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).