Support livelihood models - helping poor women rise up

Thanks to the livelihood support capital, Ms. Thach Thi Kim Lien (Ward 3, Bac Lieu City) has a stable income.

Providing livelihood capital appropriate to circumstances

Supporting livelihood capital is one of the practical activities launched by the Provincial Women's Union to the grassroots Women's Unions at all levels to support poor women and women's families in difficult circumstances with the motto "no one is left behind". The Unions at all levels select women and women with difficult lives who need help, then the members at the grassroots agree on the method of fundraising, based on the wishes of the members to donate capital and means of livelihood for the women to develop their family economy.

With no stable job and an unstable income, the family life of Ms. Thach Thi Kim Lien (Ward 3, Bac Lieu City) is full of difficulties. Understanding the situation of Ms. Lien's family, in 2023, the Women's Union of Ward 3 supported 2 million VND as living capital. With "capital", Ms. Lien earns more than 100,000 VND per day from selling boiled sweet potatoes, making her family's life less difficult.

Once a poor family with only a few hectares of farmland, Lam Thi Quan and her husband (Vinh Thanh commune, Phuoc Long district) had to work for hire to earn extra income. But since receiving support of 4 million VND from the Phuoc Long district Women's Union, combined with interest-free revolving capital from the women's capital pool of Tuong Thang A hamlet, Ms. Quan invested in a model of growing vegetables, water lilies, raising fish, etc., thereby bringing her a monthly income of over 10 million VND, her family's life has become increasingly stable.

The Women's Union of Vinh Loi district supports livelihood capital for members and women in difficult circumstances. Photo: TQ

Many effective livelihood models

To support women and girls in developing their family economy, the Women's Union at all levels in the province has promoted activities to support women in accessing credit capital through banks and programs, projects, funds "For the Homeland", funds "Supporting women in economic development", "GIZ Fund and Community Fund for natural disaster prevention"... Along with that, expanding and developing movements "Helping poor women have addresses", "Raising piggy banks to support members in buying plants and seeds", "Green house", model "Grains of rice of affection", "Women doing good business", program "Accompanying women in border areas"... Through these activities, hundreds of livelihood models have been supported for women each year, helping them gradually overcome difficulties, and the family economy has become increasingly stable.

In addition to building livelihood models, in recent times, the Association at all levels has also coordinated and expanded vocational training links, consulting, and job referrals according to the needs of the labor market, helping students and women have jobs, stable incomes, escape poverty, and improve their quality of life. Providing livelihoods for poor students and women is one of the effective ways to reduce poverty. In 2024, with many practical and meaningful ways, the Association at all levels has contributed to helping over 2,000 households escape poverty and near-poverty. At the same time, promoting the tradition of solidarity "mutual love and affection" to mobilize the participation of the whole society to create resources together with the state budget to care for and help the poor improve their lives and contribute to the locality to effectively implement sustainable poverty reduction work.

Minh Luan

Source: https://www.baobaclieu.vn/doi-song-xa-hoi/ho-tro-mo-hinh-sinh-ke-giup-phu-nu-ngheo-vuon-len-99883.html