"Leader" of the dedicated and creative women's association

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - In recent years, studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style has become a vibrant emulation movement, spreading widely in all levels of the Thanh Hoa City Women's Union, through which many typical women in studying and following Uncle Ho have emerged. Notably, Chairwoman of the Hoan Dai Ward Women's Union Truong Thi An - who has always been at the forefront of movements and union activities with specific and practical actions.

Ms. Truong Thi An, President of the Women's Union of Hoang Dai Ward (left) visited and gave gifts to policy members with difficult circumstances.

Ms. An shared: "I always grasp the thoughts and aspirations of women's union members to have a more effective way to help women in difficult circumstances. In the union's work, I try to specify each assigned task according to the annual emulation plan close to the actual situation of the locality with the determination to complete the task well and importantly, to establish and maintain models suitable for women to increasingly attract women to participate in the union organization."

As the "locomotive" in the local women's movement, she always worries about and chooses the content and implementation methods suitable to the characteristics of each branch, association and each member. She and the Executive Committee of the Ward Women's Union develop a work plan and specify the contents of studying and following Uncle Ho in conjunction with the campaigns and emulation movements of the association, specifically: "Building Thanh Hoa women of the new era who are patriotic, compassionate, self-reliant, self-reliant, and have the desire to rise up"; "Building a family of 5 no's, 3 clean's", "City women speak good words, join hands to protect the environment"...

Thanks to Ms. An's close guidance, from 2015 to now, the Ward Women's Union has helped 156 households achieve 8 criteria of the campaign "Building a family of 5 no's, 3 clean's", bringing the total number to 1,246 households achieving 8 criteria (reaching 94.1%). In particular, she and the Ward Women's Union have built 14 new models attracting a large number of female members to participate, such as: Confident, self-respecting, honest, and responsible women's club; self-managed women's association on food hygiene and safety; model women's association "5 no's", "3 clean's" for new rural development; group of parents caring for and developing children, sustainable family development club for raising good children; club of women producing, trading, and consuming safe food; group of godmothers connecting love; club for building families "5 yes's", "3 clean's"; women's group for community digital transformation; The "Female Workers - I am strong" Club... has 4 branches: Kieu Tien, Dong Tien, Hanh Phuc, Cat Loi recognized as model women's branches of "5 no's", "3 clean" in New Rural Development.

To support women in developing their family economy , she and the Executive Committee of the Ward Women's Union coordinated with the relevant agencies to organize training courses for women to improve their knowledge in animal husbandry and crop cultivation to develop the economy and increase income. Every year, she also directs the management of loan capital from the Social Policy Bank and the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Up to now, the outstanding loan capital of the two banks has reached nearly 5.6 billion VND, helping 89 members borrow. Building a savings - credit group with 83 members participating with an amount of 332 million VND; 14 capital contribution groups with an amount of over 2.3 billion VND; gold-giving savings (121 members) with an amount of over 741 million VND; savings following Uncle Ho's example with 70 million VND with 309 cadres and members participating. From 2015 to present, the Ward Women's Union has helped 18 female-headed households escape poverty.

In addition, she regularly pays attention to and directs the branches to propagate and mobilize cadres and women's union members to actively participate in implementing the criteria for building model residential areas; taking care of flower roads, building model roads for environmental sanitation. Up to now, the branches have planted over 4,000m of flower roads, 135 flower pots on the roads; built and recognized 3/7 model roads for environmental sanitation.

With her enthusiasm and dedication to the work of the association, over the years, Ms. Truong Thi An has led the women's movement of Hoang Dai ward to successfully complete the assigned tasks. The Women's Union of Hoang Dai ward has been awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union 5 times. She was personally awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union and the Provincial Women's Union for her outstanding achievements in the women's movement and association activities.

Article and photos: Thanh Hue

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/thu-linh-hoi-phu-nu-tam-huyet-sang-tao-250057.htm