Series of events honoring Vietnamese women on October 20th
A series of activities will be organized in October to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Union and Vietnamese Women's Day 20.
On September 24, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union held a press conference to inform about the series of activities to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the Union's establishment and Vietnamese Women's Day October 20.
Honoring the contributions of women
The series of events honoring women's contributions includes: the 2026 Vietnam Women's Award Ceremony, the second Nguyen Thi Dinh Award Ceremony and the launch of the "Women's Startup Innovation, Vietnamese Brand Raising" Contest in 2027.
The 2026 Vietnam Women's Award received 54 nominations from 11 Ministries, 2 socio-political organizations, 15 Provincial and City People's Committees and 2 National Universities.
Within the framework of the program, the second Nguyen Thi Dinh Award will honor 32 typical professional association officials out of about 4,000 professional association officials at all levels.
The 2027 "Women's Startup Innovation, Elevating Vietnamese Brands" contest was also launched with the message "Double Transformation - New Momentum for Economic Growth".
The contest aims to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation, application of science and technology, digital transformation, green transformation and development of Vietnamese product brands.
Many activities take place in October
In the series of activities, the art program "Connecting Love" is expected to take place on the evening of October 5th at Ho Guom Theater. The program is organized by the Central Vietnam Women's Union in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, aiming to care for and support women and children in particularly difficult circumstances. It is expected that the program will have about 900 delegates attending.
From October 5-10, the Central Vietnam Women's Union in coordination with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences is expected to organize a national scientific conference "Solutions to promote gender equality in digital transformation in Vietnam today". The conference focuses on theoretical issues, policies, current situation, opportunities, challenges and solutions to narrow the gender gap in digital transformation.
From October 8-12, the event "Women running for a smoke-free environment and a green future" is held at Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi, including running activities for a smoke-free environment, awarding prizes for the Women's Communication skit contest on tobacco harm prevention and the Women's Day for Healthy and Beautiful Women and a Green Future.
At the end of October, the Vietnam Women's Union in coordination with the Ministry of Finance is expected to organize the 2026 Cooperative Economic Forum with the theme "Cooperative economy managed by women towards inclusive and sustainable growth".
Along with that, the Conference on breast cancer prevention and control with the theme "Cancer of the Breast - Understanding to Love" is expected to take place on the afternoon of October 23, on Vietnamese Women's Day and the Month of Raising awareness about breast cancer.
To support women and children
In addition to commemorative activities, the Central Vietnam Women's Union continues to implement the program "Touching to Share - Giving Hope 2026", expected to award 2,010 free screening slots for breast cancer, cervical cancer and ovarian cancer, along with 2,010 gifts for women in difficult circumstances, disadvantaged women and ethnic minority women in Ninh Binh, Da Nang, Dak Lak and Can Tho.
In 2026, the Association will also coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training and organizations and businesses to implement a series of activities to support students in schools in 248 land border communes. The content focuses on clean water, sanitation, school facilities, health care and the specific needs of girls.
The program "Being a Wonderful Girl - Journey from the City to the Border" in the 2026-2027 school year is being implemented at 186 school sites in 21 provinces and cities, including building "Female Student Corner" in 100 schools in 100 land border communes. The national launching ceremony is expected to take place on October 19th at Hoang Mai Secondary School, Hanoi.
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