Thuy Xuan women collect recycled waste to build a fund to help members in difficult circumstances.

Because her husband had been suffering from a serious illness for a long time, Ms. Pham Thi Thuy's family (a member of the Women's Union Branch 3) had been struggling and becoming even more destitute. When her husband passed away, Ms. Thuy had to raise her four children alone. In response to Ms. Thuy's situation, the Ward Women's Union was concerned and connected with benefactors to help. Currently, the Ward Women's Union has connected and sponsored her two older children, with a monthly support of 500,000 VND.

“For me, all the help and care from the Ward Women's Union and its members is very precious and I am always grateful. In addition to the support and sponsorship from the union so that the children can continue to go to school, I heard that my children and I will soon receive support to repair our house. I always promise myself that I will try to work hard, raise my children to be obedient and mature so as not to disappoint the love and care of the union and its members,” Ms. Thuy confided.

The Women's Union of Thuy Xuan Ward is helping and supporting 50 humanitarian addresses every month, who are members in difficult circumstances, sick and ill; has awarded hundreds of Nguyen Thi Dinh scholarships, each worth 450 - 700 thousand VND to poor students who have overcome difficulties, students with high achievements in exams. At the same time, maintaining the model of "Loving Rice Bag", giving gifts to members in difficult circumstances on Green Sundays, Sundays for the community...

In addition to caring for and supporting members in difficulty, the Ward Women's Union encourages members to boldly borrow capital to develop their family economy . Thanks to accessing preferential loans from the source of job creation, Ms. Cai Thi Thu Trang, a member of Women's Union Branch 14, has bought more machinery and expanded the scale of her family's incense and agarwood production. She also participated in the production chain of Thuy Xuan incense and agarwood cones established by the Ward Women's Union. Thanks to that, the output of her family's products has been widely introduced and promoted, the consumption has become stronger and stronger, and she has a stable income.

“When I got a loan and joined the chain, I was supported by the women, shared experiences as well as introduced outputs for the products. The help and companionship of the Ward Women's Union has given me more motivation and conditions to develop the economy, build an increasingly prosperous and happy family life,” said Ms. Trang.

Ms. Doan Thi My Hanh, President of the Women's Union of Thuy Xuan Ward, informed: The association always pays attention to supporting and accompanying members, especially poor members, members with especially difficult circumstances, illness, and long-term illness. In addition to the unexpected support gifts or monthly support, the Women's Union of the ward and its branches review members who are in difficulty but have the ability to develop their family economy to have long-term support directions. Last year, the association helped 3 members with preferential loans to start a business and start a business; registered and helped 4 members from poor and near-poor households escape poverty in 2024. The association will continue to promote community activities, connect with philanthropists to accompany and help members in difficulty; at the same time, mobilize support for female members to boldly borrow capital to invest in sustainable economic development.

Article and photos: Thao Vy