The Yen Bai provincial Cooperative Alliance joined forces with the Cowater International of Canada to launch the “SMEs Promote Resilience, Inclusion and Innovation Transformation” (SPRINT) Project on November 22.
A meeting to review the implementation of the “Advancing Women's Economic Empowerment in Vietnam" (AWEEV) project in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang was held by Care International Vietnam (CARE) and the provincial People’s Committee on October 5.
A project titled "Reach to Excel: Promoting Financial Inclusion for Ethnic Minority Women" has supported the development of more than 500 self-managed village credit savings groups (VSLA) with more than 11,000 women participating in savings and small-scale lending.
More than 15,200 women in the northwestern provinces of Lao Cai and Son La will be provided with opportunities to engage in economic development via the Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme.
In recent years, thanks to the increased dissemination of information and the provision of good services to the grassroots level, the awareness of health care for ethnic minority women has been changed positively, and the reproductive healthcare system has been improved as well.
With diverse specific actions taken, Vietnam has gained remarkable achievements in promoting gender equality and ensuring the rights of ethnic minority women.
More than 800 women engaged by JupViec.vn - a firm providing domestic help services in Hanoi and HCM City - will benefit from an aid package of over 1.6 billion VND (68,621 USD) provided on June 12 to help them overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives of cooperatives and groups of ethnic minority women gathered at a workshop on December 17 to discuss using technology of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 for business and poverty reduction.
As many as 450 ethnic minority women in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong will be helped to sell their products online under the framework of UNDP-supported project 'Economic empowerment of ethnic minority women via application of I4.0'.
A conference was held in the northern province of Bac Kan on July 17 to connect ethnic minority women with partners under a programme supporting them to develop economic activities via Industry 4.0 technology.
Women in areas vulnerable to climate change would be better equipped to effectively contribute to joint efforts against climate change if they receive livelihood support, heard a workshop in Hanoi on April 22.
A year since its establishment, A Luoi Safe Agricultural Cooperative in Thua Thien-Hue province has been operating effectively, contributing to bringing a stable income to the people.
Ethnic minority women in Mai Son district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, will be assisted to increase their economic rights under a project funded by the Australian Government.
Various support initiatives have helped female ethnic minorities in Central Highlands Dak Nong province improve their living conditions, as heard during a conference held in the locality on October 29
