Hanoi (VNA) – Eight collectives and ten individuals will be honouredat the Vietnam Women Awards 2017, recognising the talent, creativity and contributionsof women in all fields of life.
According to Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union CentralCommittee Nguyen Thi Tuyet, the awards ceremony will be held in Hanoi onOctober 17.
The collectives to be honoured include women teams of the Emergency Departmentof Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, ThaiHung JSC, and the Women’s Union of Ba Che district of Quang Ninh province.
The 10 outstanding individuals include Lieutenant Colonel Bui Thi Ha fromthe Naval Technical Institute, Do Thuy Ha from Hanoi Blind Association, NguyenThi Hue from a lemon growing cooperative in Can Tho city, Nguyen Thi Lieu from DucTri junior high school, and Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a worker of Vincem Hoang Thachcement company.
This year, the awards are themed “Women engage in natural disasters mitigationand seedless climate change response”, aiming to highlight women’s ideas in thefield and to boost awareness of women’s contributions to the work.
As part of the awards, a Women’s Innovation Day will be held withvarious activities, including an exhibition of creative products made by women,a forum on the role of women in reducing disaster risks and responding climatechange, and an awards ceremony for outstanding products.
On the occasion, the Vietnam Women’s Union will also present insignia“For the Progress of Vietnamese Women” to Han Mi Young, President of the WorldWomen Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association.
Since being established 2002, the Vietnam Women Awards have honoured 69outstanding teams and 124 individuals. -VNA