The Viet Nam Women's Union (WU) is working with its chapters in localities in Central Viet Nam and Central Highlands from September 21 - 23.

Specifically, a meeting was held on Wednesday morning to review the implementation of a cooperation programme on empowering Vietnamese women with the Nestlé Vietnam Co., Ltd over the past 2 years.

During the meeting, the participants shared experience in implementing the programme and discussed solutions to solve shortcomings and difficulties.

After 2 years of implementing the joint programme, 1.2 million families accessed to nutrition knowledge, and 3,000 members maintained the ‘Safety - Health – Convenience’ stalls. Also, a total of VND1 billion went to support disadvantaged women and children, and poor social policy families.

In addition, the WU gave cash and in-kind donations, totaling more than VND7.3 billion, to 23 provinces/cities in the regions, as well as supported the ‘Godmother’ program with a total value of VND1 billion.

In the afternoon of the same day, the WU held a thematic seminar to seek solutions to ehance the education and support for parents to care for and protect children.

During the seminar, the WUs at all levels shared a number of activities and results of supporting parents to care for and protect children during the 2017-2021 period. Also, a handful of solutions to improve the efficiency of supporting parents to care for and protect children for the 2022-2027 period were discussed.

On September 22 and 23, the Viet Nam Women's Union coordinated with the Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Management Department to organise a training course to implement a coordinated programme on food safety.

Reporting by THIEN DUYEN - Translating by M.DUNG