President of VWU Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa in the afternoon of September 11 received Cuban Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Fredesmán Turró González who came to pay courtesies on the occasion of his return to Vietnam to resume for the second term as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Vietnam.

Member of Central Committee, President of Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa visited and presented families of staffs, members and women victimized by the storm # 6 in Bac Giang province on October 3, 2008.

On average, women and children in developing countries carry up to 15 kilograms of water, over more than 5 kilometres and for as long as 8 hours every day!!

In the afternoon of 25 July 2008, the central of Vietnam Women’s Union organized the 5 year Review vocational training and job introduction (2002-2007) in Ho Chi Minh City. There were nearly 200 participants who are in executive board of VWU; directors of profession training and job introduction center of VWU system and Director of Labour, invalid and social affair Department of some provinces/cities.

In two days from 29 to 30 July 2008, The central of Vietnam Women’s Union organised an Annual Conference on Health care and HIV/AIDS prevention under the chairmanship of the Vice President of VWU Madame H’Ngam Niek’dam in Ho Chi Minh City.

Recently, Quang Binh Women’s Union has organized 3 training courses on environmental sanitation, women & children health care for nearly 200 WU’s members and other women at the commune of Tan Hoa, Trung Hoa and Thuong Hoa (Minh Hoa district).

On the occasion of the 63rd celebration of the August Revolution and the Anniversary of the S.R. Vietnam, in the morning of August 28, 2008, the delegations of the VWU paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and thurified at the Revolutionary Martyr Monument.

On August 28, Da Dang Women’s Union organized a workshop on “SMEs Management and Promotion” for municipal women-owned enterprises.

In the morning July 25th, 2008, the Central Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) held a five year - review conference on trust fund performance in service of the poor households and other beneficiaries of social policy in Ho Chi Minh City. Attending the conference, were VWU’s leaders, members of the VWU’s Executive Committee, some Presidents of WU at commune level, leaders and staffs from the State Bank, the Social Policy Bank(SPB)…

Recently, the Center for Women and Development (CWD) has organized 7 days-training on consultancy skills to Women Entrepreneurs (WE) with the aim to build a team of consultants not only at central level but also in some cities/provinces, such as: Hai Duong, Nam Đinh, Yen Bai, Bac Ninh, Ha Tay, Ha Noi. This activity is within the framework of the project “Strengthening Central Women Cadres Training School towards Establishing Women’s Institute of the Vietnam Women’s Union” (VWU-WI/Nuffic project)