Dutch-funded project helps promote women empowerment
A project funded by the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) has produced positive effects on the improvement of the role and power of women in economic development in the south central province of Ninh Thuan.
Le Van Binh, Vice Chairman of the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee, speaks at the closing workshop on the “Enhancing Opportunities for Women's Enterprises”. (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – A project funded by the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) has produced positive effects on the improvement of the role and power of women in economic development in the south central province of Ninh Thuan.
According to Le Van Binh, Vice Chairman ofthe provincial People’s Committee, over the past five years, thanks to the “EnhancingOpportunities for Women's Enterprises” (FLOW/EOWE) project, public awareness of gender equality in the localityhas been enhanced.
Specifically, 90 percent of women in threecooperatives in Ninh Thuan that are covered by the project have engaged in the makingof decision related to family spending. More women have taken the leading rolein production teams and joined community activities, while getting theirhusbands share housework.
The project has helped local women becomemore confident and self-reliant in economy, and get deeper understanding ofsmart agricultural production and climate change response, Binh said.
At the same time, women-led enterpriseshave also received support from the SNV.
Initial statistics showed that threeSNV-assisted cooperatives have enjoyed 30-50 percent rise in income.
FLOW/EOWE has been implemented in Vietnamsince 2016 in four provinces of Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Binh Dinh and QuangBinh.
According to Peter Loach, SNV CountryDirector in Vietnam, the FLOW/EOWEproject aims to help narrow gender gap by focusing on three main pillars: changinggender norms, creating favourable conditions for women to access economicactivities, and enhancing the capacity of Government agencies and relevantpartners in improving and implementing gender-related policies and womenempowerment.
The SNV is a not-for-profit internationaldevelopment organisation. Founded in the Netherlands in 1965, the SNV has beenworking in Vietnam since 1995. It has marked its presence in over 30 countriesin Asia, Africa and Latin America./.
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Le Van Binh, Vice Chairman of the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee, speaks at the closing workshop on the “Enhancing Opportunities for Women's Enterprises”. (Photo: VNA)
