Implementing Project 8, the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, Van Lang District, Lang Son Province pays special attention to equipping knowledge on gender equality (GEA) and skills in gender mainstreaming for officials in the political system, village elders, village chiefs and prestigious people in the community. Thanks to that, awareness of gender equality has been raised, ensuring the advancement of ethnic minority women in all areas of social life. The fourth survey of the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities according to the commune questionnaire added the task of collecting information on the number of vocational training establishments in communes/wards/towns as of July 01, 7. 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Concerned with knowledge
Van Lang has 17 administrative units (16 communes, 1 town), including 5 border communes adjacent to Bang Tuong Town, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, with a border of more than 36km.
The district has 8 communes and 1 town in area I and 8 communes in area III; there are 161 villages and neighborhoods; the total natural area of the district is 56.741,34 hectares; the population is over 50 thousand people, with 4 main ethnic groups: Tay, Nung, Kinh, Hoa and a few other ethnic groups living together.
For the district Women's Union, there are 18 women aged 17.270 and over, 10.944 women members, 18% of women aged 63,37 and over in the Union, over 87%. The total number of women's union branches is 161; the total number of union heads is 161, of which 46 union heads are party members. The number of union heads with primary and secondary education levels accounts for 55%, the number of untrained professionals accounts for over 84%. The number of union heads currently holding one of the three positions entitled to state budget allowances in villages and neighborhoods according to Decree No. 34/2019/ND-CP is still low, accounting for only a small portion (6/161 union heads, accounting for 3,72%).
Implementing Project 8, the Women's Union at all levels of Van Lang district has proactively and actively organized propaganda activities, education Raising awareness for cadres and members on women's work and gender equality; training on gender mainstreaming, policy dialogue, establishing and maintaining models such as the "Leaders of Change" Club, Community Communication Team, and trusted addresses at the grassroots level. The Association has opened training courses on dialogue guidance for Party cell secretaries, village heads, heads of village Front work committees, cadres, and heads of women's associations.
In addition, the District Women's Union coordinated with the District Department of Labor, War Invalids, Social Affairs and Ethnic Minorities to organize 7 training courses on gender equality and gender capacity building for 324 Party cell secretaries, village heads, heads and deputy heads of socio-political organizations, prominent prestigious people and a number of outstanding women and union members in the community.
Ms. Lieu Thi Hon, Head of the Women's Union of Co Luong village, Nhac Ky commune, said that she fully participated in all the training sessions on Project 8 organized by the District Women's Union. The training sessions often included the following topics: Propaganda and mobilization to change "thinking and working styles" to contribute to eliminating gender stereotypes and prejudices in the family and community; Grassroots Women's Union and the duties of the Union Chairwoman; the duties of the Union Chairwoman, new points of the charter and instructions for implementing the charter of the Vietnam Women's Union; some methods, skills, propaganda, and grasping public opinion; the role of the Union at all levels in handling political and social hotspots; skills in organizing propaganda activities and applying information technology in propaganda, etc.
Through the training course, women and branch presidents will be equipped with knowledge and professional skills in association work, skills and methods for mobilizing women members and advising on solving problems arising at the grassroots level to meet the requirements and tasks of association work; building an increasingly strong association, especially ensuring the voice and real participation of women and children in socio-economic development activities; improving the capacity to implement gender mainstreaming...
According to Ms. Hon, after each training session in the district, she often organizes Women's Union activities in the village to inform and propagate the training contents, so that each member can grasp information and knowledge about Project 8, about gender equality work in the family and society. Through each such activity, members grasp useful information, so most of the women are quite attentive and excited to listen.
Ms. Hon also informed that the Co Luong Women's Association has 46 female members. Over the years, the members have been actively trying to develop the family economy and have been responsible and gradually asserting their voices to the community and society. The majority of women are responsible for household chores, although they are not the heads of households, most of the major matters in the family are decided by them. These are positive signals, partly thanks to Project 8.
Ensuring the advancement of ethnic minority women
Ms. Dang Thi Hien, President of the Women's Union of Van Lang district, said that in order to improve the effectiveness of gender equality work, the Women's Union of the district has actively coordinated to effectively implement the National Target Program on Gender Equality for the period 2021 - 2030; actively advised on the implementation of female cadre work in the spirit of Resolution No. 11-NQ/TW and Directive No. 21-CT/TW of the Secretariat (term XII) on continuing to promote women's work in the new situation, including proactively discovering and introducing outstanding women, paying attention to planning, training, fostering, rotating, arranging and using female cadres to build and create a source of female cadres for agencies in the political system; paying attention to taking care of and developing a team of female civil servants at the grassroots level, especially female cadres in remote, mountainous, border areas, and areas with a large number of ethnic minorities; training and assisting cadres.
In particular, the District Women's Union coordinated with departments, offices, and units, especially with the District Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs - Ethnic Minorities to organize training courses on gender equality and gender capacity building for Party cell secretaries, village heads, heads and deputy heads of socio-political organizations, prominent prestigious people, and a number of outstanding women and union members in the community.
Training sessions often focus on the following contents: propaganda and mobilization to change "ways of thinking and doing" to contribute to eliminating prejudices and gender stereotypes in families and communities, harmful cultural practices and some urgent social issues for women and children; building and replicating models to enhance women's economic empowerment; ensuring the voice and real participation of women and children in socio-economic development activities; improving the capacity to implement gender mainstreaming for officials in the political system, village elders, village chiefs, religious dignitaries and prestigious people in the community.
In addition, the District Women's Union promotes the organization of a festival of communication models to eliminate backward customs, gender prejudice, trafficking of women and children, build happy families; the contest "Excellent Women's Union President"...
Chairwoman of the Women's Union of Van Lang district, Dang Thi Hien, emphasized that by promoting propaganda, training, and capacity building for officials in the political system, including branch heads, women's union members, village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people in the community;... contributing to changing the awareness and responsibility of officials, union members, and people to join hands to narrow the gender gap, eliminate gender-based violence, towards the goal of ensuring the advancement of ethnic minority women in all areas of social life, building a safe, civilized, and happy society for everyone.
Sources: https://baodantoc.vn/van-lang-lang-son-quan-tam-trang-bi-kien-thuc-ve-binh-dang-gioi-dam-bao-su-tien-bo-cua-phu-nu-dtts-1733124346218.htm
