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)

By the invitation of German Savings Bank Association (DSGV), VWU’s delegation headed by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy, Vice President of VWU paid a study visit to Germany and the Netherlands.

On 10 July 2008, the Presidium of VWU organized a workshop with the participation of leaders from CWU Departments to get inputs to the draft decrees for the implementation of Gender Equality Law (GEL) and Law on Prevention against Domestic Violence (LPDV).

From 4-5 July 2008, a mission sent by the Central of Vietnam Women’s Union (CVWU), and headed by Mrs. Hoang Thi Ai Nhien, Vice President of VWU carried out a survey on women’s situation and works of WU in Muong Bon commune, Mai Son district and Phieng Khoai commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province in order to prepare a work plan of setting up a models of implementing the Resolution of the 10th National WU’s Congress.

At the beginning of July, Ninh Binh WU conducted a review meeting on its activities in the first 6 months of 2008.

In the early July 2008, Kon Tum provincial Women’s Union and Arrapu and Se Kong provincial Women’s Unions (in Laos) signed a cooperation program in protecting the common border line of the two countries for the 2008-2011 period.

With the aim of supporting poor women to improve their lives and dealing with women-related issues, in June 2007, the Women’s Livelihood and Rights Club (LARC II) was set up in Nong Ha and Nong Thinh communes (Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province). Up to now, there are 21 clubs belongs to this project, attracting 807 members.

In accordance to decision of the Presidium of VWU on Providing guidance to selected Women’s Unions to build models of Implementing the Resolution of 10th National Women’s Congress of the VWU, the mission sent by the Central WU had a focus- discussion with leader of HoChiMinh City Women’s Union (HCMC WU) and representatives from different related sectors and branches in the city and conducted a survey on the situation and the work done by the Women’s Union on the female youth in order to set up models of mobilizing and gathering female youth into women’s unions activities.