Last weekend, nearly 100 students from Ha Giang and Hanoi had a great opportunity to play soccer, interact with the Vietnamese national female soccer team and receive direct guidance from Coach Mai Duc Chung at My Dinh National Stadium.
The friendly football match “To Cam Giac Mo” was refereed by Vietnam’s first female FIFA referee Bui Thi Thu Trang, emphasizing the importance of sport in supporting diversity, equality and challenging harmful gender norms so that all individuals, men, women, girls, boys and other genders can reach their full potential and realize their dreams.
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| Photos at the friendly football match 'To orange dream'. (Source: Organizing Committee) |
Through this, the event contributes to promoting the elimination of discrimination and gender inequality, the root cause of violence against women and children.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ms. Caroline Nyamayemombe, Acting Head of UN Women Viet Nam, said: “In recent years, sports have demonstrated their great potential to promote gender equality and empower women and girls. Football in particular can connect communities, improve health, relieve stress and help control violent behaviours."
In addition to participating in and cheering for the friendly football match, students in Hanoi and Ha Giang also had the opportunity to interact and chat with Vietnamese national female football players such as Thanh Nha, Hai Yen, Vu Thi Hoa, two former players Hien Luong, Minh Nguyet and the first female FIFA referee Bui Thi Thu Trang.
They are outstanding role models for women in Vietnamese sports, showing the unlimited potential of women and girls.
Ms. Miki Nozawa, Head of Education Department of UNESCO Vietnam, was pleased to note the confidence in sharing, exchanging, joy in learning as well as playing sports and the spirit of cooperation of the students of Ban May Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province.
This is one of the schools that has actively participated in the "We CAN" Project Phase 1 implemented by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Training, with funding from the Malala Fund, CJ Group, in coordination with Vietnam Community Football FFAV.
UNESCO believes that this platform will help them not only pursue their studies persistently for a bright future but also nurture talented female leaders.
The “Orange Dream” football match was organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Center for Natural Resources and Environment Communication, the Vietnam Football Federation and the Football for All Viet Nam (FFAV) project. The event is part of a series of activities responding to the United Nations' 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence (November 25 - December 10) global campaign and the National Action Month for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (November 15 - December 15). |
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