Delegates at the ceremony (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and foreign experts working at embassies andinternational organisations in Vietnam on February 23 received the insignia “For the Development of Vietnamese Women” of theVietnam Women’s Union (VWU) for their contributions to gender equality and theadvancement of Vietnamese women.
CaraEllickson, an expert from the Coffey International Development organisation, hasassisted the Union to successfully organise and manage six training coursesrelating to violence prevention, safety for women and child protection, andgender and disable people.
She was active in sharing experience in gender equality-related issues with theUnion’s staff, and cooperating with the Union to build a project to enhance women’scapacity to fight gender-based violence in 2014-2017.
Meanwhile, Joerg Teumer from the Savings Banks Foundation for InternationalCooperation - SBFIC (SBFIC) was honoured for his important role incalling for technical and financial assistance from the SBFIC and the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Philippinesfor micro-financial projects of the VWU since 2014.
He also worked to connect the Union with donors and international partners, enablingit to access loans and technical support, learn experience from those, andpromote it to international friends.
Ngo Dinh Quynh, a cultural specialist at the US Embassy in Vietnam, noted theVWU’s clearer presence in changing the life of women and girls.
Accordingto VWU Standing Vice Chairwoman Hoang Thi AiNhien, in the 2012-2017 tenure, the Union made breakthrough development insupporting women to develop economy and promote sustainable poverty reduction.
About 5.4 million poverty-ridden households got access loans, while over 1.8million female workers were provided with employment counseling and about540,000 others joined vocational training courses, in the period. The VWUestablished over 6,500 cooperative economic models.
The VWU’s chapters nationwide have beenimplementing many programmes and projects, directly benefiting women and thecommunity, and helping promote women’s rights.-VNA
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