As a member of the ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations (ACWO), VWU sent a delegation led by Vice President Nguyen Thi Thu Ha to the ACWO Board Meeting and Regional Workshop, held by ACWO Incumbent President - National Council of Women's Organizations, Malaysia (NCWO) - in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from October 30th to November 1st, 2013.

In order to share experience and promote cooperation among Vietnamese and international agencies working on water and sanitation, on May 15th 2013 the Vietnam Women’s Union organized the workshop “The role of Vietnam Women’s Union in rural water and sanitation” chaired by the VWU First Vice-President Ms. Hoang Thi Ai Nhien.

Formerly known as “the Affectionate Fund”, the Tinh Thuong Microfinance Institution (TYM) under the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has been providing support to disadvantaged women for the last two decades. Setting an example as the first microfinance practitioner in Vietnam, TYM always operates with the noble social mission of improving living conditions and enhancing the social status of women in families and society. At the same time, TYM continuously engages in efforts to accomplish tasks assigned by the VWU.

In the afternoon of July 2nd 2012, The Central Vietnam Women's Union held a ceremony to launch the competition "Vietnamese women's examples of self-confidence, self-esteem, faithfulness and resourcefulness".

Besides active responses to the Special emulation program named “Building affection houses for for poor, single, disabled and difficult women and presenting scholarships to difficult students who are children of soldiers working in border the boundary, and islands areas with and achieve good studying results despite difficulties”, provincial Women’s Unions in the whole country have also organized diversified and practical activities to welcome celebrate the 11th National Women’s Congress.

In the morning of 12th March 2012, the Opening Ceremony of the 11th National Women's Congress was solemnly organized at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace.

 

 

The All-China Women's Federation would like to express its warm congratulations upon the successful opening of the 11th National Congress of Vietnam Women.

Vietnam Women’s Union is a pioneer organization in Vietnam’s microfinance (MF). It all started from integrated credit projects carried out in the late 1980s. Up to now, WUs at all levels are managing over 350 programs/projects – mainly financed by NGOs with different social purposes – providing credit and saving services for women throughout the country to develop household economy.