Xuan Truong women compete to develop economy

The Women's Union of Xuan Truong district currently has over 42,000 members. In order to support women members in economic development, the Union at all levels creates conditions for women to access preferential loans; transfer advanced production techniques; build and replicate typical economic models... From there, it helps many women have capital, production and business techniques, strive to get rich, and build their homeland.

The sedge basket weaving facility of Ms. Hoang Thi Oanh, hamlet 3, Tra Lu commune creates jobs for many local workers.

To help women develop the economy , every year, the district Women's Union at all levels has proactively propagated the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's and the province's policies and laws on career development and entrepreneurship for women members; mobilized members to actively participate in the movements: "Women help each other to do good business", "Help poor women have addresses". The district Women's Union at all levels focuses on vocational training, expanding linkages to organize vocational training at enterprises and craft villages; organizing training courses on business start-up knowledge, transferring science and technology; mobilizing women to participate in "Women's Entrepreneurship Day", helping members access capital sources... Implementing Project 939, Supporting women to start a business, from 2024 to present, the district Women's Union has launched the contest "Women start creative green transformation" to 100% of grassroots Union units. Propaganda and mobilization of female cadres and members to actively respond to the contest "Searching for innovative startup talents in Thanh Nam in 2024" organized by the Department of Science and Technology, and at the same time send a project of member Nguyen Thi Huyen, Xuan Tan commune to participate. Draft an official dispatch on the pilot construction of a network of cooperative groups managed by women to consume OCOP products and essential consumer products meeting ISO quality in Nam Dinh and Thanh Hoa provinces. Direct the Women's Union of Tra Lu commune to launch a group to weave sedge baskets and purchase sedge baskets for export.

Every year, the Standing Committee of the District Women's Union calls on female members and female business managers to register their ideas and projects to participate in the "Women's Startup Day" program organized by the Provincial Women's Union; bring products to display and participate in the program. In 2025, the District Women's Union also sent 2 startup projects to the province to participate in the "Women's Startup" contest. To help members borrow capital to develop production, the District Women's Union at all levels is safely and effectively managing and operating over 282 billion VND for 3,245 borrowers. Of which, the loan capital from the Social Policy Bank reached 162 billion VND for 349 borrowers. The loan capital from the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development reached 90 billion VND for 388 borrowers. The capital from the Revolving Fund has an outstanding loan balance of over 3.4 billion VND for 778 borrowers. Capital from TYM reached over 29.3 billion VND for 1,720 members to borrow. To make the capital sources effective, the District Women's Union directed the Women's Unions of communes and towns to well manage the entrusted loan capital with banks and the capital sources managed by the Union, focusing on urging due debts and overdue debts arising each month. Through inspection, the results of the entrusted loan capital activities were public, correct for the subjects and purposes. Through the implementation of loan capital activities, many female members were also encouraged to actively develop production and business, overcome difficulties to become rich, create jobs and stable income for dozens to hundreds of workers. A typical example is Ms. Hoang Thi Oanh, owner of a sedge basket weaving production facility in Hamlet 3, Tra Lu Commune, creating jobs for 250 workers in the district, most of whom are women with an income of 5-7 million VND/person/month; Ms. Doan Thi Mai, owner of a school and office uniform sewing facility in Tra Lu commune, creates stable jobs for 20 women's union members with an income of over 7 million VND/person/month; Ms. Nguyen Thi Men, Xuan Giang commune specializes in producing corn, sticky rice, apple, apricot wine... for sale to markets in provinces and cities: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh... creating stable jobs for 10 local workers...

In addition, the Women's Union at all levels also focused on reviewing poor and near-poor households, especially single women, disabled women, and those in difficult circumstances; poor households headed by women... to develop plans to help; regularly organize activities to give gifts and scholarships to children of members in difficult circumstances who have overcome difficulties to study well; visit and give gifts to poor members; donate to support members who are sick or seriously ill... On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, the Women's Union at all levels of Xuan Truong district mobilized and used the "Support for Women in Difficulty" Fund to visit, encourage, and give 424 Tet gifts, worth 200-500 thousand VND/gift to families of poor women members, orphans, and children in difficult circumstances. Continuing to mobilize female cadres and members to support the establishment of the "For Poor Women" Fund and the "Hoang Ngan Scholarship" Fund, from 2024 to present, the Women's Union at all levels in the district has donated and supported the "Hoang Ngan Scholarship" Fund with 64 million VND, awarding 128 scholarships.

Implementing the "Godmother" program launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, up to now, women's union members in the district are sponsoring 72 children, with a support level of 300,000 VND/month/child. In 2024, on the occasion of holidays and Tet, the Women's Union at all levels in the district will also allocate funds and socialized resources to give 75 gifts, totaling over 58 million VND to children in difficult circumstances; 280 gifts supported by the Godmother program, totaling 51.5 million VND to orphans in the district. Typical Union establishments in operation include: Women's Unions of Xuan Chau, Xuan Ninh, Xuan Thuong, Xuan Giang communes... In order to effectively implement the movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025" launched by the Prime Minister , the Women's Union of Xuan Truong district has registered to support the construction of 2 Shelters for members with especially difficult housing circumstances.

The economic development support activities of the Women's Union of Xuan Truong district have brought about remarkable results, helping hundreds of women escape poverty and stabilize their lives. In the coming time, to support members in economic development, the Union at all levels will continue to mobilize members and women to participate in economic restructuring towards industries, farms, and small businesses; support women in starting businesses, building cooperatives, and cooperative groups linking production and business; coordinate with functional agencies to support local women in building OCOP products to both promote and maintain brands and increase product prices in the best way.

Article and photos: Hoa Quyen

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