Ninh Binh Women’s Union reached and exceeded 5 among 10 emulating targets
In the first 6 months, 5 out of 10 emulating targets have been reached and exceeded, which are: number of WU staff and members registered to implement the movement “women study actively, work creatively and nurture happy families”; works in commemoration of 60 yearsUncle Ho’s appeal for patriot emulation; capital/loans generating, vocational training, and poverty reduction.
The remarkable activity which has been carried out effectively from provincial to grassroots WUs is to support poor women and to conduct pilot program in poverty reduction in 3 communes Gia Minh, Gia Lac, Gia Phong (Gia Vien district).
In order to help poor women, provincial WU organized training on supporting poverty reduction for 100% members of local WUs’ Executive Committee, survey on poor women headed households, registered to support poor female-headed households to escape from poverty in 2008, to sign commitment between assigned WU branch and needy households...
As a result, 7,780/8,292 poor female headed householders have been supported. To the pilot communes in Gia Vien, the provincial Women’s Union has set up model of sow and chicken raising to 30 poor families with total amount of 17,250,000VND; in coordination with People’s Committee, the WU of Gia Vien district conducted 3 training courses on perfumed toothpick making for exportation, 2 technique transfer courses on monordica & mushrooms planting; besides, the communication and counseling on labor export program... have been conducted.