Thai Nguyen: Creating conditions for women to access capital

According to statistics from the Thai Nguyen Provincial Women's Union, from 2020 to present, the whole province has more than 2,200 outstanding women's collectives and individuals recognized and rewarded by all levels from central to provincial.

According to Ms. Pham Thi Thu Thuy, President of the Thai Nguyen Provincial Women's Union, the Women's Union at all levels has implemented many practical programs, linked to local realities, suitable for each individual to support production and business development. To support women in economic development and poverty reduction, the Women's Union at all levels has implemented many specific solutions, especially creating conditions for women to access capital. Currently, the total capital managed by the Union is over 3,500 billion VND, supporting nearly 45,000 borrowers.

The Thai Nguyen Provincial Women's Union currently has more than 306,000 members, of which over 86% are in rural areas. The Thai Nguyen Provincial Women's Union has actively implemented activities to support women in starting businesses, including business skills training, providing market information and connecting support networks, helping women become more confident and bold in economic development.

In 2024 alone, the Women's Union at all levels coordinated to organize 90 training courses on science and technology transfer, and plant and animal care for over 8,500 female members. At the same time, nearly 9,000 female workers participated in vocational training courses, with more than 7,500 women being introduced to jobs after training. The Union also supported the establishment of 30 cooperatives and maintained the operation of 117 cooperative groups, 45 production linkage groups, and 66 interest groups established with the support of the Women's Union at all levels.

The Thai Nguyen Provincial Women's Union has also supported women in starting businesses through the Women's Entrepreneurship Day contest with the theme "Women's creative startups and green transformation". Many women's startup ideas have won high prizes and have been effectively applied in practice.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/thai-nguyen-tao-dieu-kien-de-phu-nu-tiep-can-nguon-von-20250524181516776.htm