Imprints of the Association's work and women's movement in 2022

Attending the conference were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, members of the Executive Committee of the Provincial Women's Union, term XVI, and Chairwomen of the affiliated Women's Union. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Affirming the role of women

2022 is the first year of implementing the Resolution of the Nghe An Provincial Women's Congress, term 2021 - 2026 and organizing emulation to welcome the 13th National Women's Congress, term 2022 - 2027, so the Women's Unions at all levels in the province have many practical activities towards the grassroots. As a result, 100% of the targets set for 2022 were achieved and exceeded, actively contributing to the successful implementation of the goals and tasks of economic and social development in the locality, recognized by the Party Committee, government, departments and branches.

During the year, the union at all levels connected and mobilized more than 8.7 billion VND, with more than 3,000 gifts, 168 charity homes to give to female union members and female workers in difficult circumstances under the program "Millions of gifts to share love" and "Tet for the poor Spring of the Year of the Tiger 2022".

Comrade Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, President of the Nghe An Provincial Women's Union spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Quynh

At the same time, connecting and mobilizing nearly 4 billion VND to support poor and disadvantaged women members in border areas under the Program "Accompanying women in border areas"; connecting organizations and individuals to sponsor 1,115 orphans, with a total amount of more than 13 billion VND under the Program "Godmother".

Through the campaigns "Family of 5 no - 3 clean", "Family of 5 yes - 3 clean", the association at all levels has promoted and supported 2,516 households to achieve the 8 set criteria. In addition, it has undertaken 847 projects and tasks to build new rural areas, advanced new rural areas, and model new rural areas.

During the year, the association at all levels supported the realization of 798 women's start-up and business ideas; supported 274 ideas to connect and access capital sources, with an amount of more than 12.3 billion VND; supported the establishment of 5 cooperatives and the construction of 41 cooperative groups; and supported 14,133 women members to learn a trade.

Social supervision and criticism activities were implemented synchronously at all levels of the association, with 12 policies monitored, 179 recommendations proposed; 535 documents were commented on and criticized, with 139 comments; 123 dialogues were organized.

In 2022, the Women's Union at all levels organized a special emulation campaign to welcome the 3rd National Women's Congress, term 2022 - 2027, with 1,268 projects and tasks implemented, with a total value of more than 10 billion VND.

At the conference, representatives of the Women's Union of Nghe An province, authorized by the Prime Minister, presented Certificates of Merit to two individuals with outstanding achievements in the period 2017 - 2021. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Buildorganize the meetingincreasingly strong

With the theme of the year being "Focusing on building a strong grassroots association, focusing on improving the capacity of grassroots association officials", Chairwoman of the Provincial Women's Union Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa clearly stated 8 key tasks for the coming year.

In which, emphasizing the continued effective implementation of the Action Program to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Women's Congress and the 16th Provincial Women's Congress.

The implementation of the emulation movement "Building Nghe An women of the new era: Having knowledge, morality, health, aspiration to rise up, having responsibility for family and country" needs to be associated with promoting learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style. In addition, it is necessary to continue implementing the Campaign to build "Families of 5 no, 3 clean"; directing all levels of the association to pilot the building of "Families of 5 yes, 3 clean" in areas of advanced new rural construction and model new rural areas.

Awarding the Excellent Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee to the collective of the Propaganda, Policy and Law Department (Provincial Women's Union) for their outstanding achievements in union work and women's movement in 2021. Photo: Thanh Quynh

All levels of the association need to unanimously and effectively implement national target programs, especially Project 8 of the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; Direct the implementation of Government projects and projects approved by the Provincial People's Committee, the Program "Accompanying women in border areas", mobilize organizations and individuals to accompany the Programs: "Godmother", "Millions of gifts to share love".

For social supervision and criticism, it is necessary to improve the quality to meet practical requirements, thereby proposing appropriate policies for the association. Strengthen dialogue activities between Party committees, authorities, association organizations with members and women. At the same time, implement breakthroughs in innovating association operation methods, focusing on applying information technology, promoting digital transformation at all levels of the association, in the period of 2023-2026.

At the conference, many collectives and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union and the Nghe An Provincial Women's Union for their outstanding achievements and effective implementation of topics in the union's work and women's movement in 2022. Photo: Thanh Quynh

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