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| Officials of the Women's Union of Soc Trang City and Ward 5 visited the crop growing model of member Trieu Thi Nuong in Hamlet 4, Ward 5, Soc Trang City (Soc Trang). Photo: HUYNH NHU |
Coming to Hamlet 4, Ward 5, Soc Trang city, we had the opportunity to visit the model of growing and trading small crops of member Trieu Thi Nuong to see the meaning of the specific work that the Women's Union of Soc Trang city has created conditions and supported Ms. Nuong's family in economic development. Before having the current effective model of growing and trading small crops, Ms. Nuong also encountered difficulties in capital. With the determination to find a new model to improve the family economy, with the support of the Women's Union, Ms. Nuong joined a revolving capital group without interest and borrowed 50 million VND from the Social Policy Bank to do small business and grow crops. With this model, the family earns an income of 300,000 - 500,000 VND/day.
Or Ms. Son Thi Oren in Hamlet 6, Ward 7, Soc Trang City is also one of the members who overcame difficulties to develop a stable economy from the model of farming, growing coriander combined with selling coffee at home, helping her family have a much better income than before. Ms. Oren shared: "With the attention of the local government, especially the Women's Union, creating conditions for my family to borrow preferential loans from the Social Policy Bank, I have more capital to invest in an automatic watering system for the coriander garden and part of the money is used to buy rice fertilizer as well as to manage the family."
In order to support members in economic development, in addition to promoting and mobilizing female members to promote their internal strength, be proactive and active in production, the association also regularly conducts surveys on the lives and needs of members in developing the family economy to have appropriate support measures. On the other hand, the association grasps the thoughts and aspirations of women to support them in realizing their creative startup ideas and regularly organizes activities to introduce, build display booths, and connect markets for products produced by female members. Recently, the association has supported and guided 8 members to register their ideas to participate in the contest "Women's startups, innovation and green transformation" launched by the Provincial Association and the Central Vietnam Women's Union, of which 1 idea met the requirements, continued to participate in the regional competition and won an encouragement prize. The Association also created conditions for members to participate in seminars to share startup ideas and participate in the "Women's Startup Day" booth display organized by the Provincial Association with products including: banh tet, peanuts with fish skin, water fern, wool products... The Association also introduced 3 women who are business owners with startup ideas to participate in training courses on contents related to intellectual property rights.
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| Member Son Thi Oren in Hamlet 6, Ward 7, Soc Trang City (Soc Trang) has a stable income from growing crops and small business. Photo: HUYNH NHU |
In addition, the association also promotes activities to support women in accessing and exploiting capital sources, implementing a loan entrustment program with the Bank for Social Policies. The association is currently managing 78 savings and loan groups from the Bank for Social Policies, with 1,052 borrowers, total outstanding debt of over 141 billion VND; as well as continuing to mobilize members to do a good job of mutual support through the form of interest-free revolving capital contributions to develop the family economy.
In addition, vocational training, consulting, and job referral activities are also of interest to the association, actively coordinating with relevant sectors and organizations to organize communication and consulting sessions, opening vocational training classes, and training on science and technology transfer, attracting a large number of female members to participate. With capital and knowledge, many members have boldly expanded investment in production and business, built economic models that bring high economic efficiency, thereby improving the material and spiritual life of female members. Specifically, in 2024, women's associations at all levels in the city have helped 69 female members who are poor and near-poor households to escape poverty.
Not only paying attention to supporting members in economic development, the work of caring for the lives, health and spirit of members is also focused on by all levels of the association such as: regularly organizing visits and giving gifts to members in difficult circumstances on holidays, Tet and when they are sick, giving gifts and scholarships to children of members in difficult circumstances to strive to study well. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, the Charitable Women's Club under the City Women's Union organized visits and gave support money to 9 households in especially difficult circumstances with a total amount of over 120 million VND. At the same time, the association also maintains 197 groups and clubs to study and follow Uncle Ho's example, with 2,942 members participating in saving in the first quarter of 2025 over 76 million VND and over 1.2 tons of rice to help 168 women in difficult circumstances.
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| In addition to economic development activities, the Women's Union of Soc Trang city also cares for and supports members and women in difficult circumstances and with illnesses. Photo: HUYNH NHU |
Comrade Le Thi Huong Lan - President of the Women's Union of Soc Trang city said: "The Women's Union of Soc Trang city identifies economic development as a very important task, a lever to help women develop, progress and promote women's movements in the locality. Therefore, in recent years, the Women's Union at all levels has implemented many practical solutions to support members, helping them access preferential programs, policies, and capital sources to support start-ups and businesses. At the same time, the Union of wards has directed the Union to regularly review and classify poor households headed by women, grasp the aspirations and needs of the Union members to promptly provide appropriate solutions to help and support them."
Through activities supporting women in economic development, the City Women's Union has promoted its role in helping female members increase their income, become rich, and gradually affirm the role and position of women in the family and in society.
With many achievements, the Women's Union at all levels in Soc Trang city has increasingly affirmed its role, position and important contribution to the socio-economic development of the locality. In the coming time, the Union will continue to build and consolidate the organization to become stronger; promote propaganda and consulting work to effectively implement women's work, gender equality and women's advancement, considering this a key, regular and long-term task, associated with the implementation of assigned political tasks.
HUYNH NHU
Source: https://baosoctrang.org.vn/kinh-te/202504/hoi-lien-hiep-phu-nu-thanh-pho-soc-trang-tich-cuc-ho-tro-hoi-vien-phat-trien-kinh-te-23911ae/
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