• Poor women in Thanh Hoa escape poverty

    We visited Ms Nguyen Thi Hiep's family in Doai village, Vinh Thinh commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.
  • 24 HCMC Women Confered Title of “Vietnamese Heroic Mothers”

    24 women were conferred and bestowed the title “Vietnamese Heroic Mothers” for their contributions to the protection and construction of the country in a ceremony held by Ho Chi Minh City Committee of the Party, People's Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front Committee on Oct. 14.
  • The Cho Moi District Women’s Union Lent Its Members 2,315 Million VND

    During the first 6 months of 2006, the Cho Moi District Women’s Union has effectively implemented 6 key programs of the Women’s Union with a focus on the program of “Supporting Women to Develop Economics”.
  • 2006 – New developmental step of TYM Fund (Affection Fund)

    Transforming into an income generation entity, in 2006, TYM Fund of the Vietnam Women’s Union has got full legal capacity to access to domestic and foreign financial resources
  • Contest gives remote women a louder voice

    The Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 20 launched a writing competition for Vietnamese women in and outside the country.
  • Women join hands to fight poverty

    Over the past years, the Vietnam Women Union (VWU) has devised many practical programmes of action to realise the Party resolution and the national target programme on hunger and poverty reduction. Women organisations across the country have been encouraged to actively engage in social programmes to help women escape poverty.
  • Vice President Praises Flying Eye Hospital

    Vietnamese Vice President Truong My Hoa spoke highly of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital on Thursday and said its staff of visiting medical specialists had made a great contribution to Viet Nam’s efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness and restore sight.
  • Soc Trang Provincial Women’s Union opened a career training class for poor women

    With the support of the Finland Embassy, the Soc Trang provincial Women’s Union together with the Provincial Vocational Training School and the Kim Chi embroidery Export Co-operative (An Giang) opened an embroidery and a housework training classes for 70 poor women in Cu Lao Dung district and Soc Trang town.
  • Tuyen Quang: Targeting 100% Women’s Unions at the grassroots having key members

    Implementing the 2006 Action Program, in the first 6 month 2006, Tuyen Quang Provincial Women’s Union concentrated on disseminating the Party Congress’ Resolutions at all levels, government’s policies and laws as well as regulations and policies relating to women and children.
  • The Seminar to Contribute to the Draft Law of Gender Equality

    In 23 – 24, September 2006, in Hanoi, VWU, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam Youth Union and UNICEF, joinly organized Seminar titled “Contribution to the Draft Law of Gender Equality”