, helping members in difficulty; launching the practice of saving in the forms of "Savings tubes", "Savings rice jars", "Raising plastic pigs", "Collecting waste" and the movement to lend capital to members in difficulty to develop the economy without interest. From these movements, the association has saved: 1,239 kg of rice, 350 working days, 406,099,000 VND, helping 188 poor member families in economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

The Standing Committee of the Town Women's Union presented gifts to member Nguyen Thi Sau in Quynh Lap commune at the charity home handover ceremony.

Many communes and wards have good and creative ways of doing things such as: giving cows, piglets, chickens, giving warm blankets to poor women... typically the units of Quynh Vinh, Quynh Phuong, Quynh Di, Quynh Lap. The organization pays attention to building models and typical examples, promptly praising good people and good deeds, organizing programs to connect love, conferences to praise advanced models, conferences to praise women "Good at public work, good at housework".

Responding to the campaign to build "Warm Houses of Love", the Association at all levels mobilized cadres, members, women and organizations, businesses, units and individuals in the area to donate over 420 million VND, 103 working days, build 19 new houses, repair 7 houses for poor members. In addition, the Association also received support from the Provincial Association and the Town Tax Department of over 90,000,000 VND to build 3 new warm houses of love.

The Women's Union of Quynh Phuong Ward called on organizations and individuals to donate nearly 100 gifts to poor members, orphans, and disabled children on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2015.

Women's Unions at all levels have done a good job of mobilizing cadres and members to overcome the consequences of the 2013 flood. The provincial and district women's unions, philanthropists, and women's union cadres and members have supported and contributed funds and goods worth 50.3 million VND to support and share the difficulties with families who lost people and suffered great property damage; mobilized members and women to participate in environmental sanitation, repair damaged roads, and renovate fields to restore production and stabilize life.

In addition, the association also focuses on promoting activities of drinking water, remembering the source, repaying gratitude, and mutual love through specific and practical actions. In 3 years, the association at all levels has donated 594 gifts with a total value of 301,900,000 VND to visit and give gifts to families of war invalids and martyrs, families with meritorious services to the revolution, VNAH mothers, and young people leaving for military service; visiting families of cadres and members in difficult circumstances, and children in difficult circumstances; regularly helping 12 children in difficult circumstances who have overcome difficulties to study well, supporting each child's study costs with 150,000 - 200,000 VND/month. The association's activities have created affection and trust among members and people for the women's association.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Van - Vice President of the Women's Union of Hoang Mai town gave gifts to Hoang Mai youth who were on their way to defend the Fatherland.

Ms. Ho Thi Hang - President of the Hoang Mai Town Union said: "The activities of the Women's Union are regular, not just a movement or response. In the coming time, the Union strives to build 5 "Shelters of Love" for poor women each year. 100% of poor households headed by women are assisted in many forms; each union facility helps at least 2 women-headed households escape poverty. With the aim of this movement, all levels of the Union and members will increasingly actively participate and have a strong influence in community life."

Nguyen Van

Hoang Mai Radio Station