On 10 July 2008, the Presidium of VWU organized a workshop with the participation of leaders from CWU Departments to get inputs to the draft decrees for the implementation of Gender Equality Law (GEL) and Law on Prevention against Domestic Violence (LPDV).

From 4-5 July 2008, a mission sent by the Central of Vietnam Women’s Union (CVWU), and headed by Mrs. Hoang Thi Ai Nhien, Vice President of VWU carried out a survey on women’s situation and works of WU in Muong Bon commune, Mai Son district and Phieng Khoai commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province in order to prepare a work plan of setting up a models of implementing the Resolution of the 10th National WU’s Congress.

At the beginning of July, Ninh Binh WU conducted a review meeting on its activities in the first 6 months of 2008.

In the early July 2008, Kon Tum provincial Women’s Union and Arrapu and Se Kong provincial Women’s Unions (in Laos) signed a cooperation program in protecting the common border line of the two countries for the 2008-2011 period.

With the aim of supporting poor women to improve their lives and dealing with women-related issues, in June 2007, the Women’s Livelihood and Rights Club (LARC II) was set up in Nong Ha and Nong Thinh communes (Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province). Up to now, there are 21 clubs belongs to this project, attracting 807 members.

In accordance to decision of the Presidium of VWU on Providing guidance to selected Women’s Unions to build models of Implementing the Resolution of 10th National Women’s Congress of the VWU, the mission sent by the Central WU had a focus- discussion with leader of HoChiMinh City Women’s Union (HCMC WU) and representatives from different related sectors and branches in the city and conducted a survey on the situation and the work done by the Women’s Union on the female youth in order to set up models of mobilizing and gathering female youth into women’s unions activities.

To implement guidelines of the Central of Vietnam Women’s Union and the Cooperation Program between Ha Tinh WU and other sectors in works of communicating on prevention of drugs, prostitute and HIV/AIDS in 2008, Ha Tinh WU’s Executive Committee organized a training course to improve capacities and management skills of clubs for reporters/speakers, clubs’ management boards for preventing social evils in the province.

Xinhua News Agency had an interview with Vice-president of the Vietnam Women’s Union Madame Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy about the summit 18th Global Summit of Women which is held in Hanoi, from 5-7/6/2008.

From 17th – 26th of April, the Women’s Union of Son La Province collaborated with the Political Academy to organize a refresher training on professional skill for staff of women’s unions at grass-root level for the year 2008.

Needs assessment workshop on enterprise/business development
Phu Tho WU has recently organized the needs assessment workshop on enterprise/business development for phase III of the Vietnam- Belgium credit project.