From the model of “planting trees for leaves” launched at An Thanh ward, Thuan An town, many other models are expanded, contributing to spur dissemination to sisters, families for the sake of improving awareness on environmental protection.
Di An town Women Union wins the first prize at the creative contest on environmental protection 2014.
A typical model expanded
The small model of “planting trees for leaves” at An Thanh ward, Thuan An town has been expanded widely. Initially, the number of members participating in this model was very modest but after one year, this model is developed strongly with the total members of 125. The model’s network is spread across 4 quarters. An Thanh ward-based soil is suitable to planting banana tree for leaves.
According to members, the entire ward now has 22 households planting banana for leaves on the area of 1,704sqm. In addition, also on this area these families grow more perennial trees. They manage to seek out consumption sources in a bid to maintain this kind of tree as well as to protect environment.
At present, as many as 45% of small traders at 2 local traditional markets use banana leaves to replace nylon bags for food package. Besides, many banana growers directly bring banana leaves to sell at wholesale markets inside and outside of the province.
Efficiency of the model of “planting trees for leaves” is now launched throughout other localities. Women union at all levels set out initiatives for the sake of environmental protection. These initiatives consist of “green space” club of Thu Dau Mot city women union, 138 “environmental protection” groups, 2 “non-garbage urban areas” clubs, 60 “green house” clubs, 1 “Women and environment” club, 1 “green space” club, 2 “cultural lodging houses” models, 1 “energy thrift” club, 1 “safe vegetable garden” club with the total members of 5,399 and among others.
Efficiency of telecommunication
Some cadres of the provincial Women Union said that to reach these results, the provincial Women Union set out the concerted programs and spurred dissemination work across the women union’s grassroot level.
By the form of telecommunication, the provincial women union in cooperation with functional agencies opened 4 training classes on managing and using natural resources, telecommunication methods of environment, guiding category of garbage for 600 people who are members of the “women and environment, self-control team of environmental protection” club in Tan Uyen town, Ben Cat town and Phu Giao district and Thu Dau Mot city.
In addition, the union composed more than 2,000 bulletins of information on Binh Duong provincial women, offered 50 books of the provincial regulations of environmental protection and 10 manuals of environmental protection for enterprises.
Moreover, mobilizations of “All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas”, “Building new rural areas”, “Making the world cleaner” win great responses from sisters.
Through these activities, the women union at all levels mobilize sisters to plant 2,276 green trees, distribute 8,700 dissemination leaflets, hang 613 slogans, postcards across residential areas and clean and dredge canals and streets and markets and so on.
Improving shortcomings and acting for a sustainable environment, the women union at all levels will continue expanding typical models of environmental protection and simultaneously spurring dissemination work by various ways.
Reported by H.AI – Translated by A.C
