Mau Due Women's Union accompanies members

BHG - Identifying economic development as the core issue to improve the quality of life, the Women's Union of Mau Due commune (Yen Minh) not only represents the rights and interests, strives for the development of women and gender equality, but also establishes effective economic development models, actively contributing to the local poverty reduction movement.

Mau Due Women's Union currently has 17 branches with a total of 1,456 members, mainly Tay and Mong ethnic people. In recent years, with the close attention of Party committees and authorities at all levels, members have always actively responded to emulation movements launched by the province, district and locality, doing a good job of propaganda, legal education, raising awareness for officials, members and women about gender equality... In addition, effectively organizing campaigns and communication campaigns such as: "Building a family of 5 no, 3 clean", "Month of action for gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence", "National month of action on prevention of domestic violence", National target program on gender equality for the period 2021-2030.

Leaders of Mau Due Commune Women's Union visited the livestock model of member Nguyen Thi Hue, Na Ngoa village.

Sharing about the programs and emulation movements, Chairwoman of the Women's Union of Mau Due Commune Nguyen Thi Phuong said: Mau Due Commune is a commune with many difficulties, so we always have propaganda contents and forms suitable for the reality of the branches. Projects and programs are mostly organized and propagated directly, in some places, to improve efficiency, the women in the Union divide themselves to go to each house to mobilize, dramatize with skits in the villages so that people can easily receive information, besides propaganda through village branch meetings so that cadres as well as people can grasp the orientation and effective implementation methods.

Outstanding in the campaigns and propaganda in the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas is Project 8 "Implementing gender equality and solving urgent problems for women and children". In 2024, the Women's Union organized 5 communication campaigns to prevent and combat injuries and sexual abuse in children with 300 listeners, organized 5 communication campaigns on health care for women and children with 250 listeners; 3 cases of maternity packages were treated, 2 policy dialogues were held with 120 participants; 5 campaigns to prevent and combat child marriage and incestuous marriage with 30 participants.

According to the report, Mau Due commune currently has 264 poor women, of which 54 households are headed by women. To enhance women's empowerment, women's union members mobilize each other to help each other with working days, capital, plants, and various types of breeding animals; replicate models of breeding sows, raising buffaloes, converting ineffective corn crops to livestock, growing fruit trees, etc. A typical livestock model of Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue's family, Na Ngoa village, Ms. Hue said: I have been a member of the women's union for 35 years now, through participating in emulation movements and good economic development models, it has created many favorable conditions for developing the family economy. My husband and I combine brewing wine, raising 20 pigs/batch and raising fish and chickens, with an average annual income of about 150 million VND. Implementing livestock farming in the garden, pond, and barn model not only ensures hygiene and convenient waste treatment, but also gives the family a stable source of income. My family has been recognized as a "Family of 5 no's and 3 clean's" for 10 years now.

It can be seen that the contributions of the Women's Union of Mau Due commune not only change the thinking and life of women in the highlands but also promote and develop family economy, improving the lives of local people.

Article and photos: NHU QUYNH

Source: https://baohagiang.vn/khu-vuc/202504/hoi-lien-hiep-phu-nu-mau-due-dong-hanh-voi-hoi-vien-f983423/