(HBO) - On November 16th, the Provincial Women's Union held a conference to implement project 8, "Implementing the gender equality and solving the urgent problems for women and children” at the provincial level in 2022There were representatives of leaders from the provincial Women's Union and 80 delegates from 10 districts and the city attending the conference.

The conference scene.
Project 8 is chaired and
implemented by the Vietnamese Women's Union under the National Target Program
for the socio-economic development in the areas of ethnic minority and
mountainous ones in the period of 2021-2030, phase I: from 2021- 2025 has been
approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 1719, dated October 14, 2022. The
target audience of the project is women and girls in extremely difficult
communes. The project's objective is to raise the awareness and change the
gender stereotypes; taking care and solving some urgent problems for women and
children.
In Hoa Binh, the Provincial
Women's Union has directed the project implementation in 4 districts: Da Bac,
Lac Son, Cao Phong, Yen Thuy. In which, each district selects 2 suitable
communes to focus the resources and comprehensively intervene in the project's
models. The districts have been allocated funds to stimulate the demand for the
activities; at the same time, it is actively integrated it into the national
target programs, the other programs, schemes and projects of the localities and
the units and they have coordinated with appropriate departments and agencies
to build the models and support women and children. They have clearly defined
their roles and responsibilities and mobilized the resources among the members
and women to promote their potential and internal resources in implementing the
project activities.
At the conference, the delegates
have been guided to implement the project's activities; deploying and directing
the project's intervention models and activities; sharing and updating the
problems in the local implementation; discussing solutions to coordinate the
project implementation; exchanging and answering the project issues, gender
analysis and gender mainstreaming in the policy formulation.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.