Providing funding to support livelihoods and gender equality training in Yen Thanh and Thong Nguyen communes

From November 10 to 11, CARE International in Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Stature Fund (VSF) awarded 600 million VND in livelihood support capital to two cooperatives (HTX) owned by ethnic minority women in Yen Thanh and Thong Nguyen communes and organized a training course with the theme: "Gender equality in relation to family economic development".

Representatives of CARE International in Vietnam and the Vietnam Stature Foundation (VSF) presented capital to support livelihoods.

Accordingly, Yen Thanh cinnamon cooperative, Yen Thanh commune and Minh Quang tea cooperative, Thong Nguyen commune were supported with 300 million VND/cooperative. The capital was deployed in the form of interest-free loans, operating in an annual rotation, helping 40 members of the 2 cooperatives, who are ethnic minority women, to be financially proactive, have the opportunity to expand production, develop the economy , and increase family income.

In the program, CARE International in Vietnam and VSF organized training for women who benefited from the livelihood support fund, focusing on the following contents: Gender equality, identifying gender stereotypes and prejudices; the role of women in economic development; skills to prevent and combat domestic violence. The activities contributed to improving the efficiency of loan capital use, promoting gender equality and sustainable development in the locality.

News and photos: PV

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202511/trao-nguon-von-ho-tro-sinh-ke-va-tap-huan-binh-dang-gioi-tai-cac-xa-yen-thanh-thong-nguyen-3fb0106/