- Quang Ninh Provincial Women's Union: Building capacity on receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations - Dak Lak Provincial Women's Union: Training and communicating on laws

In response to the increasingly complex situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Women's Unions at all levels in Quang Nam province and their members have had many meaningful and practical activities to spread love among their staffs, members, and women.

In recent years, the Vietnam Women's Union’s activities to support the collective economy model run by women have dramatically contributed to creating stable jobs and generating income for rural women, especially for ethnic minority women. From fragmented and single production, after joining cooperatives, production and business efficiency and income of women members have been significantly improved.

The figure was reported at the Conference on credit lending management and poverty eradication for women between 2015 and 2020 by Khanh Hoa provincial Women's Union.

Implementing the policy of supporting collective economy, 12 cooperatives of value chains linked production participating in the 2019 Women's Startup Day have been provided with equipment, machinery, seedlings and fertilizers by the Central Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) through the National Target Program for New Rural Development’s budget.

Mobilizing resources to build “Affection Houses” and repairing houses for poor women and women with extremely difficult circumstances have been done by WUs across the country over the past years, thereby helping many women have a safe house to live in, feel secure to do business, and get better in life.

On behalf of VWU Presidium, President Ha Thi Nga sent an encouragement letter to VWU staff and women in Da Nang City and Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces who are facing a new wave of Covid-19.

In order to provide social criticism and contribute to achieving gender equality goals, on the morning of May 19, 2020 the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) organized a consultation workshop on gender aspects of the Draft Law on Vietnamese guest workers under contract (amended) (Law No. 72).

In the morning of July 24, the Ministry of National Defence in collaboration with the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs organized a meeting in Hanoi to express gratitude to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers nationwide marking the 73rd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2020). It was attended by 300 women representing 4,962 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers across the country.

For the safety of women and children, many suitable and practical models have been developed by Women's Union at all levels to meet the needs of members and women.

At the meeting with Ms. Elisa Fernadez - UN Women Representative in Viet Nam on the afternoon of June 9th, 2020, VWU President Ha Thi Nga expressed her concurrence on women and gender issues raised by UN Women Representative and admitted that they are the common concerns and key areas of further cooperation of the two organizations.

On the morning of June 19 in Hanoi, Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) with the support of the Asia Foundation in Vietnam organized a workshop sharing experiences and initiatives to increase the participation of women in politics, which attracted huge participation of leaders, managers, and experts from ministries, branches, and international organizations.

Twenty-one collections of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress), which featured world cultural heritages of Vietnam, were introduced to the public at a programme held at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) on June 28.

Establishing and operating “One Stop Support Office” (OSSO) to support sustainable reintegration of repatriating women and their families is an important goal of the Project “Strengthening Vietnamese Capacity for Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrants Women and their Households in Vietnam” implemented by the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) with the sponsorship of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam.

A new project targeting the elimination of violence against women and children in Vietnam was launched on June 17, in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A policy advocacy workshop aiming to support returned migrant women and their households took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 18.

Gender equality should be included in the National Target Programme on New Rural Development as well as new-style rural area building criteria, by mainstreaming gender issues during the implementation of the programme in the years to come, a workshop in Hanoi on June 11 heard.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with NA female deputies in Hanoi on June 10.

From 2021, an official roadmap to adjust the retirement age shall be applied according to the Clause 5, Article 169 of the Labor Code. In order to provide its social feedback, on the morning of May 14, 2020, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) organized a workshop to consult professional experts and managers on the draft Decree on retirement age and pension entitlements.

From the beginning of the year, due to the COVID-19 epidemic and unstable weather, the diseases on cattle and poultry have affected production and daily life, making it difficult for many members and women.

A shelter was built in 2014 in Quang Tri province to support women and children survivors of domestic violence. Over the past few years, the shelter has assisted many unfortunate women, helping to reduce domestic violence and bring happiness to many families.

Responding to the call of the Ministry of Health and UNICEF Vietnam in the “Kindness is Contagious” campaign, Vietnam Women’s Publishing House with TYM MFI has launched a fundraising campaign to support women severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – including TYM members. The fund is raised by selling the book “I’M HOME,” a diary of isolation during Covid-19 pandemic.

Female scientists who have successfully isolated the new strain of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, making Vietnam one of the first four countries to successfully isolate this virus, have received the Kovalevskaya Award 2019.

One hundred percent of the Executive Committee members voted Ms. Ha Thi Nga, former Permanent Deputy Secretary of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee, to be VWU President for the 2017-2022 term.

After many practical actions in COVID-19 disease prevention recently, TYM has continued to implement the support package “TYM – empowering members” to accompany and share with members to overcomes this difficult time:

All level Women’s Unions have been carrying out very specific and meaningful activities every day in order to join hands with the whole country in combating the epidemic.

On the afternoon of April 27, 2020, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Truong Ngoc Anh received VND 1.3 million from the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and RSVP Joint Stock Company to support COVID-19 fight.

On the morning of April 24, the Central Organizing Committee held a meeting to announce the Politburo’s decisions on personnel appointments of Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, President of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) as a new Secretary of the Ninh Binh Party Committee.

As an effort to respond to Covid-19, the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) supported the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) necessities to help women in need of Hanoi.

Some 100 free meals are being offered each day at the Peace Shop at 20 Thuy Khue Street in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district to help those in need overcome the tough time triggered by COVID-19.