Under the campaign of helping women in economic development and sustainable poverty reduction, since 2011, Phu Giao district’s Women’s Union has considered and disbursed more than VND76.65million in loan for 17,466 members. The local Women’s Union has also disbursed more than VND57.74billion from 63 credit groups of the local branch of the Bank for Social Policies of Vietnam for 3,956 members; more than VND16.25billion from the “Saving for poor women” program for 13,509 members…
In addition, the local Women’s Union has teamed up with relevant agencies to organize 58 training courses on sci-tech transfer for 2,493 members; give vocational and job consultancy for more than 9,000 members; open vocational training courses for 2,296 members; introduce jobs to 1,630 laborers…, thereby helping 2,461 female-headed households escape poverty.
Reported by Hoai Phuong-Translated by K.T












