'Lighting up the future - working together to break down gender barriers'

Within the framework of Project 8 “Implementing Gender Equality and Addressing Urgent Issues for Women and Children”, on December 14th, the Vietnam Women's Museum, in collaboration with Thai Nguyen University of Education, organized a communication seminar titled “Lighting Up the Future”.

The delegates in attendance.

The event attracted over 800 students, nearly 50% of whom were from ethnic minority groups. It served as an open forum for students, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to dialogue, share, and exchange ideas about the roles of family, mothers, and teachers in nurturing, promoting gender equality, and creating educational opportunities for girls in disadvantaged areas.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet, Director of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Museum and the Vietnam Women's Museum, delivered the opening remarks for the program.

The program included many meaningful activities: screening of the short documentary "Letter to Mom"; presentations and awarding prizes for the creative competition "Speak Up to Shine"... The competition, launched over a month ago, attracted participation from students from many universities and colleges nationwide.

The leaders of Thai Nguyen University of Education delivered speeches.

Through the submitted works, the competition encouraged creative thinking, communication skills, and the ability to integrate messages of gender equality and humanistic education into the school life of students, especially teacher training students.

Many outstanding works by female students and university students from ethnic minorities demonstrate diversity in form and ideas, ranging from poster design and initiative proposals to the development of models to support ethnic minority women and children.

The judging panel selected the most outstanding individuals and teams to advance to the final round, where they will present their work and receive awards at the event.

The exhibition "Speak Up to Shine" is the highlight of the program.

Also within the framework of the program, the exhibition "Speak Up to Shine" was organized as a vibrant visual space where the stories, concerns, aspirations, and initiatives of young people were expressed through language and visual design.

Each artwork represents a genuine perspective and viewpoint of students – young people who are directly living, studying, and experiencing gender issues within their educational, cultural, and social environments.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202512/thap-sang-tuong-lai-chung-tay-xoa-bo-rao-can-gioi-56a4a36/