The Congress of Dong Nai province’s Women Representatives ended successfully

The Seventh Executive Committee of the province’s Women’s Union

The theme of the Congress is “Dong Nai women of solidarity, creativity, equality and development”. The reports at the Congress show that for the past five year, all levels of provincial women have been making significant contributions to the economic growth, progressive achievements in socio-culture, ensuring a stable defense and security of the province. Dong Nai intellectual staff has increased in terms of both quantity and quality with more than 15,000 graduates and post-graduates and 35% of 200 PhD and M.A holders are women. Moreover, Dong Nai province’s female officers, civil servants and officials account for 65% of the total number, incessantly studying to increase their levels and knowledge in order to promote the fine nature of Vietnamese women.  In particular, the proportion of women taking part in the political system is increasing. For every past year, the role of the Union of all levels has been more and more reinforced, attracting plenty of women to join in movements such as Women study positively, work creatively and build a happy family; Women supported in reducing poverty and developing considerably, better themselves to make their fortunes properly; and Build a family of “prosperity, equality, progress and happiness” and so on. Among those, supporting women in poverty reduction, economic development and proper fortune-making is the most noticeable. Every year, the Union co-coordinately supports an amount of nearly VND100 billion loan to over 80,000 turns of women, 80% of whom succeed in doing business with such a loan and increase their lives. The rate of poor households in the whole province has decreased from 12.5% in 2000 to 0.89% at the end of 2005.

The Provincial Party Committee Secretary - Mr. Tran Dinh Thanh congratulated women representatives at the Congress

The Congress elected the Seventh Executive Committee of the Province’s Women’s Union (the term of 2006-2011) including 37 members among whom Ms Dao Nguyen was re-elected the President of the Seventh Provincial Women’s Union together with Ms Le Ngoc Suong, Ms Le Thi Huong, and Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa as the three Vice-Presidents of the Union. The Delegation to attend the Tenth National Congress of Women’s Union consists of 17 officially elected members and 2 alternates. Right after the presenting ceremony, the Seventh Executive Committee of the Province’s Women’s Union produced the action plan of the next term, voted on some basic targets and adopted the Congress’s Resolution.

(Translated by THKC)