Field visit on VWU activities in Thanh Hoa province by international partners

On May 17, Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) organized a field visit in Thanh Hoa province to help international partners gain a better understanding on VWU work and local women’s needs, thereby boosting joint cooperation in the future.

All delegates offer incense in Trieu Lady temple which is a special national relic site in Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province

All delegates offer incense in Trieu Lady temple which is a special national relic site in Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province

Delegates hear about Trieu Lady's life as well as introduction of Trieu Lady temple

Delegates visit Trung Kien handicraft cooperative (Hoang Hoa district) specializing in sewing environmentally friendly supermarket bags and knitting handicraft products for export

Members of Trung Kien handicraft cooperative

Delegates visit Trung Kien handicraft cooperative

VWU President Ha Thi Nga presents gifts to Chairwoman of Trung Kien cooperative

Delegates visit NhungFarm hi-tech agricultural cooperative (Hoang Hoa district) specializing in organic, clean agricultural production, which is one of green and sustainable economic development schemes that Thanh Hoa’s women have implemented over the past time

Delegates visit NhungFarm hi-tech agricultural cooperative

Delegates visit NhungFarm hi-tech agricultural cooperative

VWU President Ha Thi Nga (on the left) and VWU Vice President Tran Lan Phuong (on the right) present gifts to the owner of NhungFarm cooperative

VWU President Ha Thi Nga and international partners visit product display areas of women-owned cooperatives in Thanh Hoa

VWU Vice President Tran Lan Phuong and international partners learn about product origin

International partners visit product display areas of women-owned cooperatives in Thanh Hoa

International partners visit product display areas of women-owned cooperatives in Thanh Hoa

VWU President Ha Thi Nga hopes that the field visit will help international friends better understand VWU activities, its staff capacity and the actual needs of local women

Mr. Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, on behalf of provincial leaders, expresses his pleasure to welcome the delegation

VWU Vice President Tran Lan Phuong gives proposals for future cooperation and assistance from international partners in all areas related to women’s issues

Bulgarian Ambassador Marinela Petkova highly values VWU’s efforts to promote gender equality and bring into play women’s strengths, and much be inspired by the visit to Thanh Hoa

Mr. Jesus Lavina, Deputy Head of Cooperation Section - Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam expresses at the

Mr. Jesus Lavina, Deputy Head of Cooperation Section - Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam, expresses that the field visit helps him gain a better understanding of women’s roles and contributions to poverty reduction and environmental protection, which are also common targets of the partnership between Vietnam and the EU

All delegates