Programme gathers Vietnamese women at home, abroad
Vietnamese women who get married to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese females living in their homeland engaged in the first-ever exchange programme in Hanoi on December 3.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese women who get marriedto foreigners and overseas Vietnamese females living in their homeland engagedin the first-ever exchange programme in Hanoi on December 3.
The programme, held by the Vietnam Women’s Union CentralCommittee (VWUCC), aims to help the overseas Vietnamese women increase theirconnectivity.
Addressing the event, VWUCC Vice President Bui Thi Hoa saidthe association has conducted multiple practical activities to connect women athome and abroad.
In March 2015, it launched a website exclusively designedfor overseas Vietnamese women at //pnvnnuocngoai.vn/ managed by the Vietnamese Women Newspaper, she said.
The website provides information and knowledge forVietnamese women abroad, especially female labourers and students, and brides.It also serves as a forum where Vietnamese women in more than 100 countries andterritories worldwide share their own stories.
Participants at the event proposed initiatives to promotewomen’s role in their families and society in the context of internationalintegration and globalisation.
Hoa said, since its inception more than 86 years ago, the 15million-strong union has continuously revamped its methods of gatheringVietnamese women.
The 12th national congress of Vietnamese women isscheduled to take place in March 2017, focusing on promoting the creativenessof Vietnamese women in national reform and protection, she said.
During the 2017-2022 tenure, the association will continuerenewing its operation in order to better meet demands and aspirations ofwomen, contributing to achieving international commitments on women and genderequality Vietnam has joined, including those on sustainable development, genderequality improvement and the empowerment of women and girls, Hoa noted. -VNA
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At the programme (Source: dangcongsan.vn) 
