• Some news from the Gathering among the examplary presidents of local women’s unions

    On 13th Oct. 2009, 150 delegates who won the Awards of “Excellent local WU’s President” from all the 63 provinces/cities throughout the country had participated in the seminars in order to share their experiences on carrying out the women’s movement and 6 main tasks of the WUs at their local level.
  • Dong Thap Provincial Women’s Union: Exemplary Women Entrepreneurs Gathering

    On the occasion of 79th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union (20 October, 1930 – 20 October, 2009), on 19 October, 2009, Dong Thap Provincial Women’s Union organized a gathering of nearly 200 exemplary women entrepreneurs from the province.
  • Thua Thien Hue Provincial Women’s Union: Presenting Gifts to the Poor Women Living in Dam River Area.

    On the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of the Foundation Day of Vietnam Women’s Union, 20th October, Thua Thien Hue Provincial Women’s Union, in collaboration with Prudential Life Insurance Company, Hue Branch, organized a dialogue and gifts hand-over to poor women living in the Dam river area of Thua Thien Hue.
  • The Launching Ceremony of “Supporting in Building Affection Houses”

    On the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of Foundation Day of the Vietnam Women’s Union, 20th October, Vietnam Women’s Union, in collaboration with Vietnam Television and Chau Giang Company, organized the Launching Ceremony of “Supporting in Building Affection Houses” in 2009.
  • Bac Ninh province organizes a contest on becoming a good HIV/AIDS communicator

    The Health Department of Bac Ninh province in combination with the Steering Committee on AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control in Luong Tai district, Bac Ninh organized a contest on becoming a good HIV/AIDS communicator in September.
  • Women’s festival day for community

    October 20th 2009 marked the 79th anniversary of Vietnamese Women’s Day. In order to promote the tradition of solidarity, community cooperation and encourage for those who are in difficulties, “Women’s festival day for community” was organized simultaneously in 24 urban/suburban districts of Ho Chi Minh City on October 10th 2009.
  • Women’s charity housing movement benefits thousands

    A movement launched by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has raised almost VND54 billion to build 4,590 charity houses for poor women across the country over the past year.
  • Lack of male teachers reinforces stereotypes

    Chu Hoang Tung’s parents were very surprised to see a man teaching their son’s class when Tung entered the fifth grade at Le Ngoc Han Primary School.
  • Statue of Vietnamese women inaugurated in Hanoi

    The statue of Women of ‘Three Responsibilities’ was inaugurated in the centre of Phung town, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi on October 8 to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
  • Dialogue “Voices of the Older Women”

    On September 18th, in honor of the International Day of Older Persons October 1st, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), in cooperation with the Vietnam Association for the Elderly (VAE) and the Research Center for Ageing Support (RECAS) held a Dialogue entitled “Voices of the Older Women”.

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